Postdoctoral Agreement

For every employment position to which a postdoctoral researcher is appointed, a Postdoctoral Agreement must be in place. The Agreement is separate from the employee appraisal (MAG) and is completed once at the beginning of the employment.

You can find the form and guidelines for the Postdoctoral Agreement below under “Documents".

Content

Tasks

A brief description is given of the research project and the topic of the postdoc. In addition, further tasks are listed and it is indicated whether these tasks are part of the workload reserved for scientific qualification. Participation in teaching is also stated.  

Objectives

The Postdoctoral Agreement provides a definition of the overarching objectives in relation to research and educational performance, and of the milestones required to achieve the objectives. The objectives are reviewed periodically and adjusted if necessary. 

Supervision

At least two persons are named in the Postdoctoral Agreement who are responsible for supervising the respective postdoctoral researcher. One of the persons listed is the postdoc’s main supervisor.

Distinction from the employee appraisal

The annual evaluation of research performance takes place as part of the employee appraisal (MAG), for which there is a separate form (internal link).

Storage and Responsibilities

  • The Postdoctoral Agreement is usually kept by the supervisor (original) and the postdoctoral researcher (copy). The same applies to the form for the Status Review and the form for the Career Discussion.
  • For supervisors: Postdoctoral Agreements are recorded by the faculties. If you have any questions about the recording process, please contact the dean's office of the respective faculty.