WISNA Program
With the comprehensive introduction of the tenure-track professorship, the University of Würzburg is creating attractive prospects and reliable development opportunities for outstanding academics in early career phases on the path to a lifetime professorship.
Human Resources Development closely supports the junior professors appointed as part of the federal-state programme for the promotion of young academics (WISNA) in their qualification process, in accordance with the tenure-track regulations and based on their individual development priorities.
On the path to a permanent professorship, decisive milestones are reached during the qualification phase that enable continuous professional development. The University's tenure-track regulations define four central areas of development as a benchmark for professional advancement, which provide orientation during this phase:
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Research
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teaching
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Promotion of junior researchers, own personnel management skills and further training
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Committee work and academic commitment
We support junior professors in developing these areas in a targeted manner. Through counselling, further training, spaces for reflection and networking opportunities, we create structures that enable them to actively engage with their own development and make the qualification phase transparent, plannable and skills-oriented.
