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Office of the Dean

The Office of the Dean heads the Faculty. It comprises a dean and vice deans. The Faculty Council elects the dean based on nomination(s)from a selection committee. The dean nominates candidates for election as vice dean by the Faculty Council. The dean serves for 5 years, vice deans serve for 3 to 5 years. The Faculty manager participates in meetings held by the Office of the Dean in an advisory capacity.

The Office of the Dean is responsible for the following tasks:

The Office of the Dean is responsible for the Faculty’s strategic development with the active involvement of Faculty members. It acts in consultation with the Faculty Council and the Faculty Committee. Pursuant to Section 90 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG), the Office of the Dean is responsible, among other things, for managing the budgetary funds allocated to the Faculty by the Executive University Board, deciding on the allocation of Faculty positions, reviewing the future use of vacant or soon-to-be vacant professorships and junior professorships based on the University’s Structure and Development Plan, and ruling on teaching obligations. The Office of the Dean outlines proposals for awarding professors performance-related bonuses, initiating retention negotiations, and enhancing Faculty organization.

The Office of the Dean provides the Faculty Council an annual report and statement of accounts.

Office of the Dean members

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Löschper

Dean

Following a first term of office (from 1 May 2010 to 30 April 2015), Prof. Dr. Löschper was reelected as Dean. Her second term of office will end on 30 April 2020.

Von-Melle-Park 9
Room A208
20146 Hamburg

Tel (front office): +49 40 42838-3245
Fax (front office): +49 40 42838-7642
dekanin@wiso.uni-hamburg.de(dekanin.wiso"AT"uni-hamburg.de)

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