Information on W2 and W3 professorships

The prerequisite for an application for a professorship is a completed university degree. This is the case, for example, if a diploma program or a master's program has been successfully completed.

According to § 15, paragraph 2 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act, pedagogical aptitude is usually demonstrated by excellent teaching as a junior professor. However, a junior professorship is not a prerequisite for fulfilling this criterion. The appointment committee assesses the pedagogical aptitude of each applicant. Teaching evaluations and university teaching certificates, for example, can be used for the assessment. In addition, the pedagogical aptitude is also evaluated on the basis of the test lecture at the interview.

The special qualification for scientific inquiry is usually demonstrated by a qualified doctorate. A qualified doctorate means that the doctoral performance has been assessed as above average. This is the case, for example, if the doctorate has received at least the rating "magna cum laude". If the doctorate has not been graded, the selection committee assesses the ability to do scientific work on the basis of the application.

Depending on the requirements of the position, either a) additional scientific achievements or b) special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in a practice of at least five years, of which at least three years must have been exercised outside the university sector.For university professors, the achievement of additional scientific achievements is the standard case for qualification for a professorship. Additional scientific achievements can be made in the context of a junior professorship. However, they can also be achieved while working as a research associate at a university or a non-university research institution, through research activities in industry, or through other equivalent activities. The qualification can be obtained both in Germany and abroad. A habilitation is not a prerequisite for employment. Whether the additional scientific achievements of an applicant are sufficient will be judged by the selection committee.