united states - How is European habilitation viewed in the US . . . There is something called a habilitation * in Poland, Germany, Austria, and a number of other European countries How is a European habilitation viewed by people in the United States? * "Habilitation is a qualification required in order to conduct self-contained university teaching, and to obtain a professorship in many European countries Despite changes implemented in European higher
computer science - Is doing a Habilitation a financially viable . . . A Habilitation is a qualification level (not quite like an academic degree but you can think that it is sort of a grand PhD with additional teaching) This does not mean that you have to be employed but in most cases you will be because otherwise it is going to be a bit difficult to finance your life for the time it takes (normally 4-8 years)
job - Doing a habilitation in Mathematics in Europe for a non EU . . . 1) If I understand correctly, habilitation is the highest academic degree you can receive and people do it for getting a permanent academic position in Europe How many years or how much many publication does it normally take to obtain a habilitation degree?
Habilitation in Germany as a nonresident - Academia Stack Exchange So, no, a crucial part of the habilitation can not be done remotely Since you wrote you are also interested in a full professor position in Germany: You are correct that a habilitation is a formal requirement for obtaining a full professor position is Germany, but the hiring committee can consider other accomplishments as equivalent
Awarding Habilitation to senior researchers? - Academia Stack Exchange A German habilitation is not necessarily a "second thesis" It is becoming relatively common to submit cumulative habilitations, which are really just a handful of papers you have published (and note that they don't have to all be single-authored) plus an introduction explaining how they fit together and what their overall contribution to your field is If the search committee is particularly
Is the German 6-year long position of researcher for habilitation . . . I am trying to understand if a 6-year long position of "researcher for habilitation" (called "Habilitationsstelle"), and that is offered in German universities, would be a junior position (just after the PhD) or with some level of seniority (maybe after 4-6 years of postdocs)
tenure track - How to apply for Habilitation positions in Germany . . . The following is about habilitation and junior professorships in general, not particularly about physical chemistry A few things about junior professorships first: Depending on the field, a habilitation is no longer a strict necessity Having done a successful junior professorship is formally sufficient for a professor position as well You of course don't know in advance if the hiring