Anna Gerchen graduated from the University of Jena with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Communication Science and holds a master’s degree in Gender Studies from the University of Göttingen. She has been working as a researcher on the project "Monitoring Appointment Procedures" in the research area "Governance in Higher Education and Science" since October 2019.
Anna Gerchen
Research Area Governance in Higher Education and Science
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Academic research fields
sociology of knowledge, political sociology, sociological theory, theories of communication
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Auch exzellente Wissenschaftler:innen können Egoshooter sein – Eine Spurensuche zur Bedeutung der direkten Begegnung in Berufungsverfahren.Gerchen, A. (2024).Auch exzellente Wissenschaftler:innen können Egoshooter sein – Eine Spurensuche zur Bedeutung der direkten Begegnung in Berufungsverfahren. Das Hochschulwesen, 72(1+2), 53-55. Abstract
During the Covid-19-pandemic, German universities resorted to carrying out appointment procedures for professors online. Thus, the hearings of candidates no longer allowed for the appointment committee to meet the candidates in person, leading to complaints on the insufficiency of online meetings. On the basis of 17 expert interviews with chairs of appointment committees and members of university leadership, the article explores why personal interaction face-to-face is perceived to be indispensable in the selection process. It finds that those responsible for the procedures argue that a personal meeting allows for a more comprehensive impression of the candidates and that online meetings interfere with the goal of the selection of the best. |
Finding digital solutions in pandemic times: the case of appointment procedures for professors at German universities.Gerchen, A. (2023).Finding digital solutions in pandemic times: the case of appointment procedures for professors at German universities. Higher Education, 2023 (online first). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01083-z Abstract
In higher education and beyond, the Covid-19 pandemic is considered to have accelerated digitalisation. While this acceleration is usually viewed in the context of the digital transformation that is characterised by its longevity, the permanence of pandemic-driven digitalisation requires investigation. Focusing on appointment procedures for professors, the qualitative study presented here employed expert interviews and group discussions to investigate how German universities responded to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic by furthering digitalisation. Analytically, it draws on the concept of synchronous and asynchronous communication as well as Luhmann’s understanding of decision programmes. |
Von Berufungsbeauftragten und Berufungsmanager*innen. Genese eines neuen Stellentypus an deutschen Universitäten.Gerchen, A., & Walther, L. (2022).Von Berufungsbeauftragten und Berufungsmanager*innen. Genese eines neuen Stellentypus an deutschen Universitäten. Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 2022(3), 79-96. |
Berufungsbeauftragte als Instanzen der Qualitätssicherung in professoraler Personalrekrutierung an deutschen Universitäten. Die Genese eines neuen Stellentypus und sein Qualitätsverständnis.Gerchen, A., & Walther, L. (2022).Berufungsbeauftragte als Instanzen der Qualitätssicherung in professoraler Personalrekrutierung an deutschen Universitäten. Die Genese eines neuen Stellentypus und sein Qualitätsverständnis. Handbuch Qualität in Studium, Lehre und Forschung(79), 75-90. |
Are higher education managers becoming more professional and if so, how?Harris-Huemmert, S., Rathke, J., Gerchen, A., & Poli, S. (21. Januar 2022).Are higher education managers becoming more professional and if so, how [Blogbeitrag]. Abgerufen von https://srheblog.com/2022/01/21/are-higher-education-managers-becoming-more-professional-and-if-so-how/ |
Berufungsmanager*innen an deutschen Universitäten. Profilmerkmale eines neuen Stellentypus.Gerchen, A. (2021).Berufungsmanager*innen an deutschen Universitäten. Profilmerkmale eines neuen Stellentypus. Hochschulmanagement. Zeitschrift für die Leitung, Entwicklung und Selbstverwaltung von Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen , 16(4), 113-124. Abstract
Due to increased demands on professorial appointment procedures and their high strategic importance, German universities employ a growing number of appointment managers for the procedural quality assurance of those procedures. In order to close the research gap on the concrete design of these new positions in university management, an online survey – designed as a full survey – was conducted, which was developed against the background of a qualitative preliminary study in the form of a participant observation. The article gives an overview of this new type of position, its relevant structural features and the status of its establishment at German universities. |
Qualitätssicherung von Berufungsverfahren an deutschen Kunsthochschulen.Kleimann, B., Walther, L., & Gerchen, A. (2021).Qualitätssicherung von Berufungsverfahren an deutschen Kunsthochschulen. Qualität in der Wissenschaft (QiW). Zeitschrift für Qualitätsentwicklung in Forschung, Studium und Administration, 15(3+4), 73-82. |
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Curriculum Vitae
since 2019
Researcher at the DZHW, Hannover
2016 - 2019
Gender Studies (M. A.), University of Göttingen
2012 - 2016
Sociology and Communication Science (B. A.), University of Jena
