On obtaining the habilitation, you have the authorization to lecture (venia legendi) in a specific field. Completing post-doctoral studies confers the title of “private lecturer” (Privatdozent) on a person. With the awarding of title they are obligated to hold a weekly, two-hour course at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences each semester during the lecture period.
Decisions made during the habilitation procedure are made by the habilitation committee of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences. It is comprised according to Sec. 2(2) of the habilitation regulations of professors and private lecturers from the Faculty Council and professors primarily employed by the Faculty (“large habilitation committee”). The Dean is the chair of the habilitation committee.
After acceptance as a habilitation candidate with the formal declaration of the intent to complete a habilitation, the candidates present their intended project to the committee. The habilitation committee usually meets once each semester before the meetings of the Faculty Council.
Please note that according to Sec. 2(2) of the habilitation regulations, the habilitation is to be completed within five years of declaring the intent to complete a habilitation. At the latest after three years, the habilitation committee is to undertake an interim evaluation of the work done on the habilitation up to that point.
