# Teaching and ResearchHabilitation

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# Teaching and Research Habilitation

The habilitation is the recognition by the faculty of a special qualification
for research and teaching in a subject or field of biosciences.

Habilitations are awarded by the faculty and the Habilitation Council, which
consists of all professors and private lecturers who belong to the faculty and
work full-time at the university. Habilitations are awarded based on the
following elements:

- The Habilitation thesis. This document provides an overview of the
  applicant's scientific competence and achievements. or scientific
  publications.
- A scientific lecture in front of the habilitation council.  The
  candidate introduces to the council his.her scientific achievements, current
  research and future plans, as well as his.her involvement in teaching in the
  faculty. This presentation is followed by a Q&A session.
- Proof of teaching experience (teaching certificate, read below)
- A demonstration of the candidate's pedagogical-didactic aptitude by giving a
  20-30 mins course (at advanced Bsc or Msc level).

More details about the habilitation procedure can be found in the official
Habilitation Regulations (German only) and the Information Sheet (German and
English) available for download on this page.

**Teaching certificate**

The teaching certificate, is part of the requirements to be submitted when
applying for Habilitation. This certificate officially acknowledges the
teaching activities of a person in our faculty.  It confirms that
teaching has been carried out in a way and to an extent that is sufficient for
habilitation.

Obtaining the Habilitation is not an absolute requirement to apply for an
academic position with teaching duties, for example, a professorship.
 The **habilitation,** **or equivalent**, is
typically requested. To make the process of documenting a sufficient
involvement in teaching,  our faculty offers a teaching certificate. To
obtain the certificate, the applicant submits an informal application, to
which the Verification of Teaching Experience form is attached.

[Verification of Teaching Experience](https://www.bio.uni-heidelberg.de/de/media/11786/download)

#### More Information

Potential candidates for the Habilitation are encouraged to contact the Vice
Dean for habilitations and research  [Prof. Alexis Maizel](mailto:alexis.maizel@cos.uni-heidelberg.de)

- [Habilitation Regulations](https://backend.bio.uni-heidelberg.de/de/dokumente/habilitationsordnung2003/download)
- [Information Sheet on the Habilitation Procedure](https://backend.bio.uni-heidelberg.de/en/documents/merkblatthabilitationoct23/download)

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