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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 89-107 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Science and Public Policy |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 26 Sept 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2024 |
Abstract
This paper analyses the conditions and factors influencing non-university researchers' career transitions back into academia. Using affiliation data in publications of German researchers, their cross-sector career transitions from the public research organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and industry to universities are analysed. Although the rate of transitions is small, there are distinctive windows of opportunity at a junior career stage, especially for Fraunhofer researchers. Researchers who publish more and in more acclaimed journals, Fraunhofer researchers who co-publish with universities, and women are more likely to gain a university affiliation over the course of their career. These results indicate the influence of institutional proximity for cross-domain career transitions. The quality and impact of academic knowledge could be improved if the higher education sector was more open to recruitment of researchers from other sectors. Policy needs to target the barriers that preclude applied researchers from pursuing university careers.
Keywords
- applied research, career transitions, inter-sectoral researcher mobility, knowledge transfer, research careers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Public Administration
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 51, No. 1, 02.2024, p. 89-107.
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T1 - Understanding career transitions of applied researchers to universities
T2 - Evidence from Germany
AU - Chavez, Cecilia Garcia
AU - Howoldt, David
AU - Hoyer, Patrick
AU - Karaulova, Maria
AU - Kroll, Henning
AU - Schubert, Torben
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by internal funding of Fraunhofer.
PY - 2024/2
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