Representation of Postdocs
Contact Postdoc representatives
Dr. Klara von Lindern
Dr. Sarah-Indriyati Hardjowirogo
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Contact Staff council
Members of the staff council are not only the board members but also the representative of severely disabled individuals as well as the youth and apprentice representative.
E-mail:
Representation of Postdocs
Representation at the
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
All junior researchers of the university are backed by a broad range of body representing them.
Postdoc representatives
The University of Oldenburg has two postdoc representatives who are responsible for the interests of all postdocs. With concerns related to the post-doctoral career phase, you can contact them at .
Profile of Dr. Sarah-Indriyati Hardjowirogo Profile of Dr. Klara von Lindern
Staff council
The staff council (“Personalrat”) represents the interests of the employees of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. Research assistants (“Wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterInnen”) may consult the staff council, for example, regarding questions related to employment contracts. Furthermore, the staff council pools current information and offers consultation and assistance with regard to the following topics:
- collective agreement and transitional arrangement ("Tarifvertrag-Land (TV-L) und die Übergangsregelungen (TVÜ)")
- assessment structure ("Beurteilungswesen")
- transfer of holiday leave in case of illness
Moreover, the staff council draws attention to important information for researchers of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (only available in German):
- recruitment policies ("Einstellungsrichtlinien")
- service agreements and other arrangements ("Dienstvereinbarungen und sonstige Regelungen")
(available for employees of the University on „Portal for the administration”)
Representation of severely disabled individuals
The representation of severely disabled individuals (“Schwerbehindertenvertretung”) of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg represents the collective interests of all employees with a severe handicap as well as for their equals and supports through consultation and assistance.
The tasks of the representatives, who are elected by the severely disabled employees of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, include:
- enhancement of the integration of severely disabled individuals
- representation of interests
- consultation and assistance for severely disabled individuals
Ethics commission
The Commission for Research Impact Assessment and Ethics (”Ethik-Kommission”) of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg advises and evaluates regarding ethical aspects and impact assessment of research projects. Please note the deadlines for the submission of requests for research projects.