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Here you can find publications, regulations and information material of Graduate Academy.

Publications of Graduate Academy

  • Conference Proceedings: „Die Tenure-Track-Professur – Impulsgeberin für das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem“ (2021) (in German) (as co-editor)

    The conference "Die Tenure-Track-Professur – Impulsgeberin für das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem" ("The Tenure-Track Professorship - A Driving Force for the German Academic System”) took place on September 29 and 30, 2020, as a hybrid event at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It was the result of a joint initiative by Goethe University Frankfurt, the University of Freiburg, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and German U15 e.V., and was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
    The conference featured a total of five thematic panels, with numerous individual presentations complemented by panel discussions and thematically related online workshop sessions. The audience was able to follow the entire conference via livestream and use a chat function to ask questions and interact with the participants on site. At the same time, the conference served as an opportunity to establish working groupsExternal link on the topic of tenure-track professorships in Germany.
    A structured conference proceedings volume was published in July 2021, edited by the five conference organizers and authored by Dr. Angela Borgwardt. The proceedings are in German and can be downloaded hereExternal link. The entire conference is available as a video recording and can be viewed hereExternal link.

  • Second Jena Postdoc Survey (2019) (in German)

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    Based on the postdoc survey in 2012, the Jena postdocs were asked again in 2016 about how they perceive their working situation, their qualification conditions, and their career paths. The survey was conducted within the project "House for young researchers" which has been funded by the Mercator Foundation. More than 400 postdocs from FSU Jena and other non-university research institutes in Jena provided information about their career goals within and outside of the academic system, about their assessment of future career opportunities, the support they received from their supervisors, and about the compatibility of family and career.

    The study "Analysen zu Arbeitssituation, Qualifizierungsbedingungen und Karrierewegen von Jenaer Postdoktorandinnen und Postdoktoranden" was published in 2018 and can be downloaded herepdf, 5 mb · de (in German).

  • Conference proceedings "Fundiert forschen" (2017) (in German)

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    The conference proceedings show how researchers can become more familiar with a critical reflection of their own research. Therefore, it connects different topics and players and thus enables the transfer of knowledge from science philosophy, ethics and science sociology into graduate supporting structures as well as qualification structures for young researchers. The authors not only prove the necessity of a reflexive academic education but also offer content-related and methodic starting points to implement it.

    The proceedings are based on a symposium called "Profound Research" ("Fundiert Forschen. Wissenschaftliche Bildung für Promovierende und Postdocs"), which took place in December 2014, when over 70 scientists discussed these questions.

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  • Article in the conference proceedings "Nachwuchsförderung in der Wissenschaft" (2014) (in German)

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    There is very little data available on doctoral candidates in Germany. Reliable figures exist only with respect to the number of enrolled doctoral candidates as well as the number of PhDs completed. However, German universities generally do not know how many young researchers are currently working on their PhDs. At Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the situation did not look any better than elsewhere. Therefore, it was decided to develop a PhD management and administration system, with which it is possible to manage the doctoral process online.

    This system was presented at a conference of the GraduateCenter of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2012. In 2013, the conference proceedings were published including the contribution on "Doktorandenerfassung an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität".

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  • Conference transcript: "Das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem und seine Postdocs" (2013) (in German)

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    Often, being a postdoc means showing strong commitment at low pay and existential uncertainty for young researchers. Universities which are supposed to win the cleverest minds for academia, quite often lose talented and highly qualified young researchers. Yet, how can the interests of science on the one hand and the career demands of postdocs on the other hand be compatible? Which courses of action do the different actors in the economic system have in order to improve the general conditions of the postdoc phase?

    These questions were discussed at the symposium in Jena which was organised by the Graduate Academy of Friedrich Schiller University in November 2012. The conference transcript concerning the symposium has been released in 2013 by the university press Webler. It gathers the presentations and findings of this symposium as well as some thoughts of participants that were expressed afterwards. The transcript can be ordered via university press Webler and costs 24.80 Euro.

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  • First Postdoc Survey (2012) (in German)

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    In order to develop quality standards for the postdoctoral training phase, the University set up a working group in autumn 2010. With the aim to provide empirical facts to support the committee's work, a survey was conducted among postdocs to assess their actual conditions of work and research and their professional perspectives. The results of this survey are summarised in the postdoctoral report titled "On the Situation of Postdoctoral Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena." It formed the basis for the "Recommendations for Improving the Professional Situation of Postdoctoral Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena". You will find the full report herepdf, 2 mb · de (in German).

  • Yearbook "PhD graduates" of Friedrich Schiller University Jena (each year)

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    The yearbook "PhD graduates" is published annually on Schillertag (Schiller Day) and contains all doctorates completed at University of Jena in the previous academic year. A doctorate is considered as completed only if the doctorate was finished (decision by the Faculty's Board) and deposit copies of the dissertation have been handed in at the library.

    Until 2023, the yearbooks were handed out to doctoral candidates in printed form. Since 2024, the yearbook has only been produced digitally as a PDF and made available to doctoral candidates in this form. All texts of the yearbook are written in German and English.

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Regulations, guidelines, position papers

Brochure of the qualification programme

The current brochure of the qualification programme of Graduate Academy can be found on this page. There you will also find an archive with brochures of the Qualification Programme from previous semesters.

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    1. Admission as a doctoral candidate

      Information about all necessary steps to get the admission as a doctoral candidate at one of the faculties of FSU Jena

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    3. Career Service for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs

      i.a. information about individual career counselling, workshops and events on the topic "career"

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    4. City map Jena

      City map of Jena showing all institutions that are important for doctoral candidates and postdocs

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    5. Enrolment as a doctoral candidate

      Information about all necessary steps for the enrolment as a doctoral candidate at FSU Jena

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    7. Funding your doctorate

      Information about the different ways of funding a doctorate

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    8. History of House Zur Rosen

      Overview of the building complex "Zur Rosen" and its history since the 15th century

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    9. Offers for doctoral candidates

      i.a. information about advice, welcome service, career service and qualification offers

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    10. Offers for Postdocs

      i.a. information about career counselling and qualification offers for Postdocs

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    11. Welcome and Service Desk for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs

      Short overview of advice topics and contact details

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    12. Welcome Service for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs

      Information about all offers of the Welcome Service for new doctoral candidates and postdocs

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