Staff Council / Personalrat

Since 2015, I have been an elected member of our university's staff council. While I have always represented our academic staff at the University of Koblenz (University of Koblenz/Landau), I have also held the following positions:

No other status group at our university is as diverse as the one for the academic staff. With over 50 different types of work contracts (Arbeitsverträge), it has always been imperative that I take part in specific training geared towards the specific needs of our academic staff. Over the years, I have attended training seminars in the following areas:

The broad spectrum of the academic staff consists of individuals, for example, with a limited contract on account of WissZeitVG, a temporary position on account of personal leave (Vertretung), a permanent employee contract (Angestellte) and a civil-servant agreement (Beamte). Even our apl. Profs. belong to our status group. With such a diverse group of individuals, there is always a lot of work to be done. For instance, I believe that the following three areas require attention in the coming years:

Lastly, a big THANK-YOU for our Chancellor, Herr Ludewig! For the past eight years, I was fortunate enough to have a minimal exemption (Freistellung) from my regular teaching duties, so that I could focus more on the various Staff-Council activities. Moreover, the English Department was lucky to have compensation for my exemption. As a result, more than a half dozen part-time colleagues benefited from the generosity of our Chancellor as they were able to have their limited contracts prolonged and/or bumped up during my exemption.