This task changed as a result of the Governance 2020+ reform, in which the responsibilities of the Executive Board of the University and the deans were reorganized. One of the Professorships Department’s specific tasks is to provide support in professorial appointment procedures. “Having both the Human Resources Department and the Professorships Department makes sense, because many of our tasks complement each other,” says Jörg Kehl, Head of the Professorships Department.
In addition, the newly established Leadership and Governance Academy develops leadership and continuing education programs targeted at professors. HR services such as consulting, admin and personnel and leadership development are handled and provided by the Human Resources Department, the Professorships Department and numerous decentralized HR representatives. The jobs and employment relationships at UZH are as diverse as the university itself, making HR management a very complex matter.
