Stakeholders in the tenure-track process

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In 2010, Leibniz University Hannover was the first public sector university in Lower Saxony to be granted the right to appoint professors. In 2015, it became the first university in Lower Saxony and the ninth university in Germany to be awarded the seal of approval from the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV) for fair and transparent appointment negotiations. When the right to appoint candidates was transferred, a centralised appointments management system was set up for quality assurance purposes. A large number of stakeholders are involved to ensure that all formal and legal aspects of the appointment processs are carried out properly and that the selection processes are transparent and objective. 

The Presidential Board

The presidential board is the central player in the appointment process. It decides on approval processes and appointment proposals. In 2015, Leibniz University created a separate departmental role in the form of the vice president for human resource development. The Department for Appointment Matters assists the presidential board and faculties at all stages of the appointment process, from advertising professorship vacancies to adopting the appointments list.

University Bodies And Faculties

In addition to the presidential board, the university bodies involved in the appointment process are the Senate and the foundation council and, in the case of tenure-track processes, the Leibniz-Tenure-Board. The dean’s offices and faculty councils, as well as the appointment commissions, and decentralised equal opportunities officers are responsible for local appointment processs.

 

Further Stakeholders

  • Leibniz School of Education

    Leibniz School of Education

    The board of directors at the Leibniz School of Education (LSE) is also involved as a decentralised stakeholder in appointment processs for professorships with a special teaching focus, teaching in the subject area concerned and educational sciences. As a cross-faculty body with faculty status, the LSE has key responsibility for organising teacher training and teacher training research at LUH.

  • Equal opportunities officer

    Equal opportunities officer

    Creating equal opportunities for all has been Leibniz University’s professed goal for two decades. The equal opportunities officers are involved in the approval process and as official members of the selection or appointment commissions in an advisory capacity.

  • Special needs representatives

    Special needs representatives

    When disabled people or people of equal status apply, the special needs representative is to be involved in appointment processs.

Contact

Dr. Justin Siefert
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