Inhalt: Career perspectives for younger scientists are an often-discussed topic at universities and scientific institutions in Germany. Nevertheless, seldom-lighted aspects exist and recent studies, to which in this article I will give an overview, to arrange it in former studies and discuss its relevance. The newer studies suggest an utmost urgency of the topic meritocracy vs. social selectivity, because such a seldom-lighted aspect is the question: How much do we have a calculable meritocracy by the appointment of tenured professors and what a role plays private contacts and social selectivity? For career paths in Science the 1000-Tenure-Track-Professors-Programm of the Federal Government and the federal states of Germany could be a very important sign for more calculability and meritocracy. However, the positive effect only can arise, if the signals in the future will differ from the results in recent studies. Otherwise, it could be very disillusioning.
Schlagwörter:Berufung; Forschungsbericht; Professur; Selektion; soziale Herkunft; soziale Ungleichheit; soziales Kapital; tenure; wissenschaftliche Karriere
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Wissenschaft als Beruf
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz