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SCIENCE AND ACADEMIC CAREERS

The summer school has the aim to understand the social mechanisms of career decisions in academia. As conditions in academia are changing due to differentiation and increasing stratification among higher education institutions, increasing competition for resources and evaluation of achievements, increasingly precarious working conditions and a declining proportion of full or associate professors positions in the academic labour market, a couple of questions arises: Who decides to stay in academia in spite of increasingly difficult career prospects? Are diversity management and equal opportunity programs in order to increase the career chances of women successful? What determines the chances of highly qualified people in the common labour market compared to academia? For which scientists are these drop-out options attractive? How are the chances to find a good job when after 12 or 15 years of work at a university or in research projects it becomes clear that a permanent position will not be available? There will be a mix of theoretical and methodological contents, of analyses of the German academic labour market and international comparisons. Presenters and invited keynote speakers will be from German und international higher education research and science studies. The following renowned experts will be speaking or organizing a workshop:

Public Keynote Speeches by:

  • Paula Stephan (Georgia State University), Monday, September 5, 2016, 06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
  • Erin Leahey (University of Arizona), Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.

Workshops by:

  • Sandra Beaufays & Andrea Löther (GESIS - Team Center of Excellence Women and Science CEWS)
  • Johannes Giesecke (Humboldt University of Berlin)
  • Hergen Köhler, Mathis Nolte & Sabrina Petersohn (INSIST)
  • Volker Stocké (University of Kassel)

Evening Lesson by:

  • Nicolai Netz & Steffen Jaksztat (DZHW)

Hosts:

  • Monika Jungbauer-Gans (DZHW) & Christiane Gross (Leibniz University Hanover)

 

Our hosts Monika Jungbauer-Gans and Christiane Gross welcome you at the University of Hanover.

 

A good opportunity to network and learn from others

Interdisciplinary and jointly organized by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) and the Institute of Sociology at the University of Hanover, the Summer School will link theory and applied research. The summer school is jointly organized by a consortium of higher education and science studies institutions and continues a tradition that has been laid in September 2015 at the Humboldt University in Berlin which hosted the first summer school. You will meet i.a. the experts from these institutions and can discuss your own work with them:

  • Nadia Asheulova (President of the Research Committee on Sociology of Science and Technology RC23 (ISA), Director of the Institute for the History of Science & Technology of RAS, Russia)
  • Eva Barlösius (Head of the Leibniz Research Centre Science and Society, Professor at the University of Hanover, LUH)
  • Monika Jungbauer-Gans (Scientific Director of the German Centre for Research in Higher Education and Science Studies, DZHW, Professor at the University of Hanover, LUH)
  • Sabine Maasen (Professor for Sociology of Science at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, Technical University of Munich)
  • Dagmar Simon (Head of the Research Group Science Policy Studies, Berlin Social Science Center, WZB)

 

 

In addition to presentations and keynotes you can join workshops with methodological and practical contents. Interactive elements like Speed Mentoring (–Meet the experts–) and Interactive Poster Sessions will be used.

We will provide child care free of charge during the summer school. If you are interested, please contact .

 

PROGRAMME

Monday, September 5, 2016

Time
Item
Location
Speaker
Download
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Welcome reception
A410
 
 
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Round of introduction
F335 (Senatssaal)
Summer school team & participants
 
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Organizational issues
F335 (Senatssaal)
Laura Schoger (LUH)
 
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Introduction to the topic
F335 (Senatssaal)
Christiane Gross (LUH)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
A410
 
 
02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Surveys and Data from the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
F335 (Senatssaal)
Monika Jungbauer-Gans (DZHW)
03:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Oral Presentations on Career Paths and Decisions (Participants)
Lena M. Zimmer: The junior professors and their occupational Destination
Nurith Epstein: Academic careers in medicine (working title)
Isabelle Dorenkamp: The Role of Professional Commitment in Academics’ Career Decisions - A Qualitative Study

Discussant: Paula Stephan
F335 (Senatssaal)
Lena M. Zimmer
Nurith Epstein
Isabelle Dorenkamp
06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Keynote: Changing Career Outcomes for PhDs in Science and Engineering
A310
Paula Stephan (Georgia State University)

 

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Time
Item
Location
Speaker
Download
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Workshop: Event History Techniques
PC lab, Schneiderberg 50, Room V208
Johannes Giesecke
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
Schneiderberg 50, Room V106
 
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Event History Techniques
PC lab, Schneiderberg 50, Room V208
Johannes Giesecke
 
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
A410
 
 
02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Oral Presentations on Education and Social Origin (Participants)
Dora Bari: Work Attitudes in Hungary - The Effect of Employees’ Level of Education
Maria Keil: Science and Social Inequality
Susanne de Vogel: How do gender and educational background of university graduates influence the transition to individual and structured doctorates?

