Criteria

• The requirements for employment according to LHG §47 must be fulfilled (completed university studies, pedagogical aptitude proven by experience in teaching, special qualification for scientific work, ...).

• The candidate must have at least three years of independent teaching experience at a university.

• The candidate must not be a full-time university lecturer at the University of Tübingen or a private lecturer.

• The candidate shall teach courses in his/her field of specialization of at least 2 SWS. The implementation of these courses may not be made dependent on the payment of a teaching fee.

• The candidate may be involved in examinations and research.

• After the appointment, the candidate has a legal relationship under public law with the university and is entitled to use the title "Professor". He/she belongs to the status group of the academic mid-level faculty.

Application content

• CV must include:

  • scientific education, professional background

  • Academic qualification and performance in teaching

  • List of scientific publications

• Statement by the nominee(s) as to whether there are any prior criminal convictions or if any criminal proceedings are pending

• clear assignment to a department of the faculty

Procedure

• Department spokesperson sends to Department committees

  • a statement of the department

  • a proposal for at least four possible reviewers

• The motion will be tabled in the Faculty Council:

  • Opening of the procedure

  • Nomination of the experts

• Motion is introduced in the Senate

• Experts are requested by the department bodies and expert opinions are obtained

• Second meeting of the Faculty Council with at least 2 expert opinions

• Second session of the Senate

• President's office notifies applicant, the department and the dean's office

• Dean hands out certificate of appointment to adjunct professor

Legal notice:

• LHG §55
• Grundordnung §20

Contact: Dr. Iris Michiels; +49-7071-29-78090

Evaluation Criteria (in German):

W1 Nachhaltige Anorganische Chemie 

W1 Digitale Bildung im mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Bereich

W1 Mikrobielle Archaeogenomik

Quality assurance concept

(consolidated version, statute of 12 October 2018 published in the University of Tübingen’s official notices, the Amtliche Bekanntmachungen, no. 23/2018, with first amendment of 11 January 2019,  published in the University of Tübingen’s official notices, the Amtliche Bekanntmachungen, no. 2/2019, and with second amendment of 15 July 2021, published in the University of Tübingen’s official notices, the Amtliche Bekanntmachungen no. 22/2021)

Contact

Dr. Meike Kammler: -29-78044, E-Mail
Dr. Sandra Maute: -29-76166, E-Mail

Criteria

• The candidate has an independent teaching profile, evidenced by several years of teaching at a university (at least 1 year of teaching 2 SWS at the University of Tübingen). A position on the list achieved in an external appointment procedure or an outstanding success in a project application can be considered as justification for a particularly early award.

• A positive evaluation of the teaching is expected: With regard to teaching qualifications, the candidate is eligible for appointment to a university professorship based on the proven performance.

• The candidate has an independent research profile, documented by substantial scientific publications, third-party funding in the subject-specific scope and is scientifically internationally visible. With regard to research achievements, the candidate is eligible for appointment to a university professorship.

• The commitment to teaching and research within the faculty should be guaranteed on a long-term basis (usually through a permanent contract with the university).

• The title "apl. Prof." is not automatically transferred to the University of Tübingen. In this case, a new habilitation ("Umhabilitation") is necessary.

The electronic application must include the following:

•  a completely filled out personal sheet with photo

• an overview of scientific publications

• Doctoral certificate

• Habilitation certificate

• a complete and detailed overview of the type and scope of teaching activities since the habilitation at the University of Tübingen in the form of a table with three columns:
  Column 1: the individual semesters since the award of the venia,
  Column 2: the respective topics of the courses,
  Column 3: the extent of the courses, usually in semester hours per week.

• a statement by the private lecturer on the question of whether regular performance of the teaching obligation of 2 SWS is also guaranteed in the future if the distance between his or her place of residence and the university is more than 50 km.

Procedure

1. Request of the applicant Advisory Board Department spokesperson

2. The Department spokesperson

   • confirms the candidate's appointability with regard to teaching and research in letters of endorsement.

