The online seminar is aimed at research staff at universities and research institutions and provides an initial overview of fixed-term employment law, in particular the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz).

The seminar will answer the following questions:
How is the 12-year maximum fixed-term limit calculated? In which circumstances is it possible to extend a contract? What about fixed-term contracts for third-party funding? Can the contract be limited in duration at the university under regulations other than the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act? How many contracts are possible? With whom do research staff conclude their employment contracts?

Schedule and topics

10:00-11:15 a.m.: Part 1
- Introduction to the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act
- 12-year time limit
- Grounds for extension

11:15-11:45 a.m.: Break

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Part 2
- Third-party funding limitation
- Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act (TzBfG)
- Chain limitation
- Action to remove limitation

RA (in-house lawyer) Laurentius Oles, legal advisor for higher education and labor law at the DHV ( German Association of University Professors and Lecturers )