{"id":3249,"date":"2026-04-13T10:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:21:36","slug":"webinar-career-paths-to-a-professorship-in-germany-what-to-know-what-to-expect-16-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/2026\/04\/13\/webinar-career-paths-to-a-professorship-in-germany-what-to-know-what-to-expect-16-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar &#8220;Career Paths to a Professorship in Germany \u2013 What to know, what to expect&#8221; (16 April 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-08-07-07-Webinar-Career-Paths-to-a-Professorship-in-Germany.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3250\" style=\"width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-08-07-07-Webinar-Career-Paths-to-a-Professorship-in-Germany.png 825w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-08-07-07-Webinar-Career-Paths-to-a-Professorship-in-Germany-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-08-07-07-Webinar-Career-Paths-to-a-Professorship-in-Germany-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-08-07-07-Webinar-Career-Paths-to-a-Professorship-in-Germany-220x123.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many researchers consider a professorship in Germany, but the path towards it often remains unclear. In this <strong>joint webinar by <a href=\"https:\/\/gsonet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GSO<\/a> (Guidance, Skills &amp; Opportunites for Researchers) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hochschulverband.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsche Hochschulverband<\/a><\/strong> <strong>(DHV)<\/strong>, Anne Schreiter (GSO) will be in conversation with Katharina Lemke (DHV), who brings deep expertise on academic careers and appointment processes in Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>webinar &#8220;Career Paths to a Professorship in Germany&#8221;<\/strong> will take place on <strong>16 April 2026 at 2pm<\/strong> (register <a href=\"https:\/\/events.zoom.us\/ev\/AnzmVlCfQr34B7_RpHY68AgGCInFbNxXODsfLX3lDckTbf2-Hvtq~AjBZ8HTzT3DtFmSiuqpTwkFzH3pylUmTqs7124Jtrnp1GGLg71IppeLgWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, Anne Schreiter and Katharina Lemke will unpack what it actually takes to move towards a professorship, especially for international researchers navigating a system that is not always transparent from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will address key questions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>What does it mean to be a professor in Germany in practice?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are typical (and less visible) career paths?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is specific to the German system?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What really matters in selection processes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are realistic timelines and common pitfalls?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And how can you decide whether this path is right for you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many researchers consider a professorship in Germany, but the path towards it often remains unclear. In this <strong>joint webinar by <a href=\"https:\/\/gsonet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GSO<\/a> (Guidance, Skills &amp; Opportunites for Researchers) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hochschulverband.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsche Hochschulverband<\/a><\/strong> <strong>(DHV)<\/strong>, Anne Schreiter (GSO) will be in conversation with Katharina Lemke (DHV), who brings deep expertise on academic careers and appointment processes in Germany. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/2026\/04\/13\/webinar-career-paths-to-a-professorship-in-germany-what-to-know-what-to-expect-16-april-2026\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289,291],"tags":[296],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3251,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions\/3251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}