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The Heisenberg Professorship
The Heisenberg Professorship, Paul Heuermann

DFG Career Day, Potsdam, 27 September 2011

I. Heisenberg Programme: Fellowship or professorship?
II. Applying for a Heisenberg professorship: How does it work?
1. Requirements
2. Elements of the structural plan
3. What to consider when applying
4. Salary (W2 or W3) and resources
5. Who does what?
III. Statistics
IV. Options following rejection of a proposal
V. Outlook: The interim evaluation
VI. Other useful information

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I. Heisenberg Programme: Fellowship or professorship
Heisenberg fellowship Heisenberg professorship
Funding period
Research grant
Applicant
Prerequisite
Benefit /
Drawback

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Funding period 3 +2 years 3 +2 years
Research grant
Applicant
Prerequisite
Benefit /
Drawback

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Research grant With or without With or without
Applicant
Prerequisite
Benefit /
Drawback

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Applicant Researcher Researcher (together with the university
[structural development plan])
Prerequisite
Benefit /
Drawback

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Applicant Researcher Researcher [together with the university
(structural development plan)]
Prerequisite Habilitation or equivalent Habilitation or equivalent
Benefit /
Drawback
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Benefit /
Drawback
More freedom / Uncertainty More security due to tenure-track option /
More obligations

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Benefit /
Drawback
More freedom / Uncertainty More certainty due to tenure-track option /
More obligations
Conversion of fellowship to professorship is possible
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You already hold a Heisenberg
fellowship
conversion proposal
You do not currently receive funding

Heisenberg professorship proposal

1. Requirements

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You already hold a Heisenberg
fellowship
conversion proposal
You do not currently receive funding

Heisenberg professorship proposal

You are demonstrably among the top habilitation holders in your subject area
The university is willing to work out a structural development plan with you
The university is willing to institute a professorship after funding expires

1. Requirements

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1. Requirements

You and the university agree to apply
Are you a good fit with the universitys research priorities?
Will funding for the professorship be assumed later by the university?
The structural development plan must be
conceived and designed by you
discussed with others
approved and signed by the university administration
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2. Elements of the structural plan

Description of the current state of the university institution (department/school) that
interests you
Description of this institutions objectives (structural development in the strict
sense)
Explanation of the need for a professorship for this purpose (doubling of a
professorship or basic early appointment: no chance of success)
Explanation of the suitability of the applicant to fill this professorship
Universitys guarantee to finance the professorship after DFG funding ends
Salary for this professorship (W2/W3)

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Proposals are much less formalised than in the Emmy Noether or Research Grant
Programmes

Recommended to use German or English language depending on disciplinary
culture

Scope of presentation of scientific topics depends on whether a research grant is
requested at the same time

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Proposals much less formalised than in the Emmy Noether or Research Grant
programmes

Recommended to use German or English language depending on disciplinary
culture

Scope of presentation of scientific topics depends on whether a research grant is
requested at the same time
If yes, and if the research grant proposal covers all Heisenberg-relevant
activities, it is sufficient simply to refer to it
If no, or if the research grant proposal does not cover everything, it may be
helpful to write approximately five pages (in keeping with disciplinary culture)
on each subtopic not included in the research grant proposal


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4. Salary (W2 or W3) and resources

University decides depending on the amount to be financed later by the university

Salary subject to negotiation (depending on market situation and comparative
considerations within the institution)

DFG not involved in negotiations but pays salary and assistance (Beihilfe) as well
as a pension allowance

Core support provided by the university; funding for direct project costs may be
requested from the DFG (through the Research Grants Programme)


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5. Who does what?

You approach a universitys school/department of interest and discuss the
possibility of a Heisenberg professorship

Department/dean discusses the plan with the university administration

If dean and university administration approve: Joint development of structural
plan, preparation of proposal/formal signature(s)

You submit your own proposal for a Heisenberg professorship. The structural plan
can be attached or sent to the DFG separately.

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5. Who does what?

Upon successful review: University establishes an appointment committee
(anonymised reviews available upon request)

Appointment offer by the university

Appointment negotiation (information is available from the Deutsche
Hochschulverband)

Appointment as professor by the university

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III. Statistics
Approved Heisenberg professorships by discipline (new proposals 2006 2010)
16
(16%)
55
(53%)
24
(23%)
8
(8%)
Geistes- und
Sozialwissenschaften
Lebenswissenschaften
Naturwissenschaften
Ingenieurwissenschaften
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III. Statistics
New professorships awarded by year and discipline (2006 2010)
3 3
5 5 5
13
11
14
12
1
4
7
5
7
4
2 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften Lebenswissenschaften
Naturwissenschaften Ingenieurwissenschaften
Anzahl
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III. Statistics
New submitted and approved proposals for Heisenberg professorships by year (2006 2010)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
beantragt bewilligt
Anzahl
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III. Statistics
New proposals approved for Heisenberg professorships by year and gender (2006 2010)
1
5
3
6
9
5
19
18
20
17
0
5
10
15
20
25
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
weiblich mnnlich
Anzahl
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III. Statistics
Age distribution for Heisenberg professorships (2006 2010)
1 1
3
7
10
13
12
13
15
7
5
3
7
1
2
1 1 1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Anzahl
J ahre
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III. Statistics
Prior funding under the Heisenberg Fellowship and Emmy Noether Programmes
21
(20%)
82
(80%)
Emmy Noether Nachwuchsgruppen
ehemalige(r) ENP-Nachwuchsgruppenleiter/in
kein(e) ehemalige(r) ENP-Nachwuchsgruppenleiter/in
47
(46%)
56
(54%)
Heisenberg-Stipendium
ehemalige(r) Heisenberg-Stipendiat/in
kein(e) ehemmalige(r) Heisenberg-Stipendiat/in
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Rejected Heisenberg professorship
could become a Heisenberg fellowship

Rejected Heisenberg fellowship in Germany / Heisenberg
professorship
could become a Temporary Position for Principal Investigator

Rejected Heisenberg fellowship abroad
could become a research fellowship
IV. Options following rejection of a proposal
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When: prior to month 36 of total funding period

Formal requirements: Renewal proposal and report (individual reviewers and
review board are interested in track record and plans for the near future)

Procedure: Proposal and report are reviewed and discussed by review board
V. Outlook: The interim evaluation
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Was does the university do?
Typically conducts its own (appointment) procedure for legal reasons
Often uses anonymised DFG reviews
Hybrid forms

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Hybrid forms
Tension between expectations
Scientific achievement / third-party funding agreements
Heavy teaching and supervision load
Committee obligations / involvement in university self-government

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Hybrid forms

Tension between expectations
Scientific achievement / third-party funding agreements
Heavy teaching and supervision load
Committee obligations / involvement in university self-government

Top reputation for you and the university
Award of Heisenberg professorship associated with high reputation:
Heisenberg professors often quickly appointed to another professorship
Departments/schools gain prestige from the award
Universities use Heisenberg professorship as evidence of excellent research
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For more information
on the DFG: www.dfg.de
on DFG-funded projects: www.dfg.de/en/gepris
on over 17,000 German research institutes: www.research-explorer.de
on the Heisenberg Programme: Paul Heuermann
Paul.Heuermann@dfg.de
+49 (228) 885-2398

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