Objectives and Contents
- Female professors can apply for a reduction of 4 semester hours of their teaching load in the semester following the birth of their child.
- Those female professors who agree to a part-time employment during this semester (following childbirth) can apply for a proportional reduction of their teaching load.
- Assistant professors can be completely released from their teaching obligations for this semester. Accordingly, a reduction of the teaching load in the amount of four semester hours may be requested.
- Research semester: The provisions regarding the possibility for applying for a research semester remains unaffected. In applications for research semesters, the semester with reduced teaching hours will be considered a teaching semester provided that at least half of the regular teaching obligations are fulfilled.
Organisation
- Applications for a reduction of or release from teaching obligations are to be filed through . Referat VII A
- Departments can apply over the Gender Equality Office for financial support for teaching assignment allocations resulting from a reduction in the teaching load of a female professor after her maternity leave.