- Appointment Procedure
- Professorships
Information on Vacancies for Professorships, the ongoing procedures for professorhips and the currently appointed professorhips is given on this page.
Management of Professorial Appointments
Rechbauerstraße 12/I
8010 Graz
Ursula TOMANTSCHGER-STESSL
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Head of Management of Professorial Appointments
Phone: +43 316 873 6061
ursula.tomantschger-stessl@tugraz.at
Deputy
Filip ZIVANOVIC
Mag.iur.
Professorships and employment law
OU Personnel
Tel.: +43 316 873 6637
filip.zivanovic@tugraz.at
Rector's Secretary, Assistance, Appointments
Monika WINTER
Phone: +43 316 873 6002
monika.winter@tugraz.at
Appointment management generally encompasses the planning, implementation and control of appointment processes in order to attract the best candidates for the respective position.
Effective appointment management is important to ensure that the university finds the right people with the right skills and qualifications to achieve its goals. Accordingly, it requires close and trusting cooperation between all those involved in the process, who objectively represent the interests of the university as a whole and promote the overall objectives of the respective departmental and university strategy.
- Provides advice and support to all university institutions involved in the procedure about the appointment process
- Information office for (potential) applicants
- Provides support to applicants, who have been invited to a negotiation session with the Rector
- Development and optimisation of concepts, procedural rules, sample texts and guidelines
- Creates and checks calls for professors on behalf of the Rector
- Coordination of the international and national calls with the responsible institutions and administrative positions
- Monitoring of the appointment procedure
- Provision of support and monitoring during the contract negotiations with the Rector
- Planning, organisation and monitoring of professorial evaluations with regard to their procedure, particularly the 5-year evaluations
- Documentation, archiving and reporting related to the appointment and evaluation procedures
Appointment Procedure
Selection procedure in accordance with Section 98 of the University Act
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- § 98, 99(1), 99(4), 99a University Act of 2002 (Universitätsgesetzes 2002 (UG))
- In German: Richtlinie zum Berufungsverfahren
- In German: Satzungsteil zum abgekürzten Berufungsverfahren laut § 99(4) UG
- In German: Satzungsteil zum abgekürzten Berufungsverfahren laut § 99a UG
- In terms of labour law, all professorships in Austria are subject to the collective agreement for university employees (Univ.-KV). Professorships are subject to salary group A1.
- Statute on the Action Plan for the Promotion of Women (in German: Satzungsteil Frauenförderungsplan)
- Statute on the Affirmative Action Plan (in German: Satzungsteil Gleichstellungsplan)
Information on the Application
If you have received a written invitation to an interview for a vacant professorship at TU Graz, we would be happy to assist you with booking a hotel. Please contact: Ms Monika Winter (Rector’s Office / Appointment Management Assistant): monika.winter@tugraz.at; Tel.: + 43 316 873 6002
Travelling to TU Graz
Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the organisational and personnel structure, as well as matters relating to employment law and personal issues.
- Ursula.tomantschger-stessl@tugraz.at
(Head of Management of Professorial Appointments) - filip.zivanovic@tugraz.at
(Deputy, Appointment Management Assistant) - monika.winter@tugraz.at
(Appointment Management Assistant – Appointment Coordination)
General information for new professors
- Healthcare in Austria / Health insurance for universities (including cover for dependants): www.bvaeb.at
- State pension system in Austria: www.pv.at
- Pension scheme of the Styrian universities: www.vbv.at
- Relocation allowance for foreign researchers
Living in Graz and Styria
(near the workplace)
