The Appointments Team is your central office for all appointment procedures at the Faculty of Medicine. In addition, the team will provide you with advice and support even after the appointment of the professors.

Current announcements as well as information on applications and reviews can be found in the appointment portal of the University of Cologne (Berufungsportal). You can use this appointment portal to apply for the University of Cologne's vacancies for professorships (W3, W2, W1).

The general recruitment requirements for professorships in NRW can be found under § 36 of the Higher Education Act of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (§ 36 des Hochschulgesetzes des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen).

The specific requirements of the individual professorships can be found in the respective announcement text. The selection procedure is based on the appointment regulations of the University of Cologne (Berufungsordnung der Universität zu Köln),