Supplement to the Request for Continued Employment dated
Version 01 March 2016
to explain the reasons for limiting the employment term pursuant to § 2, section 1, sentences 1 and 2 of the
Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG, law on fixed-term contracts in academia).
Limiting the duration of employment of academic staff is only permitted if the contract is meant to “promote
individual academic qualification and development” prior to or following the doctorate. It is required that the
staff person acquires academic/scientific skills and competencies in the context of the contract of
employment.
The following qualifications are possible:
1. Qualifications prior to completing a doctorate:
 Completion of a doctorate – Attachment: Confirmation of a conversation about the status of the
doctorate
Other academic/scientific qualifications (multiple answers possible) for
 Procurement of  Working on a research project
 Transfer of research results
 Publication of research results
 Acquisition and application of particular scientific methods
 Editorial tasks  Documenting literature
 Preparing a research-related stay abroad or outside the university
 Specialist supervision of  Organisational support for scientific collections
 Teaching assignments  Obtaining additional teaching qualifications
 Acquiring  Broadening and developing skills and experience in project and science
management
 Professional and scientific supervision of and coordination in large laboratories, large appliances,
and large experimental facilities
 Professional activity within the university/ Professional activity outside the university
 Other academic or scientific qualifications (Please note: we reserve the right to verify this, please
provide a detailed description and give detailed reasons on a separate sheet of paper)
Reasons substantiating the adequacy of the duration of the fixed term for the desired
academic/scientific qualification (work plan and timetable):
2. Qualifications following the completion of a doctorate:
 Academic/scientific qualification based on a career plan – Attachment: confirmation of a career
planning conversation
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Name of the applying teaching staff
or head of the academic institution
Signature of the applying teaching staff
or head of the academic institution
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Date
Name of person employed
Signature of person employed