Steffen Jaksztat completed his doctorate in sociology at the Universities of Nuremberg and Hannover and has been working at the German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research (DZHW) since 2008. Currently, he leads the National Academics Panel Study (Nacaps). Prior to this, he conducted research in the DFG-funded project "Subjective and Objective Career Success of Doctoral Graduates in Germany", which examined career trajectories inside and outside academia. The project explored, among other questions, in which occupational fields doctoral graduates are employed after completing their doctorates, which factors influence their career paths, how parental leave affects the earnings of highly qualified professionals, and what significance the doctoral degree holds for individual career development. Steffen Jaksztat is co-editor of the book Career Paths Inside and Outside Academia and has published numerous articles in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Marriage and Family, Higher Education, Research Evaluation, Research in Higher Education, and the Zeitschrift für Soziologie.
Dr. Steffen Jaksztat
Research Area Educational Careers and Graduate Employment
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DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Daten- und Methodenbericht zu den Erhebungen der Promoviertenkohorte 2014 (Befragungswelle 1-10); Version 6.0.0.Brandt, G., Briedis, K., de Vogel, S., Jaksztat, S., Lapstich, A.-M., ... & Wallis, M. (2026).DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Daten- und Methodenbericht zu den Erhebungen der Promoviertenkohorte 2014 (Befragungswelle 1-10); Version 6.0.0. Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.21249/dzhw:phd2014-dmr-de:6.0.0 Abstract
The DZHW Panel Study: Careers of PhD Holders 2014 is a panel study of the DZHW concerning the careers of doctoral graduates. The study analyses how the formal context as well as the learning and development conditions that PhD graduates experienced during their doctorate studies influence the transition into employment and the further development of their professional career, both within as well as outside academia. The basic population comprises all persons who obtained a doctorate degree from a higher education institution with the right to award doctorates in Germany in the examination year of 2014. [...] Full Abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:phd2014:6.0.0 |
DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Daten- und Methodenbericht zu den Erhebungen der Promoviertenkohorte 2014 (Befragungswelle 1-7).Brand, G., Briedis, K., de Vogel, S., Jaksztat, S., Lapstich, A.-M., ... & Wallis, M. (2026).DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Daten- und Methodenbericht zu den Erhebungen der Promoviertenkohorte 2014 (Befragungswelle 1-7). Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.21249/dzhw:phd2014-dmr-de:5.0.0 Abstract
The DZHW Panel Study: Careers of PhD Holders 2014 is a panel study of the DZHW concerning the careers of doctoral graduates. The study analyses how the formal context as well as the learning and development conditions that PhD graduates experienced during their doctorate studies influence the transition into employment and the further development of their professional career, both within as well as outside academia. The basic population comprises all persons who obtained a doctorate degree from a higher education institution with the right to award doctorates in Germany in the examination year of 2014.The panel is designed as a census in order to generate a sufficiently [...] Full Abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:phd2014:5.0.0 |
How Does Taking Parental Leave Affect the Wages of Highly Educated Parents?Jaksztat, S., Goldan, L., & Gross, C. &. (2025).How Does Taking Parental Leave Affect the Wages of Highly Educated Parents? Journal of Marriage and Family (online first). https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13109 |
Career Paths Inside and Outside Academia.Gross, C., & Jaksztat, S. (Hrsg.) (2024).Career Paths Inside and Outside Academia. Special Edition 26 „Soziale Welt“. Baden-Baden: Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748925590 |
Academic careers inside and outside academia—an overview of topics and contributions.Jaksztat, S., & Gross, C. (2024).Academic careers inside and outside academia—an overview of topics and contributions. In C. Gross & S. Jaksztat (Hrsg.), Career Paths Inside and Outside Academia (S. 9-19). Baden-Baden: Nomos. |
