Playing the scientific game: rules and strategies for securing a Professorship and research funding

Training for postdoctoral researchers

Patricia Grünberg, Barkhausen Institute, Dresden

It is important to understand the process at an early stage so that you can plan your own path accordingly: The process of appointment at universities, from identifying a need to filling a professorship, Application documents – content, presentation and assessment, Preparing for and delivering the appointment lecture and the interview with the selection committee, Appointment negotiations – overview of the appointment proposal, negotiating salary and resources, target agreements, negotiation strategies.