Mid-level faculty representatives

• Who are we?
• Mission statement
• Representatives
• Organisational information
• Code of conduct
• Further information
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Who are we?

The mid-level faculty members (Mittelbau, MB for short) are a diverse group of student assistants, predoctoral and postdoctoral students, senior scientists, senior and external lecturers, assistant professors (tenure track), and associate professors.

In short, we represent all scientist colleagues who are not regular students or full professors.

Mission statement

Our aim is to represent the interests and to communicate the perspectives of this heterogeneous group at the Faculty of Psychology. We do this in committees and working groups where we work to together with the representatives of students and professors. Representatives of the MB are eligible to vote in committees and are involved in most processes regarding academic self-governance at our Faculty.

Appointing MB members to committees/working groups

Whenever there is a position to be filled in committees/working groups, we initiate a process to inform and include MB members:

• We advertise the call for participation in a committee/working group to the MB members via email (i.e., all elected and non-elected members of the MB; student assistants and external colleagues might be excluded from this call, depending on the position-to-be-filled).
• Persons can express their interest to participate and can also communicate their preference for becoming a full or substitute member in the committee/working group.
• The MB core team drafts a list suggestion, based on the pool of interested persons, keeping in mind their preference for acting as full or substitute member in the committee/working group. Following the guidelines of the Faculty of Psychology/University of Vienna, our decisions are guided by considering diversity in committees/working groups on different levels, including gender diversity, different career stages, potential conflicts of interest and/or dependencies among colleagues. To assure a balanced constellation across the entire committee/working group, we are in contact with student and professor representatives as well.
• The MB core team discusses with the remaining MB representatives.
• The list suggestion is communicated to all MB members who are given the opportunity to vote against the suggested list (typically over the time frame of one week).
• Possible votes against the current list are discussed among the eight MB representatives, followed by a final democratic vote.
• All MB members are informed about this final decision via email.

Code of conduct

The MB is dedicated to providing a welcoming and supportive environment, providing community support, and empowering our MB members, regardless of a person’s background or identity. All participants in our events and communications are expected to show respect and courtesy to others. This should enable an environment in which diverse individuals can collaborate and interact in mutual respect. We recognize a shared responsibility to create and maintain that environment for the benefit of all.