Work and Research at University
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Work and Research at University
82 Work and Research at University Welcome Centre Work and Research at University 6 83 Universität Bonn 6.1 Employment Contract or Appointment Academic employees at universities conclude employment contracts with the university which state the salary scale and conditions of employment. In Germany, however, many professors and academic staff are public servants, and they are appointed. Public servants’ salaries are laid down by the “Bundesbesoldungsgesetz” (the law regulating the salaries of public servants) and the corresponding regulations of the respective Federal State. The salary scale for professors is called “W”. In most Federal States academic staff are paid according to a collective pay agreement known as “TV-L”. You will have to sign your employment contract before you officially start working. Your institute or the personnel department will tell you in advance which forms and documents have to be submitted in order to draw up the contract. As an employee you will usually be required to pay tax and social security contributions. This is dealt with in chapters 8 and 9. Please read them carefully. LBV NRW The “Landesamt für Besoldung und Versorgung NRW (LBV)” is the authority responsible for calculating and paying the salaries of all employees and public servants, so you will receive your salary statement from the LBV directly. You can find the coordinates of people to contact on your salary statement or by using your LBV-pin number to access the LBV’s website. Here you will also find additional information on collective pay agreements, child benefit and taxation. www.lbv.nrw.de Personnel Department, University of Bonn The personnel department at the University of Bo onn is located in the main building. ns In ? ermany ar n in G e s ic m ade les visitt:: ale at do ac h allary sc s W d : n a f fo ider in id eements re e pay ag ecttive ar y ollle c n o s > Sala n o io reerrs rmat s and Ca b For inform o J > om demics..c www.aca nst.info rr che diie enttllic ff e o .o w w w e rband.d hschulve www.hoc Personalabteilung Universität Bonn Regina-Pacis-Weg 3 53113 Bonn www.uni-bonn.de > Einrichtungen > Universitätsverwaltung > Dezernat 3 (Personalwesen) 84 Work and Research at University Welcome Centre Health and Safety: Health and safety is a major issue at the University of Bonn. If you have any questions relating to health and safety you should approach your immediate superior who is responsible for implementing and observing the rules and legal regulations governing your safety in the workplace. In Bonn: Visit the thematic portal on the Intranet and click on “Arbeitsschutz“ (occupational safety) and “Sicherheit / Strahlenschutz“ ((safetyy / radiation p protection)) for details. The human resources development section at the University of Bonn regularly organises seminars for new staff and continuing education series for academic personnel. Visit the thematic portal on the Intranet and click on “Personalentwicklung” for details. The thematic and staff portals also provide answers to many of the questions that occur in everyday working life. http://intranet.uni-bonn.de/ Themenportal.html http://intranet.uni-bonn.de/ Mitarbeiterportal.html As a new member of staff you are bound to have lots of questions about organisation and workflow at the university: Where do I go to register travel on university business and how do I claim expenses? How do I get hold of material and equipment for my workplace? Who will repair my computer? Who can help me in case of conflict? What opportunities are there for continuing education and consultancy at the university? You can find information on these and other questions in the column at the side and in chapter 3 (Facilities and Institutions at the University). To discover how other matters are dealt with at your particular institute it is best to ask your colleagues. In nsi sid de er in nfo f : T e academ Th e ic quart rte err One On e pe pec cul uliarity itt of Ge erm man u ma uni nivversiti itie es es i th is the he s so-ca c lle l d “ac “a adem mic c quarter”: le ectu es tur es oft o en begin of n a quar a ter e o off an hou hourr lat late aterr tha th n the e time giv g en n on the the timetable. The Thes se lect e ure ec u s are are usuall al y marked “cum tem tempor pore e” (c.t (c.t..)) by y con ontra rast with those tha at beg begi egin on the h hou ho r whic h h are are marke rked d “s “siine ne ttem mpore” re (s s.t. .t ). ) 6 85 Universität Bonn 6.2 Visiting Fellowships If an institute invites you to work at the university as a fellow you will become a member of the university for the duration of your stay and will be entitled to make use of the facilities and opportunities offered by the university. As such, you will be subject to the terms and regulations obtaining at your host institute. We recommend you to clarify issues like the use of equipment and laboratories and how