Tenure Track Procedure

The Unit for Quality Assurance supports the Rectorate, the Human Resources and Gender Equality Unit as well as the faculties and centers in the further development of the tenure track procedure, the selection of assistant professors, the verification of the fulfillment of the qualification agreement (associate professors) and the appointment procedure according to University Act §99-4 (university professors). In particular, it performs the tasks listed below.

1. Appointment of Assistant Professors

The Unit for Quality Assurance:

  • checks the preparatory documents for the job advertisement (data record sheet)
  • checks reviewers for potential bias towards panel members and shortlist candidates
  • takes part in the panel meetings to independently check the consistency of the decisions and compliance with the procedural standards

2. From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

At the end of the qualification phase, the Unit for Quality Assurance creates from the university data sources a standardized representation of the following data for the assistant professors:

  • publications
  • third-party grants 
  • courses taught
  • exams
  • theses supervised
  • results of course evaluations

3. Appointment procedure from Associate Professur to University Professor

In the appointment procedure according to §99-4 of the University Act, the Unit for Quality Assurance

  • creates standardized data lists for each applicant with publications, third-party grants, courses taught, exams, theses supervised, results of course evaluations
  • researches potential reviewers and checks them for potential biases towards applicants and panel members
  • takes part in the panel meetings to independently check the consistency of the decisions and compliance with the procedural standards

Contact

Mag. Dr. Michael Hofer

T: +43-1-4277-18010
michael.hofer@univie.ac.at

Mag. Franziska Kurka, BSc MSc

T: +43-1-4277-18008
franziska.kurka@univie.ac.at

Dipl.-Pol. Jürgen Roth

T: +43-1-4277-18005
juergen.roth@univie.ac.at

Dr.in Astrid Baerwolf, M.A.

T: +43-1-4277-18007
astrid.baerwolf@univie.ac.at

Mag. Marcel Kalmar, MSc.

T: +43-1-4277-18004
marcel.kalmar@univie.ac.at