How does obtaining a permanent employment contract affect the job satisfaction of doctoral graduates inside and outside academia?Goldan, L., Jaksztat, S., & Gross, C. (2023).How does obtaining a permanent employment contract affect the job satisfaction of doctoral graduates inside and outside academia? Higher Education, 86, 185-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00908-7 |
Explaining employment sector choices of doctoral graduates in Germany.Goldan, L., Jaksztat, S., & Gross, C. (2022).Explaining employment sector choices of doctoral graduates in Germany. Research Evaluation, 2022, 1-13 (online first). https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvac030 |
Back out or hang on? An event history analysis of withdrawal from doctoral education in Germany.Jaksztat, S., Neugebauer, M., & Brandt, G. (2021).Back out or hang on? An event history analysis of withdrawal from doctoral education in Germany. Higher Education, 82, 937-958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00683-x |
DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014.Brandt, G., de Vogel, S., Jaksztat, S., Lapstich, A.-M., Teichmann, C., Vietgen, S., & Wallis, M. (2020).DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Daten-und Methodenbericht zu den Erhebungen der Promoviertenkohorte 2014 (Befragungswelle 1-5) (Version 4.0.0). Hannover: fdz.DZHW. Abstract
The DZHW Panel Study: Careers of PhD Holders 2014 is a panel study of the DZHW concerning the careers of doctoral graduates. The study analyses how the formal context as well as the learning and development conditions that PhD graduates experienced during their doctorate studies influence the transition into employment and the further development of their professional career, both within as well as outside academia. The basic population comprises all persons who obtained a doctorate degree from a higher education institution with the right to award doctorates in Germany in the examination year of 2014. [...] Full abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:phd2014:4.0.0 |
Gesundheit als Gegenstand der Hochschulforschung: Erste Ergebnisse aus zwei DZHW-Studien mit Promovierenden und Promovierten.Briedis, K., Carstensen, J., & Jaksztat, S. (2020).Gesundheit als Gegenstand der Hochschulforschung: Erste Ergebnisse aus zwei DZHW-Studien mit Promovierenden und Promovierten. (DZHW Brief 2|2020). Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.34878/2020.02.dzhw_brief |
Soziale Ungleichheiten in wissenschaftlichen Karrieren.Jaksztat, S. (2018).Soziale Ungleichheiten in wissenschaftlichen Karrieren. Dissertation. Hannover: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität. https://doi.org/10.15488/3943 |
DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014.Brandt, G., de Vogel, S., Jaksztat, S., Teichmann, C., Lange, K., Scheller, P., Vietgen, S. (2018).DZHW-Promoviertenpanel 2014. Methoden- und Datenbericht (Version 2.0.0). Hannover: fdz.DZHW. Abstract
The DZHW Panel Study: Careers of PhD Holders 2014 is a panel study of the DZHW concerning the careers of doctoral graduates. The study analyses how the formal context as well as the learning and development conditions that PhD graduates experienced during their doctorate studies influence the transition into employment and the further development of their professional career, both within as well as outside academia. The basic population comprises all persons who obtained a doctorate degree from a higher education institution with the right to award doctorates in Germany in the examination year of 2014. [...] Full abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:phd2014:2.0.0 |
DZHW PhD Panel 2014.Brandt, G., de Vogel, S., Jaksztat, S., Teichmann, C., Lange, K., Scheller, P., Vietgen, S. (2018).DZHW PhD Panel 2014. Methoden- und Datenbericht (Version 2.0.0). Hannover: fdz.DZHW. Abstract
The DZHW Panel Study: Careers of PhD Holders 2014 is a panel study of the DZHW concerning the careers of doctoral graduates. The study analyses how the formal context as well as the learning and development conditions that PhD graduates experienced during their doctorate studies influence the transition into employment and the further development of their professional career, both within as well as outside academia. The basic population comprises all persons who obtained a doctorate degree from a higher education institution with the right to award doctorates in Germany in the examination year of 2014. The panel is designed as a census in order to generate [...] Full abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:phd2014:2.0.0 |
Ausmaß, Entwicklung und Ursachen sozialer Ungleichheit beim Promotionszugang zwischen 1989-2009.Jaksztat, S., & Lörz, M. (2018).Ausmaß, Entwicklung und Ursachen sozialer Ungleichheit beim Promotionszugang zwischen 1989-2009. Zeitschrift für Soziologie 47 (1), 46-64. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2018-1003 |
