First Audition?  - Applying for (Junior-)Professorships

Online Video: Applying for (Junior-)Professorships

Recommendation Target Group

The video is aimed at postdocs of all experience levels (R2/R3) and is geared towards scientists with little to no experience with appointment procedures. Of course, more experienced researchers are also welcome to watch the video. 

Objectives & Content

The aim of the video is to inform you in detail about all phases of the appointment procedure and to provide you with specific assistance and tips for your application. The video first deals with the procedure and formal aspects of the appointment process. Then all the necessary application documents (especially CV, cover letter, concepts) are discussed in detail and illustrated in part with sample materials. In the third part, the expectations and requirements in the hearing with the appointment committee as well as important preparation steps are discussed. You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration. In addition, the most frequently asked questions and topics in the committee interview are presented.

Length & Topic Overview

The video has a total length of 3 h 10 min. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. The video covers the following topics: 

1. Introduction & program / approx. 5 min
2. General information, appointment procedure & job advertisement / approx. 27 min
3. Documents - General / approx. 15 min
4. Documents - CV & lists / approx. 26 min
5. Documents - cover letter / approx. 17 min
6. Documents - concepts / approx. 20 min
7. Hearing - General / approx. 14 min
8. Hearing - Scientific presentation / approx. 25 min
9. Hearing - Teaching demonstration / approx. 15 min
10. Hearing – Interview, Assessment Center & concluding remarks / approx. 23 min

Material

• Handout
• Worksheet for analyzing advertisements for professorships
• 2 sample CVs
• Sample teaching concept
• Two formulation and structuring examples for the research concept
• List of collected questions from committee interviews

Access to the Online Video

You can request the link at: careercenter@ipp.mpg.de