Discussants: Steffen Jaksztat & Nicolai Netz
F335 (Senatssaal)
Dora Bari
Maria Keil
Susanne de Vogel
03:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Afternoon Lesson: International academic mobility
F335 (Senatssaal)
Nicolai Netz & Steffen Jaksztat
 

 

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Time
Item
Location
Speaker
Download
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Workshop: Gender and academic careers
F335 (Senatssaal)
Sandra Beaufays & Andrea Löther (CEWS/GESIS)
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Gender and academic careers
F335 (Senatssaal)
Sandra Beaufays & Andrea Löther (CEWS/GESIS)
 
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
A410
 
 
02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Oral Presentations on Gender (Participants)
Johannes Wieschke: Frequencies and financial returns of employer changes: Gender differences among German university graduates
Christina Müller: Gender wage gap among female university graduates

Discussants: Sandra Beaufays & Andrea Löther
F335 (Senatssaal)
Johannes Wieschke
Christina Müller
03:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Meet the Experts
G123
Nadia Asheulova
Eva Barlösius
Monika Jungbauer-Gans
Sabine Maasen
Dagmar Simon
 
06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Keynote: Is Interdisciplinary Collaboration Worth the Trouble?
A310 (Campus Partner Lecture Hall)
Erin Leahey (University of Arizona)
08:00 p.m.
Social Event: Conference Dinner
Restaurant Zwischenzeit, Schaufelder Str. 11
 
 

 

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Time
Item
Location
Speaker
Download
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Workshop: Cooperation in science and cooperation in science2
F335 (Senatssaal)
Hergen Köhler, Mathis Nolte and Sabrina Petersohn (INSIST)
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Cooperation in science and cooperation in science2
F335 (Senatssaal)
Hergen Köhler, Mathis Nolte and Sabrina Petersohn (INSIST)
 
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
A410
 
 
02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Oral Presentation on Social Networks (Participant)
Francois Lachapelle: The Global Canadian Academia Beyond Methodological Nationalism: Exploring Burris’ Relational Hypothesis of Networks of PhD Exchange
Nadia Asheulova: Academic Mobility, Carrier Development and International Laboratories

Discussants: Volker Stocké & INSIST
F335 (Senatssaal)
Francois Lachapelle
Nadia Asheulova
03:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Poster Sessions
F335 (Senatssaal)
Doreen Forbrig, Stefanie Gäckle, Michael Grüttner, Sebastian Lang, Carina Lux, Anastasia Mozhova, Andreas Sarcletti

 

Friday, September 9, 2016

Time
Item
Location
Speaker
Download
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Workshop: Educational decisions
F309
Volker Stocké (University of Kassel)
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
A410
 
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Educational decisions
F309
Volker Stocké (University of Kassel)
 
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
A410
 
 
02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Final Discussion: Outlook/Future research
F309
 
 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS AND OTHER DETAILS

Summer School Flyer

CALL FOR PAPERS

Applicants can choose between paper presentations and interactive posters. Paper presentations will have 20 minutes and additional time for discussion. Each poster presenter will have 5 minutes for the poster presentation. After the presentation, the facilitator will open the discussion with the audience. Participants may contribute to the summer school with one of these presentation options. Please note that you can also participate without presenting your topic!

Submissions to the summer school could cover, but are not restricted to the following topics:

  • Career trajectories, selection processes, career decisions
  • Theoretical framework
  • Gender and social origin in academic careers
  • Epistemic cultures and gender
  • International mobility of scientists
  • Differentiation of higher education institutions and its effects on individual careers
  • Careers outside academia, mobility in and out of academia
  • Experience in industry and careers in science
  • Work life balance and academic careers

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Please apply online and submit your abstract (about one page) by June 24, 2016. Letters of acceptance/rejection will be sent by June 29, 2016 as well as detailed information about the location, conference schedule and accommodation options.

CREDITS

Each participant will receive 5 ECTS credits.

FEE

Participation fee is ¤ 75.- to cover coffee breaks, lunches and conference dinner.

ACCOMMODATION

Please make your own arrangements! We recommend the following hotels:

10 Rooms are pre-reserved until July 4, 2016 (password: Summer School) at Best Western Hotel Hannover-City (Nikolaistr. 12) for 69€/night.

Location

University of Hanover

Main building, 1st floor, room F335 (Senatssaal)
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover
Germany

How to reach University of Hanover

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Plan of the main building

http://www.uni-hannover.de/en/service/wegweiser/hauptgebaeude/

Sitemap of the University

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