Working and Living Conditions in Science of the GDR 1978 - 1980

Topics: Length of scientific activity; institute affiliation; length of activity in current research group; occupational development since high school graduation; colleges or universities graduated from and subject area; agreement of desired occupation and course of study as well as activity and specialization; today's specialization; deployment corresponding to field after studies; intended change of activity; study of further subject areas; participation in scientific-professional teams; reasons for activity not corresponding to field; frequency and manner of dealing with research instruments; profile of equipment availability; improvement in technical equipment availability; extent of experimental and theoretical work as well as expected changes; performance assessment of individual colleagues in solving a theoretical problem, producing an interdisciplinary concept, empirical work, representing the leader of the group, conducting demanding scientific-technical jobs, transfer of research results into production and in presenting research results; assessment of level of work demands of individual colleagues; national and international scientific recognition of members of work collective; doctorate, granting of the facultas docendi; qualification levels; doctorate opportunities; dissertation topic as component of plan duties; time expended for doctorate; mentor; personal mentor activity; influence factors on qualification (scale); computer knowledge; agreement of qualification and work demands; training difficulties; having too much or too little expected; willingness to accept a management function; awards in the last 5 years; expectations of future change of activity; identification with research duty; work goal and forms of result of research work; closest colleagues; dominant colleagues in group; relationship of research, instruction, organization and further education; support of work by assistants; work results in the last 5 years; originality of research work; expected benefit of research results; health disturbance; disciplinary and interdisciplinary communication; importance and realizability of one's own specialization; aptitude for scientific career; course of time research topics worked on; measures for further education in the last 5 years; equity of income attained; necessary knowledge in various areas of science; assessment of results and research conditions; experiences abroad; inclusion in international research cooperation; forms of cooperation with foreign partners; work stays abroad; research cooperation with Comecon countries; language proficiency; language courses; expected income development; bonuses; regular additional income; school education, qualification and social affiliation of partner and parents.