cooperation with other members of the academic and, if applicable, technical staff at the institute is supposed to work in practice with your academic host at the earliest opportunity. Please note that fellows and visiting researchers are not insured by the university. You are obliged to take out health insurance cover yourself. In addition, we recommend you to take out accident and third-party liability insurance cover. Many insurance companies offer appropriate insurance packages (see chapter 8). Finance and funding for research visits to Germany There are a number of funding programmes for foreign researchers who want to conduct research in Germany as well as for German researchers who want to return to Germany after spending an extended period abroad. If you are interested in these programmes, EURAXESS Germany maintains a comprehensive database containing more than 80 programmes offered by funding organisations in Germany. If you are a fellow or visiting researcher you are, of course, entitled to use all the facilities such as libraries, refectories or sports amenities. So far, the University of Bonn does not issue a special identity card for visiting researchers. However, on request, your institute will be pleased to give you a letter confirming the duration of your research stay which you can present if required. You can also find funding programmes for students, post-graduates and post-docs in the scholarship database run by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). ng undiin ch fu g arc ea king ki ak ese spea o res n-s nfor an g ma n ng in h hi rc ea ion in Gerrm s ttio – mati rrm FI o f nf I ELFI g ng n in di d c ch n nd u ar a se h ch Fu rch n res ea t on o c rese niic matio on tro form cttr nffo Lec es iin es se orr EL intt fo orrganis e poin nd es and o attes llla o co c dentts an de t ud a at FI is a servvice h sttu LF t th EL e s rs as e c ce b a ab ata offiic , s h o arch ea se es nttains a da n re in , a ai s s, m ic I m LF e E de . ad s es a ac ie o le to counttr blle ab aila de avva ade en mad he ch is th hiic ng wh nffo n ndiin nd un fi..iin fi fi. fu ellfi w.e ww ww e ne. in nlin on s es ie i n an a pa m co EURAXESS Funding Database www.euraxess.de/en > Funding database DAAD funding programmes DA www.daad.de/en > Information for Foreigners > Support > Scholarship database 86 Work and Research at University Welcome Centre In Bonn: For all issues relating to intellectual property rights, patents and inventions you should turn to the “Abteilung für Forschungsangelegenheiten” (Department of Research Matters): University of Bonn Forschungsangelegenheiten Meinhard Heinze-Haus Poppelsdorfer Allee 49 53115 Bonn Tel.: 02 28 / 73-22 10 6.3 Intellectual Property On principle, you should ask your host or employer about the handling of intellectual property, patents, and inventions at an early stage. When doing so, you should bear in mind that since 2002, the law on employees’ inventions (“Arbeitnehmererfindungsgesetz”) has changed significantly: all inventions by members of institutions of higher education have to be reported to the employer. Email: [email protected] www.uni-bonn.de/forschung At universities and research institutes there is nearly always an office responsible for the transfer of research and technology. This should be the first place you go to get advice on handling intellectual property and to register patents and licences. Here you will be able to get information on the necessary procedures and regulations at the respective institution and also get support in carrying out the steps required to complete registration. Where a patent is registered depends on the type of protection desired. If the German market suffices, you can approach the German Patent and Trade Mark Office. Protection at European level can be sought at the European Patent Office while the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offers international protection of patents.. 6 87 Universität Bonn Intellectual property rights German Patent and Trade-Mark Office: www.dpma.de/english European Patent Office: www.epo.org World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): www.wipo.int German Research Foundatoin: www.dfg.de/en IP rights in EU projects www.ipr-helpdesk.org hourrs and ffice ho s Off os: nffo in sider in nsi In t nts tmen intm appoin ice o fic avve of e l ha el ne onn so perrrs err pe e othe d ot nd s an errs er ch s, tts a n e te de d y t ty u i tu si s st r rs orr fo u ive n ((ffo on io atttio lta ny most un an onsulta co ma or c n Gerrm In aiilable for a ng u av hu h e r d ar a nd an a ey e t te h i th t bsi h ebs ch whic he we he g wh ng n on tth urin d on stted s rs du os o urs po ou o ho uallly p su att a us tha eu s th ns an g””)) mea g se hours are se es n he un ru T Th a . ) ba b e) e nb le i p e re m e a am Ve exx h ch ac forr e fo na n “n (“ ( ” .” ar V .V s e urrs ou rs. “N c ho d orrs f ce ff e do ce ic ese offi es ir offffffic heir ntt. 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