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9.1. The high tuition fees will be offset by a generous programme of grants and
scholarships and/or the opportunity for students to have their tuition fees waived
in return for performing various non-time-intensive tasks.
9.2. In addition, grants and scholarships are either to be set at a level adequate to
provide a modest living allowance as well as covering the tuition fees, or the
status of PhD students at the UoE should even be that of employees with a
relatively low salary and social security benefits.
Teaching stuff / faculty
10. The recruitment of the faculty is one of the most important factors. Here there are
three golden rules that are to be adhered to at all costs:
10.1. Brains before themes: the focus should be on recruiting outstanding
personalities rather than attempting to develop a particular thematic field
regardless of quality.
10.2. The UoE should work towards achieving a mix of experienced scientists (also
with a view to enhancing attractiveness) and young, hungry researchers. If sights
were to be set on the Nobel Prize, then this is the starting point: it appears more
important to develop potential future candidates than to try and recruit existing
laureates.
10.3. The recruitment activities will be carried out actively and worldwide. For that
reason alone, the fear of drawing good scientists away from Vienna's existing
universities is hardly justifiable on rational grounds. This policy might even
succeed in keeping "rising stars“ in Vienna in the first place.
11. The professorships at the UoE will not be based on the academic chair principle:
11.1. That means that although Professors will receive a generous start-up package
for staff and investments, after a certain period of time they will have to compete
for the greater part of their funding from internal UoE and external sources.
11.2. Furthermore, this means that there will be postdocs but no assistant posts.
Younger researchers will be appointed Assistant Professor and immediately
given the opportunity to pursue their own research theme on their own
responsibility and with their own group.
11.3. Whether or not a structured career path is introduced: all group leaders enjoy
equal rank as professors and members of the faculty.
11.4. Tenure should not be ruled out, but should only be offered to a lesser extent. A
balance must be achieved between continuity and ongoing exchange.
11.5. Competitive salaries are a prerequisite for the recruitment of top-flight staff.
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