   • appoints 4 reviewers (with ranking)

3. Opening of the process in the Faculty Council

4. Advisory Board obtains expert evaluations; at least 2 positive external evluations have to be available. One external evluation can be replaced by an achieved list position.

5. Decision by the Faculty Council  Forwarding to the Senate  Nomination by the Presdident's office

Legal notice:

• LHG §39 (4)
• Basic Order §21
• Mimimum requirements decided in the Senate on 15.02.2018
• Faculty Criteria decided in the MNF-Faculty Council on 29.06.2022

Contact: Dr. Iris Michiels; -29-78090

Criteria

• The university can cooperate with universities of applied science in doctoral procedures. The reason for an association is always a concrete supervision project.

• Research-strong university teachers from a university of applied science can be associated if they demonstrate high-quality research activities in their application.

• The applicant is granted the right to confer a doctorate for 5 years. An extension or a renewed association is permissible.

• Assignment to a specific department is waived.

Application content

• detailed exposé of a joint doctoral project

• in technical subjects:

  • At least two scientific publications in peer-reviewed scientific literature annually over a period of at least three years; one scientific publication in peer-reviewed scientific literature will be considered the same as two scientific publications without peer review; and

  • Acquisition of third-party funds amounting to an average of at least 100,000 euros including value-added tax annually over a period of at least three years

• in non-technical subjects:

  • At least one scientific publication in peer-reviewed scientific literature annually for a period of at least three years; and

  • Acquisition of third-party funds amounting to an average of at least 50,000 euros including VAT annually over a period of at least three years.

Prodcedure

1. The application is sent to the Advisory Board.

2. The Advisory Board informs the departmental spokesperson as well as the doctoral and habilitation committee.

3. Statement of the department.

4. Statement of the doctoral and postdoctoral committee.

5. Apllication + statements are brought to the Faculty Council.

6. Apllication + statements are brought to the Senate.

7. Applicant + Department ise informed by the PhD office.

Legal Notice: Satutes on the Association of University Teachers at Universities of Applied Sciences (in German only)

Contact: Dr. Elaine Huggenberger; +49-7071-29-72751

Professors and junior professors are welcome to submit applications digitally via email. 

Application

Criteria

• University teachers (according to LHG §44 = professors, junior professors, junior lecturers) can become members of other faculties by cooptation and thus have all rights and duties of a regular member of the faculty.
• Coopted faculty members are eligible to vote both in their faculty of origin and in the coopted faculty. A coopted member cannot be appointed dean.
• Main reason for coopting: doctorates can be supervised in an additional subject.

An internal ("small") cooptation exists if the applicant is already working at a Faculty of Science department. Procedure:

1. Applicant sends his/her CV to the department spokesperson
2. The department spokesperson sends a statement of the department to the
3. Application will be brought to the Faculty Council
4. Applicant and department spokesperson receive feedback on the faculty council's decision from the department of committees

A "large" cooptation exists when the applicant is a member of the university but not of Faculty of Science. Procedure:

1. Applicant sends his/her CV to the department spokesperson and to the Advisory Board
2. The department spokesperson sends the department's statement to the Advisory Board
3. If teaching is to be provided in the MNF, the agreement on the fulfilment of the teaching load must be signed by the Deans of Studies and the Deans.
4. The application is submitted to the Faculty Council with all documents.
5. Application will be brought to the Faculty Council
6. The applicant becomes a member of the Faculty of Science and is assigned to a specific department with regard to the supervision of doctoral studies
7. Applicant and department spokesperson receive feedback on the FR decision from the department of committees

Legal notice:

• LHG §44 (1)
• LHG §22 (4)
• Satzung zur Durchführung der Gremienwahlen §4

Contact: Dr. Iris Michiels; +49-7071-29-78090

The forms for the application to open the respective proceedings are available on request at gremienspam prevention@mnf.uni-tuebingen.de.

