We are happy to announce our new GAUSS Career Service workshop “How to apply for a professorship in Germany” by Franziska Jantzen.
- Dates: Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 9:00-16:30h and Thursday, 13 November 2025, 9:00-12:30h
- Location: in-person on North campus
- Target Group: Postdocs aiming to pusue an academic career
- Trainer: Franziska Jantzen
- Registration: Please register here (in case you are not yet registered) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.
Workshop description
This workshop is designed to answer to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the appointment process for professorships in Germany. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the entire process, from application to negotiation. Key topics include optimizing application documents,preparing effectively for interviews and academic presentations and understanding unwritten rules and micropolitical dynamics often at play in the process. Participants will focus intensively on preparing you for the appointment committee interview and will develop communication and argumentation strategies to handle challenging questions with confidence. These strategies will be practiced in small groups with the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from peers.