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

Structure and dynamics of science potential as well as qualification
dynamics, achievement capability, professional and activity structure.
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.