A Difficult Obstacle: Successfully Searching and Finding a Doctoral Supervisor in Germany

ABOUT THE BOOK

The process of looking for and finding the right doctoral supervisor is a crucial part of any prospective doctoral researcher’s journey towards academic success. Every doctoral project requires academic supervision from an expert in the specific field that the candidate has chosen. There could be one or more supervisors, whose job is to guide the doctoral researcher on the way towards obtaining a doctoral title. However, finding the right doctoral supervisor may often be a difficult task. There are a number of factors that come into play when choosing a supervisor – type of research project, topic, previous experience and more. In order to make the best choice, doctoral candidates must take some essential steps that will be laid out in this e-book. Furthermore, the specifics of searching for a doctoral supervisor in Germany will be discussed, along with the different options that prospective doctoral researchers have when contacting and deciding on a (potential) supervisor for their dissertation.