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Many people have embarked on an academic career with great commitment and idealism, only to find themselves now at risk of being ground down in the tension between teaching, research and academic administration.
During the so-called qualification phase, you're supposed to devote yourself entirely to research and often work as an assistant to a professor. Let's be honest: as a doctoral candidate, not only is your living situation often precarious, but the dependencies within what is frequently a very hierarchical research system can also mean that problems and conflicts aren't adequately addressed.
With an appointment to a professorship or taking on a leadership role, everything changes abruptly: you become a manager, an administrator, a teacher. A completely different skill set is required, and only if there's still time left can a research project be tackled. Acquiring grants and mastering administration suddenly takes up a large portion of your time, and the competitive situation – including the envy of others when you succeed – weighs on you, when all you really wanted to do was conduct research, deliver good teaching, and supervise staff and students. And who tells you how to navigate these treacherous waters?

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