The negotiations over the appointment offer take place in a meeting with the faculty dean for fixed-term professorships (W1/W2) and with the Rectorate and a faculty representative for tenure-track and full professorships (W3).
After the negotiation meeting, the university will send a written offer to the candidate, usually stating a deadline by which it must be accepted, contested with a counter-offer, or declined. If declined, the next candidate on the list will be considered and made an offer, until a candidate either accepts or the list is depleted and a new public advertisement will have to be made.