Information on the interim evaluation of Junior Professor and Junior Lectureships

Quality assurance concept according to § 51b LHG for Junior Professors with tenure track and evalation statutes concering Junior Professors and Junior Lectureships
(deutsch, konsolidierte Lesefassung,  Satzung vom 12. Oktober 2018 mit zweiter Änderungssatzung vom 15. Juli 2021, veröffentlicht in den Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen Nr. 23/2018 und Nr. 22/2021)

Quality assurance plan according to § 51 b LHG for assistant professorships with tenure track and evaluation statute regarding assistant professors and junior lecturers
(english, consolidated version, statute of 12 October 2018 with second amendment of 15 July 2021, published in the University of Tübingen’s official notices, the Amtliche Bekanntmachungen, no. 23/2018 and no. 22/2021)

Conatct for the Interim Evaluation: Stefanie Welsch E-Mail
Conatct for the Final Evaluation: Maria Moroff E-Mail

Criteria

• The applicant has been performing more than 50% of his or her duties as a professor for a long time; ideally, this focus should result from the current job description, or a change is pending in connection with the application. It is not possible to assign such tasks to oneself, but they are explicitly assigned in coordination with the central administration.

• Equal status under corporate law for Associate Professors (Außerplanmäßige/r Professor*in) only affects committees: Equals no longer belong to the academic staff but to the group of university professors.

• Equality under corporate law does not change the status under personnel law.

• Equality under corporate law entitles the holder to use the title "Professor".

Procedure

1. Applicant sends the application to the Dean.

2. Department Chair sends departmental approval to the Dean.

3. Faculty of Science-Board discusses the application.

4. If the decision is positive, the application is forwarded to the President's Office with a letter of support from the Dean.

5. Final decision by the President's Office.

Legal notice:

• LHG §10 (1)
• LHG § 46

Contact: Dr. Iris Michiels;  +49-7071-29-78090

Upon request, the Rector may release professors from official duties in teaching and, if applicable, in self-administration, if there is a concrete research project and a substitute takes over the official duties (teaching, examinations, etc.).

The legal basis: § 49, Abs. 7 of the State University Act (LHG):
"Professors may be temporarily released from their other official duties, in whole or in part, for certain research and development projects as well as for further training in practice, while retaining their remuneration (studio, repertory, research or practical semesters). The proper representation of the subject in teaching as well as the performance of examinations must be guaranteed. As a rule, the exemption can only be granted for one semester and at the earliest four years after the expiration of the last exemption. The rectorate of the university decides on the application for exemption. The application may only be granted if the professor undertakes, during the leave of absence pursuant to sentence 1, to engage in secondary employment only under the conditions and to the extent permitted by the provisions of secondary employment law. The result of the research work during the research semester shall be reported to the responsible university bodies." 

• Application Sabbtical Semester (in german only)

• Attachment for the application (in german only)

Note: The exemption includes all rights and duties in the self-administration (including the faculty council, appointment and evaluation committees, chair of the examination board, dean of studies).

Contact: Stefanie Welsch;  +49-7071-29-77977

Guidelines of the Rectorate for awarding the title of senior professor to emeritus or retired professors (in German only)

Criteria

•  Important role in collaborative research projects, e.g. spokesperson of a Research Training Group (DFG), project leader in a Cluster of Excellence or a Graduate School (Excellence Initiative), project leader in an SFB.
•  Significant above-average acquisition of third-party funding that requires the involvement of the person concerned over a longer period of time.

Application contents

• Application with justification and duration
• Letter of endorsement from the head of department

Procedure of the process

•  Send application and letter of endorsement to the Dean's Office administration
•  Application is discussed by the Executive Board and, if approved, sent to the Rectorate for authorisation.
•  Feedback to the applicant is sent via the central committee department

For MNF researchers who are obliged to teach:

Forms and explanations to fill out (online) as proof of your teaching carried out in the winter semester.

Please send the form as a pdf with signature to lehrdeputatspam prevention@mnf.uni-tuebingen.de

• for Doctoral cadidates

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  • DRK psychosocial emergency care

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