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Appendix C Focus group guide
1. Abstract requirements
1. Which criteria do you use to select candidates for a C-level position?
First, ask clarifying and concretizing questions on the mentioned criteria:
Main question
Follow up topics
2. Do you consider .... an important criterion for a C-level position?
- Why is that important?
- How does a candidate show that he/she meets this criteria?
- What do you mean by ...? - Can you give an example?
Second, if the respondent is not able to mention other criteria, please ask about criteria that are not mentioned but are relevant to your context:
- Education (institution that awarded PhD, topic of PhD, PhD supervisor, etc.)
- Teaching experience: experience with lecturing, seminar groups, thesis supervision
- Research: participation in research projects (number of projects and position within), number of publications, journals and ranking, single author, publications with supervisor)
- Acquiring research funding: how much and which funding organization? - Management experience/ committee work
- International mobility/experience/ network (duration of visit, location / institution, international collaborations)
- Service / outreach: media appearances, public lectures/debates, consultancy and advice
- Fit in team: a) someone fits in the team culture? b) brings in expertise that is missing?
- Personality / attitude of the candidate (analytical/ creative/ communicative, motivation/ enthusiasm/ energy/ bodily appearances, etcetera).