The Tenure-Track Professorship – A Catalyst for the German Academic System

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

11.00 – 11.15 a.m.
Opening by the federal minister Anja Karliczek

11.15 – 11.30 a.m.
Greeting by the initiators of the conference: Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner (University of Jena), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jochen Schiewer (University of Freiburg i.Br.)

11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Jahn (University of Göttingen)

12.30p.m. – 13.30p.m. Lunch Break

 

01.30 – 3.00 p.m.:

Panel 1: The tenure-track professorship – a career model and its perception

Talk: Chancen der Etablierung eines neuen Rekrutierungswegs (The Chances of Establishing a New Recruiting Option) Prof. Dr. Eva Barlösius (University of Hannover)

Panel discussion: Prof. Dr. Eva Barlösius (University of Hannover), Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner (University Jena), Prof. Dr. Felix Krahmer (DGJ), JProf. Dr. Philipp Schwab (University of Freiburg i.Br.)

3.00 – 3.30 p.m.: Coffee Break

 

3.30 – 5.00 pm:

Panel 2: The tenure-track professorship as a catalyst in the German academic system

Talk 1: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jochen Schiewer (University of Freiburg i. Br.)

Talk 2: Prof. Dr. Dorothea Wagner (German Research Council)

Panel discussion: Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolff (HRK), Prof. Dr. Dorothea Wagner (GRC), Dr. Georg Schütte (Volkswagen Foundation), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jochen Schiewer (University of Freiburg i.Br.)

5.00 – 5.30 p.m.: Break

 

5.30 – 7.00 p.m.:

Parliamentary evening and reception

Host: Dr. Jan Wöpking (German U15)

 

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

9.00 – 9.15 a.m.:
Opening and greeting: Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner (University of Jena)

 

09.15 – 11.00 a.m.

Panel 3: (How) is it possible to gauge potential? On dealing with analyses of potential, performance indicators, and quality assurance

Hosting / support: Prof. Dr. Rolf van Dick (University of Frankfurt a.M.)

Talk 1: Prof. Dr. Ilke Inceoglu (University of Exeter)

Talk 2: Prof. Dr. Jetta Frost (University of Hamburg)

Digital World Café: Exchange of experiences/perspectives between appointment and tenure commissions

– Followed by: First Spotlights on the World Café results: Prof. Dr. Rolf van Dick (University of Frankfurt a.M.)

11.00 – 11.30 a.m.: Coffee Break

 

11.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.:

Panel 4: How attractive is the German tenure-track professorship in international comparison?

Talk 1: Prof. Dr. Jeffrey M. Peck (AKA Strategy, Director Europe)

Talk 2: Prof. Dr. Mathias Reimann (University of Michigan)

Panel discussion: Prof. Dr. Georg Krausch (University of Mainz), Prof. Dr. Hans- Christian Pape (AvH), Prof. Dr. Jeffrey M. Peck (AKA Strategy Director Europe), Prof. Dr. Joachim Escher (University of Hannover), Prof. Dr. Mathias Reimann (University of Michigan)

12.00 noon – 1.00 p.m.: Lunch break & Digital lunch Sessions

 

2.30 – 4.00 p.m.:

Panel 5: Career prospects in academia – the tenure-track professorship as a catalyst for reform of academic career structures?

Talk: Peter Greisler (Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF))

Panel discussion: Prof. Dr. Eva Schlotheuber (VHD),  Peter Greisler (BMBF), Prof. Dr. Tilman Reitz (NGAWiss), Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal (University of Jena)

4.00 – 4.30 p.m.: Conclusion of the conference and dismissal

 

Host of the conference: Dr. Angela Borgwardt