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Proposals aim to help secure more permanent positions in German academia
Plans to reform the academic career structure in Germany and introduce three new job categories have been unveiled.
Universities need to have researchers with permanent contracts as well as staff in teaching roles, the groups behind the proposals—the Young Academy and the Universities Member Group of the German Rectors’ Conference—said in a joint statement. Hence, the new guidelines propose the creation of three job categories: lecturer, researcher and academic manager.