CERes Postdoc Survey 2024
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Your voice matters!

For the first time, postdocs at the University of Münster are being asked by Münster CERes about their work situation, their future plans and their training needs. The survey was launched on 28 November 2024 and is aimed at all postdoctoral researchers at the University of Münster (incl. UKM).

If you are a postdoc at the University of Münster and have not yet received an invitation to the survey or have questions about this study, please contact ceres.postdocs@uni-muenster.de. 

  • Concept and Development

    The starting point for this survey is our belief at Münster CERes that our programmes should be tailored to the circumstances and needs of the specific target group. In order to find out more about the target group of postdocs at the University of Münster and to get to know their needs, an online questionnaire was developed and programmed with the software LimeSurvey.

    The question categories and items were developed at Münster CERes in collaboration with the Postdoc Network Münster.

    The following studies were used:

    The questionnaire was adapted as part of an extensive feedback process involving various committees, administrative units and institutions, and was tested by postdocs before the start of the survey. 
     

  • Goals

    Surveying the needs and expectations of postdocs with regard to career planning and qualification aims in particular at the design and further development of the structures and programmes for postdocs at Münster CERes.

    Information on the work situation, job satisfaction/stress and demographics will enable target group-specific analyses and provide valuable insights into the life and work reality of postdocs at the University of Münster – also in comparison with the results of other studies (see above).
     

  • Content

    The survey consists of the following five categories of questions. Participants will be randomly assigned to category 3 or 4 and may additionally answer the questions in the other category at the end of the survey.

    1. Academic Vita and Working Situation
    2. Demographics
    3. Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress Experience
    4. Career Planning and Prospects
    5. Training Needs and Offers

  • Analysis and Results

    The answers will mainly be analysed using the statistical software SPSS. The results – exclusively in anonymised and aggregated form – are expected to be made available in a detailed report in summer 2025, initially within the University of Münster.

    Up-to-date information can be found on this website.