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Appointments Monitor
Stage of the process: Interview
The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. This will consist of:
- at least one academic lecture open to the university community, relating to the subject area of the professorship, and, where appropriate, a teaching demonstration of an appropriate duration,
- a presentation of the candidate’s future research profile and teaching approach,
- a closed-door interview with the members of the appointment committee.
Stage of the procedure: Interview
The selected applicants will be invited to an interview. This consists of:
- at least one university lecture related to the subject area of the professorship and, if necessary, a teaching demonstration of appropriate duration,
- a presentation of the future research profile and the teaching concept,
- a closed-door discussion with the members of the Appointments Committee.
Stage of the process: Obtaining external expert opinions
External expert opinions are being sought for shortlisted candidates.
State of the procedure: Inclusion of external expertise
External expert opinions will be obtained for shortlisted candidates.
Stage of the process: Obtaining external expert opinions
External expert opinions are being sought for shortlisted candidates.
State of the procedure: Inclusion of external expertise
External expert opinions will be obtained for shortlisted candidates.
Stage of the process: Offer of appointment and appointment negotiations
The candidate ranked first receives an offer from the Vice-Chancellor and is invited to appointment negotiations. If the offer is not accepted, the candidate ranked second is contacted.
State of procedure: Appointment and appeal negotiations
The candidate ranked first is offered the post by the Rector and invited to attend appointment negotiations. If the offer is not accepted, contact is made with the next-ranked candidate.
Stage of the process: Pre-selection
The appointments committee reviews the application documents to ensure that the general and specific recruitment criteria are met; where necessary, any missing documents will be requested. A pre-selection is made on the basis of the criteria set out in the vacancy notice, and candidates are invited to attend an interview.
State of procedure: Pre-selection
The Appointments Committee will examine the application documents to ensure they meet the general and specific requirements for employment; where necessary, missing documents will be requested. A pre-selection is made on the basis of the criteria set out in the vacancy notice, and applicants are invited to attend an interview.
Additional information for applicants
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Feedback on the application process
We are committed to continuously improving our application process. Whether it’s praise, criticism or ideas – we’d love to hear your feedback at: feedback-recruiting@dshs-koeln.de
