Appointment committees

Composition

The appointment committees of TU Dortmund University consist of at least three university professors, one academic staff member and one student. They must be voting members of a domestic or foreign university or higher education institution with the right to award doctorates. In addition, appointment committees at TU Dortmund University include at least one professor from another university or higher education institution with the right to award doctorates or another scientifically established person as a voting member. The appointment committees are always composed in such a way that the voting representatives of the group of university teachers have at least one seat more than the other voting members.

The Appointment Commissioner of the Rectorate attends all meetings as a non-voting member of the appointment committee. The Equal Opportunities Officer and the Equal Opportunities Officers of the respective department are also entitled to participate in the meetings of the appointment committee.

In addition, the departments that are not conducting the procedure themselves are entitled to send a representative from the group of university teachers as a non-voting member to the appointment committee if there is a justified interest. The Rectorate may also delegate university teachers from TU Dortmund University or from other universities or higher education institutions with the right to award doctorates to the appointment committee as non-voting members.

Tasks

It is the task of the committee members to develop the selection criteria, the tenure-track criteria if applicable, and the text of the advertisement, to review incoming applications, and to gain a personal impression of applicants during the appointment presentations and interviews. The chairperson of the committee has a special responsibility. He or she is responsible for scheduling, organizing the meeting dates and informing the committee members. He or she documents the results of the meetings and works to ensure that absolute confidentiality is maintained and that the rules on the appearance of bias are observed. More detailed information on the tasks of the appointment committee can be found in the respective subsections elaborating the process of the appointment procedure in the individual sections of the general procedure.