PhD, Second Book, Habilitation? Fixed-term contracts, qualification goals, and career paths in history

Moderation: Lutz Raphael (1.Chairman VHD)

Discussing:
Harriet Rudolph (Uni Regensburg, Board VHD)
Torsten Hiltmann (HU Berlin)
Sebastian Kubon (Munich)
Franziska Neumann (TU Braunschweig)

In the debates about better working conditions and future career paths in academia, the subject-specific design of qualification goals and, associated with this, the minimum duration for fixed-term employment contracts that address these goals play a central role. How should qualification goals in the subject of history be designed in the future to meet the diverse current challenges ( including competencies for research data infrastructure, public history, digital history) and new career paths such as junior professorships?