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Title: Folie 1


1
Researchers in Europe without Barriers Czech
Presidency Conference Creating attractive
framework conditions and attracting talented
junior scientists Ilka Schießler Max Planck
Society, Germany Prague, 28 April 2009
2
The Max Planck Society
  • Application must be preceded by knowledge. (Max
    Planck)
  • The Max Planck Societys research activities are
  • knowledge driven
  • open to application
  • oriented towards basic research
  • The Max Planck Societys scientists work
  • at the frontier of knowledge
  • at an internationally recognized level
  • in selected areas, whenever they
  • are new or
  • not (yet) represented at universities or
  • require special funding and/or must be set up
    for the especially long term or
  • enable the training of specialized junior
    scientists

3
Locations
4
The global knowledge-based society of the future
  • Research based on the solid foundation of
    education and qualification
  • Key factor in ensuring the societys prosperity
  • Programms to support excellent junior scientists
  • Financial and legal framework conditions

5
International competition for the brightest minds
  • Demographic trends in Germany and Europe
  • More schoolchildren must obtain university
    qualifications to survive in global competition
  • The potential of women must be harnessed to
    greater effect

6
Attractive scientific career opportunities
  • Primary importance number of scientific job
    available in specific specialist fields
  • Problem cut back or discontinued research fields
    owing to financial considerations
  • Better long-term prospects
  • Otherwise junior scientists will look for jobs
    abroad or in areas outside of science

7
Reconciling family and professional life
  • Hertie Foundationss career and family audit in
    2006 currently being re-audited ? ongoing
    measures are assessed, development potential is
    identified and continuing support is developed
  • Childcare situation has been improved
  • existing childcare provisions have been extended
    or facilities have been newly established
  • range of childcare services and times were
    enhanced
  • ? better reconciliation of family and working life

8
Equal opportunities between men and women
  • Support parents in continuing their scientific
    careers
  • Dual-career support
  • Childcare and extention of childcare times
  • Childcare services during congresses, meetings
    and evening seminars
  • Flexibility in terms of working hours and
    location
  • Improved opportunities for part-time employment
  • Internet protal family and work

9
Statistical data
  • Women make up over 24 of scientific staff
  • Almost 23 of heads of junior research groups and
    senior research scientists, and more than 40 of
    doctoral students are women
  • In 2008, 5 of 20 newly vacant W3 positions and
    21 of 41 W2 positions went to women

10
Various stages of scientific career
  • Permeability between various stages of a
    scientific career and the recruitment process are
    key factors for a successful science system
  • MPS supports junior scientist at all stages of
    their carrer
  • Students
  • Doctoral students
  • Postdoctorals
  • Independent Junior Research Groups
  • Publically advertised in specialist publications
    or in the MPSs employment listings

11
Qualifications and advancement
  • Wide range of opportunities
  • Position of Junior Professors for qualification
    as a Professor or a Scientific Member
  • Cooperation agreements with universities on
    joint appointments of Junior Professors

12
More than the university degree!
  • Employment requirements for university
    professors
  • Pedagogical skills
  • Exceptional abiltiy in scientific work
  • Evidence of additional scientific achievement

13
Fast-track Procedures
  • For particularly talented students
  • Commonplace in Anglo-Saxon countries
  • Enable to join doctoral programms directly after
    completing a Bachelors degree or after one-year
    preparatory Masters stage
  • Germany is currently losing the brightest junior
    scientists

14
Tenure-track
  • The MPS attaches great improtance to presenting
    career opportunities to the top candidates
  • At the same time MPS must also develop its own
    research profile
  • ? tenure track positions are only offered on a
    very limited basis
  • Balance between fixed-term and permanent
    positions
  • Appointment decisions are made on a individual
    basis, depending on the results of scientific
    evaluation and scientific perspective planning

15
International standing
  • Opportunities in Germany are essentially
    attractive, even by international standards
  • Major problem lack of specialized workforces
    maintain a lead in innovation in future ? in the
    field of mathematics, information technologie,
    natural sciences and technology
  • Women are under-represented in technical and
    scientific fields of study in Germany
  • Modernization of the traditional culture of work
    and science is required

16
Student assistants, Ph.D. students, post-docs,
research scholars and guest-scientists
17
Student assistants, Ph.D. students, post-docs,
research scholars and guest-scientists 2007 acc.
to nationality
18
  • Thank you for your attention
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