Tenure-track Professorships at the University of Bonn
Tenure-track professorships have been an established career path at the University of Bonn since 2009. If a professorial post is advertised as a tenure-track position, the successful candidate will be eligible for tenure (permanent professorial position) if they successfully complete the probationary period and final evaluation.
Why tenure-track?
Interested in applying for a tenure-track professorship at the University of Bonn? Current calls for applications are published here:
Vacancies at the University of Bonn
The objective of the tenure-track model is to provide early-career researchers with an alternative route to a professorship. The University of Bonn aims to recruit and retain outstanding young research talent from Germany and around the world. Tenure track is an attractive career path for young academics, offering the prospect of promotion to a permanent professorial post after successfully completing the mandatory evaluation stage.
Introducing the WISNA program
Germany’s joint federal and state program for the promotion of early-career researchers (WISNA) is funding 28 tenure-track positions (academic salary scale: W1) at the University of Bonn.
Tenure-Track Models at the University of Bonn:
Appointment to a W1 tenure-track professorship (assistant professorship):
- initial phase lasting three years
- If the interim evaluation is positive, contract is extended for another three years (phase 2)
- If the final evaluation is positive, promotion to a permanent professorial position on the W2 or W3 salary scale.
Appointment to a W2 tenure-track professorship:
- appointment for a period of five years
- interim evaluation after two years
- If the final evaluation is positive, promotion to a permanent professorial position on the W2 or W3 salary scale.
The tenure-track model is set out in the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Tenure-Track Committee
Each faculty has a tenure-track committee that oversees the relevant tenure-track procedures, from the initial job announcement to the final evaluation.
The central tenure-track committee at the University of Bonn (University Tenure-Track Committee) monitors compliance with the assessment criteria while taking appropriate account of faculty and departmental cultures. Based on the individual’s tenure-track file and the opinions of the faculty tenure-track committee and the faculty council, the University Tenure-Track Committee will issue a recommendation to the Rectorate on whether the relevant professorship should be extended or made permanent. The University Tenure-Track Committee corresponds to the Committee for Special Appointments pursuant to the University’s appointment regulations.
Faculty contacts and committees:
Contact
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Venusberg-Campus 1, Haus 33
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Email: dekan.mnf@uni-bonn.de
Tenure Track Committee - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (in German)6666614
Contact
Meckenheimer Allee 174
53115 Bonn
Downloads and additional information
The download buttons on the right can be used to access the following documents:
- The legally binding version of the Tenure Track Regulations as published in the official announcements („Amtliche Bekanntmachungen“) of the University of Bonn (in German)
- A non-official reading version (in English)
- A link to further information on appointment procedures (including the current version of the Appointment Regulations of the University of Bonn and older versions)
yourTRACK
Qualification Program for junior research group leaders, junior professors, and tenure track professors
Training, coaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities for established researchers on their way to a professorship. Human Resources and its cooperation partners offer targeted and individual support during this career phase. The aim is to provide optimal preparation for the requirements of a lifetime professorship in an interdisciplinary field.
Participation in this program is open to all established researchers and is voluntary, but highly recommended.
Guidelines
To provide you with the best possible support, you will find guidelines for your status meetings and for a successful mentoring relationship here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your contact person in HR Development.
Got questions? Just ask!
Julia Küchel
Poppelsdorfer Allee 31-33
53115 Bonn