It relies on temporary, project-based labour, informal recruitment and casualised employment.
The new German law introducing a time limitation of 6 years for temporary working contracts after the dissertation will make the situation even worse, because most of the scientific work in this field is done on temporary project positions.
Within six weeks of casting about, Mr. Taylor had an offer from a utility company to work on one of its growing number of temporary projects.
I recently worked for several months on a temporary project inside a large software company.
It was very common to place men on permanent or assistant positions while women were "tolerated" on temporary or project-funded positions.
Shelf-Life, which made its debut on March 10, is a temporary project: "The title also refers to decay, the 'shelf life' of perishable goods," Rittenbach says.
But on the other side, the temporary project contracts rise steadily, being a kind of very prolonged probation for permanent employment contracts, which young scientists can achieve only in later stages of their careers".
Altfelder, who was lucky to achieve his permanent employment quite early, is of the same opinion: "According to the rate, permanent positions are cut, but the temporary project positions are on the rise.
All these threads, and more, can be found in this 39-year-old artist's first New York solo show, on view through April 23 at the Drawing Center's temporary project space at 3 Wooster Street in SoHo.
As the job write-up goes: "This is currently a temporary project and may last for several weeks or much longer depending on client business needs.
