employee.tex

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ actually employed by the state.
 By default, you will be enrolled to an insurance called \enquote{VBL
 Klassik}.
 You can opt for the \enquote{VBL Extra} instead, if you are likely to be employed
-at KIT for \emph{less} than five years~\footnote{
+at KIT for \emph{less} than three years~\footnote{
 \url{https://www.vbl.de/de/versicherte/pflichtversicherung/vblklassik/}
 and
 \url{https://www.vbl.de/de/versicherte/freiwillige_versicherung/produktinformationen_vblextra/}
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ We give no warranty of any kind.
 Take this information just as an FYI that you have a choice here.
 
 You have to be enrolled in the \emph{Klassik} insurance for at least a
-waiting period of five years before you are eligible for any services,
+waiting period of three years before you are eligible for any services,
 whereas in the \emph{Extra} you could receive insurance services right
 from the begin.
 If you opt for the \emph{Extra}, you will fall back into the
 \emph{Klassik} when you get your contract renewed beyond
-five years of employment at KIT -- that happens automagically right when
+three years of employment at KIT -- that happens automagically right when
 you renew your contract.
 If you seek a career in public service in Germany, you could likely
 carry on a \emph{Klassik} insurance to other public institutions (e.g.,
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ universities).
 On the other hand, you can continue paying into an \emph{Extra}
 insurance once you leave KIT (talk to VBL early, there are deadlines).
 
-\checkitem{I have given the VBL Klassik / Extra choice some thought and
-talked to someone knowledgeable about it.}
+\checkitem{I have given the VBL Klassik / Extra choice some thought}
 
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 \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{img/exploits_of_a_mom.png}

research.tex

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ For further reading, here are a few books that we recommend.
 \item \enquote{A PhD Is Not Enough! -- A Guide to Survival in Science}
 by Peter J. Feibelman (partly more focussed on the US research system but still worth reading)
 \item \enquote{Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day}
-by Joan Bolker (gives some useful tipps on getting started with writing)
+by Joan Bolker (gives some useful tips on getting started with writing)
 \item \enquote{Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering}
 by Richard M. Reis (fairly expensive but should be a good advisor on deciding whether to aim for a career in science (professorship) or not; was recommended by a professor in 2016's UbiComp Doctoral School) 
 \end{itemize}