The third wave of the prof*panel was conducted in 2024. As in the baseline survey and the 2023 follow-up, questions on career trajectories and professional changes were included to allow for a more detailed analysis of the dynamics of academic careers over time. In addition, new thematic modules were introduced, including questions on resilience, perceived stress and health as well as on personality traits and the experienced abuse of power.

 

The second wave of the prof*panel was conducted in 2023. As in the baseline survey, a key focus was placed on capturing career trajectories and professional chances in order to analyse developments in academic careers over time. In addition, information was collected on research, teaching and academic service activities as well as on institutional conditions at universities. Further thematic modules a dressed work-life balance and health, creativity and problem-solving abilities and chances in the participants’ personal and family circumstances.

 

The first prof*panel survey in the summer of 2022 focussed primarily on collecting central basic information. The range of topics includes the current professional position and career to date, research activities, but also basic sociodemographic characteristics such as gender and family situation of the participants. This makes it possible for the first time to provide a more in-depth description and analysis of the composition of the professoriate at universities in Germany. In addition, participants were asked about their research activity. This is not only an important predictor but also an important determinant of careers in science.