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Bestimmungsfaktoren für die Arbeitsplatzwahl von Wissenschaftern und Wissenschafterinnen

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  • Jürgen Janger
  • Klaus Nowotny

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Junge, talentierte Wissenschafter und Wissenschafterinnen sind in ihrer Arbeitsplatzwahl, wie viele Studien zeigen, überdurchschnittlich mobil. Diese hohe Mobilität verläuft oft einseitig in Richtung der prestigereichen Universitäten in den USA. Ein solcher "Brain Drain" wirkt sich nachteilig auf die Forschungsleistung in Europa aus. Um die Beweggründe für die Arbeitsplatzentscheidung von Forschern und Forscherinnen und damit die Gründe dieser asymmetrischen Mobilitätsströme zu ermitteln, wurden in einer weltweiten Umfrage mehr als 10.000 Personen je drei Arbeitsplätze zur Wahl gestellt. Aus den Antworten lässt sich der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Arbeitsplatzcharakteristika auf die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Arbeitsplatzentscheidung berechnen. Für junge Wissenschafter und Wissenschafterinnen sind demnach vor allem die Aussicht auf eine durchgängige Karriere, hohe Forschungsautonomie und die Zusammenarbeit mit renommierten Kollegen und Kolleginnen, aber auch adäquate Gehälter entscheidende Faktoren.

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  • Jürgen Janger & Klaus Nowotny, 2014. "Bestimmungsfaktoren für die Arbeitsplatzwahl von Wissenschaftern und Wissenschafterinnen," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 87(1), pages 81-89, January.
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