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Tenure Track at the University of Jena

Information on Tenure Track procedures and current announcements
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Reasons to apply for tenure track professorships at University of Jena 

Figure_Process of the professorial tenure track at the University of Jena

Figure_Process of the professorial tenure track at the University of Jena

Graphic: Kristin Blaesing

The university of jena is a higher research and education institution that is strongly committed to its traditions and its innovative power, as well as to outstanding emploxment conditions and career perspectives. Some of its aims are the lowering of the academic age of firstly appointed professors, an improvement of the predictability and transparency of academic career paths, and the promotion of early academic independence and self-reliance. Outstanding early career researchers will thus find an excellent academic environment which they can actively co-create and which allows them to conduct high-profile research on both the national and the international level.

  • Academic Independence
    • W1 professors are counted as university teachers
    • independent teaching with a reduced teaching deputy of 4 hours per semester week during the tenure phase for W1 professors, 9 hours for W2 professors
    • independent research and third-party-funding aquisition
    • Promotion of leadership skills through early-on staff responsibilities for academic employees and supervision of works of academic qualification
    • Active participation in university bodies
  • Complementary Offers for Tenure Track Professors
    • Qualification with a university-own certificate programme de with specific trainings and coaching offers  and a joint workshop programme of the central German universities.
    • Collegiate Mentoring: Long-term advise, promotion and support by two experienced university teachers
    • „How to Tenure Track“ External link- cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional offers for exchange and networking
    • Additional transitional year in case of professional reorientation
  • Appointment models with tenure track at Jena University
    • Fixed-term W1 professorship with tenure track towards a regular W2- or W3 professorship
    • Fixed-term W1 professorship with tenure track option (Reservation of position) for a higher-value professorship
    • Fixed-term W2 professorship with tenure track towards a W2- or W3 professorship
  • Internationalisation

    According to Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2022, the University of Jena ranks in position 250 of the best universities worldwide. With the help of its internationalisation strategy, it aims to further enhance its competitiveness. Jena's national and international early career researchers profit from

    • an expansion of the bilingual campus (including multilingual documents; foreign language courses, translation aids; training programmes to promote intercultural skills)
    • a multitude of international cooperations and research projects
    • comprehensive funding schemes for international mobilitiy and - cooperations
    • an active recruiting of excellent national and international scientists 
  • Personal and material features of a tenure track professorship
    • Minimum furnishing of half a research assistant position financed by the budget and secretarial support
    • additionally negotiated equipment and budget
  • Quality assessment by adminstrative regulations
    • clearly defined and transparent procedures - according to the Tenure-Track-Statutepdf, 312 kb · de
    • evaluation criteria based on target and performance agreements 
    • close cooperation of the administrative level and operative service units
  • Compatibility of Family and Employment
    • numerous childcare offers of the university, in cooperation with the student union of the Thuringian universities and the City of Jena
    • Credited periods and extension years for the birth or adoption of children or caring for relatives
    • Consulting and information material for pregnancy, maternity leave and parental leave during the tenure period
    • Dual Career Service
  • Welcome Culture
    • Welcome event for newly appointed professors
    • persons of contact for each individual administrative sector 
    • Accompaniment by experienced university teachers as mentors 
  • Work-Life-Balance

Future development of academic career paths

In order to implement the career path of tenure-track professorship in the long term, the University of Jena will advertise at least 20 per cent of all professorships as tenure-track professorships in the future. In addition, the university management, the Vice President's Office for Research and Innovation, the university faculties, the Office for Academic Appointments, the Human Resources Department, the Legal Department and the Graduate Academy are working together on the further development of academic career paths.

Tenure Track appointments at Friedrich Schiller University

The Standing Committee for Tenure Track Procedures is responsible for monitoring all tenure track appointment procedures. Its task is to ensure standardised procedures university-wide, as well as guarantee the greatest possible transparency and the highest quality standards in tenure-track procedures. The Commission makes general recommendations to the Presidential Board when regarding appointment commitments and the continuation of employment relationships. It also submits proposals for the continuous improvement of the tenure-track procedure. It is chaired by the Vice President for Research and Innovation de, further members are the equality officer of the university de and all members of the Senate Committee for Research de and the Senate committee for Young Researchers de.

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    Appointment Portal (DE)de

    Here, you will find all current announcements for professoral positions with and without tenure track

Information

Tenure track procedures at German universities do not only differ from procedures in other countries: Even within the German federal system of the Lander, the procedures and regulations differ from state to state. Don't hesitate to approach us with your questions early-on. 

Contact Persons

  1. Walther, Jolene Head of Office of Academic Appointments Präsidialamt

    Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 2.25B
    Fürstengraben 1
    07743 Jena

    Jolene Walther
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  2. Blaesing, Kristin, Dr Project Coordination Tenure Track Vice-President for Research and Innovation

    Accouchierhaus, Room E003
    Jenergasse 8
    07743 Jena