Mid-level Academic Staff Members at the Faculty of Arts
On this page, you will find the contact persons and elected representatives for the mid-level academic staff of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bonn. The term “mid-level academic staff” generally refers to the group of academic employees or academic staff without a professorship. Alongside students, technical and administrative staff, and professors, this group forms one of the four so-called status groups within academic self-administration. The duties of academic mid-level staff and their legal basis are defined by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in its Higher Education Act; the term “mid-level staff” is not used there, as the group is defined by the above-mentioned status groups.
Vice Dean's Office for Academic Mid-Level Faculty Affairs
The Vice Dean's Office was created to represent the issues and interests of mid-level academic staff within the inner circle of the Faculty Management. It maintains close contact with the elected representatives of mid-level academic staff, develops measures and support services, and ensures that the concerns of mid-level academic staff at the Faculty are continuously addressed and taken into account.
Prof.in Dr. Carla Jaimes Betancourt
Representatives on the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts
The group of academic staff is represented in the Faculty Council by two people and one deputy each. These are elected approximately every two years as part of the committee elections. They are in contact with the spokespersons for mid-level academic staff at the individual institutes, convene regular meetings, and represent the interests of the group in other academic self-governing bodies. They act as contact persons for the Faculty Management and for matters concerning the entire mid-level academic staff.
Dr. Désirée Cremer
Christine Lafos
Dr. Jan Voosholz
Philip Nock
Career Advancement and Support Services for Early-Career Researchers
The University of Bonn has numerous contact points and service facilities that are responsible for career counseling and support for young academics. The services are aimed at various target groups who are in an academic qualification phase (from doctoral studies to postdoctoral studies to habilitation) or who want to prepare for it. A compilation of the most important information portals and service centers that offer counseling, support, and further training for young academics can be found on the following page:
Internal University Committees and External Associations
Staff Council for Academic Employees (PRwiss)
The PRwiss is a committee consisting of elected regular members from various departments and faculties at the University of Bonn. It actively promotes the interests of academic staff.
Council of Scientific Employees (RWM)
The employees elected in the committee elections form the Council of Academic Staff. The exchange of information about the work of academic staff in the faculties, central departments, and the Senate is a key focus of the RWM's work.
Association of Higher Education and Science (vhw)
The Association of Higher Education and Science (vhw) is the professional and trade association representing all employees working in the field of academia. The vhw represents the legitimate interests of its members at federal and state level in parliament, government, administration, and in the public sphere.
NGAwiss - Network for Good Work in Science
The Network for Good Work in Science (NGAWiss) is an open, supraregional association of mid-level staff initiatives and individuals from the academic mid-level staff. It advocates for good work in academia and the comprehensive democratization of higher education and research. At the same time, it sees itself as representing the interests and voice of mid-level academic staff.