Some text on the general process

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 \enquote{Last Lecture}
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 \enquote{Time Management}.
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+\pagebreak
+\subsection*{The Process}
+
+At first, you will probably start working for some professor.
+A few ideas to get started:
+\begin{enumerate}
+  \item Convert your bachelor/master thesis into a proper publication.
+    You already have something and
+    it gets you started with publishing.
+  \item Read a lot.
+    Once you get fully invested into teaching and other tasks,
+    it becomes harder to find free time.
+  \item Help your co-workers.
+    This gives you karma, experience, and maybe even co-authorship.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+After roughly one year,
+the next step is to sign a
+\enquote{doctoral agreement (Promotionsvereinbarung)}
+with your advisor.
+This is required by law (LHG BaWü §38 (5)).
+There are a few requirements what must be in there
+and the faculty has a template.
+However, this is a contract between you and your advisor.
+You are free to change it
+and we encourage you to negotiate.
+In rare cases,
+this leads to conflict with your advisor.
+Be glad, you found out already!
+
+\checkitem{Looked into doctoral agreement stuff}
+
+After about two years,
+you should be officially accepted as a candidate by the faculty.
+This requires some paper work
+and even to chose a provisional title for your thesis.
+You can easily change it, so don't let this discourage you.
+Being officially accepted mostly gives you some security.
+If you advisor is run over by a bus,
+the faculty is still responsible for you and your thesis.
+
+\checkitem{Officially accepted as PhD candidate by faculty}