Moving the Watershed : a critical perspective on doctoral education, towards inclusive (po st) academic careers
PhD students at universities experience stress and pressure to perform. Some groups also have fewe r opportunities to move on successfully. Professor of Organizational Change Christine Teelken will investigate an improved, more inclusive PhD system.
"The PhD system is in a difficult situati on, but a critical perspective on improvement and more inclusiveness is lacking. My research focuses on academic careers, more specificall y the PhD system and the position of postdoctoral researchers."
"We see a lot of dropouts and delays in the PhD system, there are ma ny problems with regard to supervision. PhD candidates experience str ess, poor well-being and pressure to perform. The PhD system is insuf ficiently inclusive, multiple groups of PhD candidates have fewer opp ortunities to move on successfully. In addition, both PhD students an d postdocs experience mediocre academic career prospects and are not well prepared for a non-academic career."
"Despite the fact tha t there is now more recognition of these problems, there is a lack of systematic and scientific research into academic careers and specifi cally the PhD system. Solutions offered are usually cosmetic and do i nsufficient justice to the complexity of the situation. I want to con duct research into an improved inclusive PhD system, with more attent ion to general, academic skills."
DESCRIPTION: Moving the Watershed: a critical perspective on doctoral education, towards inclusive (post) academic careers PhD stud ents at universities experience stress and pressure to perform. Some groups also have fewer opportunities to move on successfully. Profess or of Organizational Change Christine Teelken will investigate an imp roved, more inclusive PhD system."The PhD system is in a dif ficult situation, but a critical perspective on improvement and more inclusiveness is lacking. My research focuses on academic careers, mo re specifically the PhD system and the position of postdoctoral resea rchers.""We see a lot of dropouts and delays in the PhD system, there are many problems with regard to supervision. PhD candidates experie nce stress, poor well-being and pressure to perform. The PhD system i s insufficiently inclusive, multiple groups of PhD candidates have fe wer opportunities to move on successfully. In addition, both PhD stud ents and postdocs experience mediocre academic career prospects and a re not well prepared for a non-academic career.""Despite the fact tha t there is now more recognition of these problems, there is a lack of systematic and scientific research into academic careers and specifi cally the PhD system. Solutions offered are usually cosmetic and do i nsufficient justice to the complexity of the situation. I want to con duct research into an improved inclusive PhD system, with more attent ion to general, academic skills." END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR