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After the appointment offer

After you have received an appointment offer from Universität Hamburg, you will meet with the office of the dean and enter negotiations. The information below provides an overview of the procedural steps and contents of the negotiations.

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    Negotiations

    The following is an overview of the typical negotiation process in an academic search procedure.

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    Resources for the professorship

    The HR (staff) and the finances (materials / equipment) for the professorship are negotiated with the faculty. Here it is important to be aware that most positions in academic mid-level administration are directly connected to professorships. Positions funded through the University’s budget are usually negotiated when the appointment is offered.

    Generally, you and your staff will be provided with a standard IT office space without you having to apply for the equipment (desktop-based system or notebook, up to two monitors, keyboard, mouse with a choice of Windows or Apple). If you need more extensive IT (computing poser, storage space, special application software, etc.), you should agree to these at these appointment negotiations. Please contact the faculty or directly Dr. Christian Kölzer from the office of the Chief Digital Officer, e-mail: cdo"AT"uni-hamburg.de. Commitments are included in the appointment offer. It is also possible to apply for further investment funds from the Regional Computing Center at Universität Hamburg (RRZ) (in German only) each year.

    Appointment offers involve commitments for the first 5 years.          

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    Salary

    Salary amounts are regulated by the Hamburg civil service pay scale act (Hamburgisches Besoldungsgesetz, HmbBesG). Current salaries

    • The base salary depends upon the professorship salary level.
    • Appointments to W2 or W3 professorships also entail statutory base performance-related bonuses in addition to the base salary.
    • In addition to the base salary and the base performance-related bonuses, you can negotiate unlimited appointment-related bonuses.
    • A family supplement is granted is dependent upon your familial status.
    • Junior professors who earned a positive interim evaluation receive a monthly supplement of €260 in addition to their base salary.

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    Reimbursing moving expenses

    Whether moving expenses are reimbursed and/or a separation allowance is granted is not part of the negotiations; these are statutory matters.

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    Dual career

    The Service for Newly Appointed Professors can depend the University’s excellent contacts to other employers to help your partner find a suitable position.

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