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W1 Professorship with tenure track to W2 in Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law


Institution: Faculty of Law, Institute of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law
Date of Announcement (dd.mm.yyyy): 04.04.2024
Application Deadline (dd.mm.yyyy): 06.05.2024


The Faculty of Law at the University of Göttingen invites applications for a temporary professorship with civil servant status (grade W1 NBesO) with tenure track (grade W2 NBesO) at the Institute of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law effective at the earliest possible date:

W1 Professorship with tenure track to W2 in Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law (f/m/d)

The successful candidate will initially be appointed for a period of three years. If the interim evaluation is positive, the employment contract will be extended for another three years. Transfer to a permanent professorship (W2) shall take place after another positive evaluation without the vacancy being readvertised.

The successful candidate will represent the fields mentioned above in research and teaching. We are looking for an internationally visible, team-oriented and committed personality with a future focus in one of the institute’s research fields (procedural law, family law, medical law). The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching particularly in the development of modern teaching concepts including the use of digital media. The University of Göttingen attaches great importance to research-oriented teaching.

Appointment requirements are stipulated by Article 30 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act in the most current version of that law. As a rule, applicants that have obtained their doctorate from the University of Göttingen can only be considered for a junior professorship if after the completion of the doctoral thesis they have transferred to another university or worked for a minimum of two years in research elsewhere. The University of Göttingen is a Public Law Foundation and thereby entitled to award professorships. Details will be provided upon request.

Applications from abroad are explicitly welcome. The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore explicitly invites qualified female scholars to apply. The University has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports its employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equivalent qualifications, applications from disabled persons will be given preference. In order for the University to be able to protect the interests of the applicant, information about a disability or equal status should be included in the application.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae describing your scientific career and your teaching activity, a list of publications, certificates, as well as an outline of the research projects planned for the coming years. Please address your application by May 6, 2024 in one pdf file to the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Göttingen (dekanat@jura.uni-goettingen.de).

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Andreas Paulus (dekanat@jura.uni-goettingen.de).

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Please note that only the German version of this job announcement is legally binding.