Tenure Board

The quality assurance of all tenure track procedures and all procedures for awarding the status of junior research group leader is carried out by the Tenure Board, a commission of the Presidential Board. The Tenure Board oversees all procedures at Paderborn University from an interdisciplinary perspective and guarantees uniform formal standards as well as transparency and procedural security.

Tasks

The tasks of the Tenure Board are

  • Checking whether the university-wide criteria for recognising the status of junior research group leader have been met and preparing a recommendation for the Executive Board
  • Advising the Executive Board on the interim evaluation of junior research group leaders
  • Advising the Executive Board on the interim and final evaluation in the tenure-track procedure for university lecturers and preparing a recommendation for the Executive Board

Mem­bers

Permanent members with voting rights
members
Substitute members
Five university lecturers
(one from each faculty)
Prof Sebastian Luft (KW)Prof Christina Bartz (KW)
Prof Lena Steinhoff (WW)Prof Jan Riepe (WW)
Prof Miriam Kehne (NW)Prof Tim Bartley (NW)
Prof Iryna Mozgova (MB)Prof Iris Gr??ler (MB)
Prof Marco Platzner (EIM)Prof Eric Bodden (EIM)
Two research assistantsMrs Julia Steinhausen (KW)Ms Carolin Schreckenberg (KW)
Mr Kay-Peter Hoyer (MB)Mr Benjamin Hinrichs (EIM)
One studentMr Dominik Kolomi (NW)Mrs Tatjana Lüke (KW)

Permanent guests:
Dr Annika Hegemann, Central Equal Opportunities Officer
Julia Christina Schneider, Representative for Severely Disabled Persons

Note: The appointment is valid for the current term of office of the Executive Board and, with regard to the student member and substitute member, for a term of office of two years.

Chair­man

Vice-President for Research and Academic Careers

Office: Y2.116
Phone: +49 5251 60-5331
Phone: 0049 5251 60-3937
E-mail: thomas.troester@uni-paderborn.de
E-mail: silvia.dohmeier.fischer@uni-paderborn.de

Ten­ure Board Of­fice

Sabine Müller
Office: B1-208
Phone: +49 5251-60-2515
E-mail: tenure-board@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Meet­ing dates

(1st Tuesday in the months of March and September)

04.03.2025
02.09.2025

Award of status as ju­ni­or re­search group lead­er

Recognition of the status of junior research group leader

With the career path of junior research group leader, Paderborn University enables young researchers with strong research skills to become independent at an early stage by independently leading a group. A junior research group leadership opens up a special, attractive development perspective for postdocs, which prepares them specifically for a lifetime professorship and makes this qualification visible to the outside world.

The status of junior research group leader is awarded at Paderborn University according to a standardised university process regulated by the statutes. The aim is to ensure a quality-assured position for junior research group leaders. The term junior research group leader may only be used at Paderborn University after the formal status has been recognised in accordance with these regulations.

If you have any questions regarding the recognition of the status of junior research group leader, please contact Ms Simone Hansmeier on 05251 60-2006.