Appointment Process

We are delighted that you are interested in working at the University for Continuing Education Krems.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Appointment Management of the Recruitment and HR Development team.

The following points are intended to provide you with more information on the application process for professorships:

• Overview of the selection process
• Details of the selection process

Processes according to §98 UG include:

• Receipt of applications during the application period
• After the application deadline, the appointment committee (external and internal professors, academic staff representative, student representative) reviews all application documents
• Review of the application documents by external reviewers
• Hearing
  • Public university part: presentation
  • Non-university public part: questioning by the appointment committee
• Preparation of appointment proposal
• Start of appointment negotiations by Rector and Dean

Processes according to §99 UG includes:

• Receipt of applications during the application period
• After the application deadline, the selection committee (internal professors) reviews all application documents
• Hearing
  • Public university part: presentation
  • Non-university public part: interview by the selection committee
• Preparation of appointment proposal
• Start of appointment negotiations by Rector and Dean

Processes for assistant professorships includes:  

• Receipt of applications during the application period
• After the application deadline, the selection and qualification committee (external and internal professors) reviews all application documents 
• Hearing 
  • Public university part: presentation 
  • Non-university public part: questioning by the appointment committee 
• Assessment of the application documents by external experts 
• Preparation of appointment proposal 
• Start of appointment negotiations by Rector and Dean 
   

The entire process is always accompanied by the Working Group on Equality Issues.

1. Submission of applications

• Applications for professorships must be sent exclusively by e-mail to bewerbung@donau-uni.ac.at.
• Please always state the reference number of the advert in the subject line of your application e-mail.
• Include your documents or the documents requested in the advert in the e-mail.
• Once your application documents have been received and checked, you will receive confirmation that your documents have been received and are complete.

2. Required documents

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae
• Employment and training certificates/diplomas
• Ideas for the organisation of the professorship (concept for research, teaching & transfer)
• List of projects and publications
• Evaluations of courses
• Application abstract (you can download the form directly from the advert on the website)
• Any other documents according to the advert

3. Subsequent submission of documents

• Missing documents can be sent subsequently by e-mail to bewerbung@donau-uni.ac.at.

4. Application period

• The application period for professorships is at least 3 weeks and can be found in the advert or on the website.
• Applications can only be accepted during the specified period.
• If an advert is no longer available on the website, the application period has expired.

5. Feedback

• The selection committee takes time to carefully review each application.
• After the application deadline has passed and your documents have been reviewed, we will get back to you with feedback.