The documents listed below must be attached to the habilitation application(Checklist Application for (re)habilitation). Please note that all application documents must be submitted both in paper form and electronically. The electronic version of the documents consists of two individual PDF files. File 1 contains the application documents (no writings), file 2 contains the written habilitation thesis.

• Application to the dean stating the subject area for which the venia legendi is to be awarded
• Written habilitation thesis (1 printed copy, 1 digital version)
• Profile sheet (re)habilitation
• Curriculum vitae with a description of your academic and professional career
• Certified copy of the doctoral certificate
• If applicable, certified copy of the certificate of specialist recognition (applies to the field of human medicine)
• List of academic work (structure in accordance with HabilO Annex 1, supplement to § 4) and additionally the Publication matrix for the declaration of own contributions for several authors according to ICMJE
• Teaching performance form for habilitation candidates (explanations of the form can be found here: Accompanying document Teaching achievements habilitation candidates). Please also attach the relevant supporting documents: Habilitation candidates with a teaching load can submit an excerpt of their teaching record from Stud.IP for teaching provided at the UOL. Habilitation candidates without a teaching load can submit copies of their teaching assignments.
• Proof of completed university or medical didactic further qualification
• Proof of 2 completed course visits.
• Declaration that no aids other than those specified were used in the preparation of the written habilitation thesis and that the university's guidelines on good scientific practice were observed
• Declaration on previous applications for admission to habilitation and, if applicable, the result of the procedure
• Extended certificate of good conduct according to §30 a para. 1 no. 2 a BZRG. The Academic Procedures Team will be happy to provide you with a corresponding cover letter for submission to the Office

Written habilitation thesis

The requirements for the written habilitation thesis are regulated in § 5 of the habilitation regulations.
Please note that the required number of publications must be peer-reviewed original works, but not editorials, case reports, opinion papers, narrative reviews, etc. If there are any uncertainties regarding the assessment of a thesis, this can be checked as part of a preliminary inquiry.

Oral habilitation performance

The oral habilitation performance consists of two parts, namely an academic presentation open to the university and a subsequent colloquium open to the university (Section 5 of the habilitation regulations).

• The public academic presentation lasts 30 minutes and relates to the subject area for which the habilitation is sought. The habilitation candidate proposes three possible topics to the habilitation committee in advance, which together demonstrate a sufficiently broad knowledge of the subject area. The committee selects the topic and informs the habilitation candidate accordingly. (cf. § 11 habilitation regulations). The lecture should have a scientific character and demonstrate the habilitation candidate's didactic skills.
  
• The lecture is directly followed by a colloquium lasting a maximum of 30 minutes, which is open to the university public, for academic discussion of the lecture.

Please note that in justified exceptional cases, the habilitation committee may decide, with the consent of the habilitation candidate, to hold the public university lecture and the subsequent public university colloquium electronically. As a rule, the electronic implementation then takes place via the BigBlueButton program.

Completion of the habilitation procedure

The Chair of the Habilitation Committee reports to the Dean and the President on the completion of the habilitation procedure. The Dean reports to the Faculty Council on the completion of the procedure. When the habilitation certificate is issued, the habilitation is completed and the authorization to teach independently at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in the subject or subject area of the habilitation is granted (authorization to teach). The Privatdozentin or Privatdozent is obliged to carry out free-of-charge title teaching within his or her subject area to the extent of two teaching hours per academic year. Proof of the title teaching provided must be submitted to the Dean of Studies' Office without being asked(studekems@uol.de).

In accordance with § 15 of the habilitation regulations, the habilitation candidate must publish the written habilitation thesis in full or in substantial excerpts after completion of the procedure if it has not already been published. In addition, the habilitation candidate must make a copy of the written habilitation thesis or the publication available to the library and information system of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg within one year of completion of the procedure, with reference to the completed habilitation procedure:

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In the event of difficulties in connection with the habilitation as well as questions regarding correct academic conduct, it is generally possible to contact the ombudsperson responsible for the faculty. Confidential treatment of the inquiry is of course guaranteed.

The application for re-habilitation must be accompanied by the same documents as the habilitation application (Checklist Application for (Re-)Habilitation) and additionally

• certified copy of the habilitation certificate and the venia legendi certificate,
• Declaration of consent to obtain the written reports from the original habilitation procedure from the previous home faculty,
• Description of existing and/or future involvement in teaching at the Faculty of Medicine.