ALe Panel of Experts - Nomination Process

Step 1: PROCEDURE AT FACULTY LEVEL

In the interest of a transparent procedure, all faculty members who meet the above requirements should be given the opportunity to stand for a seat on the panel. For this purpose, the faculties are asked by the Vice-President for Learning and Teaching to communicate the possibility of application in the faculties. At the same time, information about the nomination procedure will be provided centrally (websites of the ALe and the Service Centre for Higher Education Didactics).

Of course, the faculty management can also propose individual candidates who, from the faculty's point of view, are particularly qualified for the work in the panel of experts due to their previous commitment to teaching.

After receipt of all application and nomination proposals by the faculty management, the faculties are to communicate the names and documents of the candidates confirmed by the faculty council as well as a brief justification to the ALe office by 15 January 2021.
Interested persons within the Faculty must observe the internal faculty deadlines for application.

Step 2: SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL

After receipt of the nomination proposals from the faculties, the Executive Board of the University will review the nominations and prepare a proposal for appointment of the panel.

When preparing the proposal, the representation of the entire spectrum of subjects at the University as well as the appropriate participation of women and men are decisive criteria for the selection of the members and deputy members of the panel. 

Finally, the members of the panel will be appointed by the President in agreement with the Senate from the summer semester of 2021.

The term of office of the members is three years.

Yes, multiple terms of office for panel members are possible.

The task of the panel of experts is to advise the Executive Board and the decision-making bodies of our University on fundamental questions related to teaching strategy. Furthermore, the panel provides central impulses for the further development of teaching through teaching-related calls for proposals and discourse formats.

The panel of experts is composed as follows:

• Vice-President for Learning and Teaching,
• 6 members from the group of university lecturers
  including a member of the Centre for Teacher Training and Educational Research,
• 3 members from the group of teaching associates,
• 3 members from the student body,
• 1 member from the group of non-scientific employees.

The members from the group of university lecturers should distinguish themselves through outstanding achievements in teaching.
The members from the group of teaching associates should have appropriate teaching experience and distinguish themselves through outstanding teaching achievements.
The members from the student body should show special commitment to their studies and, if possible, initial teaching experience, e.g. from tutoring activities.
The member from the group of non-scientific employees should be involved in teaching in the area of academic support.

Auf den Internetseiten der ALe – www.uni-jena.de/ALe de – finden sich umfangreiche Informationen zur bisherigen Arbeit der AeL: So sind dort z.B. sowohl eine Übersicht über bisher geförderte Lehrprojekte der ALe als auch die durch das Expertengremium erarbeitete Strategie 2025 – Lehre veröffentlicht. Detaillierte Informationen finden sich in den Berichten der ALe, die für Universitätsmitglieder abrufbar sind.

Für persönliche Einschätzungen zur bisherigen Arbeit des Expertengremiums stehen sicher viele der aktuellen Expertengremiumsmitglieder (siehe www.uni-jena.de/ALe_ExpertengremiumExternal link) zur Verfügung. Zudem können Sie sich mit Ihren Fragen Gerne an die Geschäfststelle der ALe wenden (ale@uni-jena.de).

The ALe’s website — www.uni-jena.de/en/ALe — provides extensive information on the work of the ALe to date, such as an overview of ALe teaching projects that have been funded to date and the Strategy 2025—Teaching developed by the panel of experts. University members can find detailed information in the ALe’s reports.

Many of the current panel members (see www.uni-jena.de/ALe_Expertengremium) are certainly available for personal assessments of the work of the expert panel to date. You can also contact the ALe office with your questions (ale@uni-jena.de).