In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Success in academia often has more to do with luck, patronage and the job market than “hard work”. Good academics acknowledge this. I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.

#science Not everything is up for debate. Expertise MATTERS.

Achtung, heute Nacht ist Zeitenwende

Short-term contracts are for sure abundant in every country. Yet, what sets the German system apart is the lack of tenure-track positions. You are either a post-doc (for years) or a full professor, there's no in-between (though they've recently introduced junior professorships to change that).

Ich glaube die allermeisten können es nicht nachvollziehen, was das mit einem macht, wenn man keine Lebensplanung machen kann die über 2 Jahre hinaus geht. Oder auch mal nur 6 Monate, weil man eben nur einen 6-Monats-Vertrag bekommen hat und trotzdem alle so tun als wäre man dann noch 5 Jahre dabei.

US friends and colleagues, let me know if you are looking for European phd / postdoc positions to get out of this mess - I can explain how the systems work over here or know people who can (at least for Germany, Sweden. Spitzenkandidat, Norway and UK) and help you find possible job openings

Job - Alert 🌱 🩺 ASSISTANT PROFESSORSHIP (TENURE TRACK) IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Deadline: 2025-02-07 Location: Switzerland, Lucerne 👉 www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=6458 #hiring #DevelopmentalPsychology #psychology #TenureTrack #Behaviouralscience