WissZeitVG: what could it mean for you? (Welcome Center/GC Postdoc Network) online
What: WissZeitVG: what could it mean for you? Webinar panel discussion in English, followed by Q&A – questions in the chat welcome in English and German.
When: 11:30-13:00 on Friday 23 May
Where: Please register: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/webinar/register/WN_uKYqoVA_T7eQ5i836DgisA to receive the Zoom link and follow-on documents after the event. Or click on the Zoom link here.
Other: Organised by Welcome Centre of the University of Göttingen and the GC Postdoc Network for researchers across the Campus and everyone welcome.
WissZeitVG or Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (the German law concerning academic fixed-term contracts) concerns the periods of employment for researchers both before and after completing their PhD and can have significant effects on postdocs and other researchers’ employment and career). What does it mean and how might it affect your research career?
Panel includes:
- Kerstin Mauth – Moderator
- Katrin Wodzicki – PersonalRat (Staff Council), University of Göttingen
- Frank Ahrens – Ver.di, German trade union representing a wide range of employees
- Birte Seffert - GSO (Guidance, Skills and Opportunities for Researchers)
What you will get from the session:
- An overview of WissZeitVG
- How WissZeitVG can affect a range of researchers at different levels, stages and varying career goals: who needs to watch out!
- Who can give advice if you are “running out of time” but still wish to pursue an academic career?
- Tips and tricks from panel members’ experience