Job profiles for Scientific Staff

Associate professors are holders of career positions who have concluded and fulfilled a qualification agreement. They are largely equal to (appointed) university professors in terms of their rights and obligations under the collective agreement.

Tasks:

• Independent performance of research work and participation in the fulfilment of research tasks of the organisational unit, including efforts to acquire research projects and third-party funding (approx. 40%)
• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations (approx. 40%)
• Supervision of students, including supervision of Master's and diploma theses and dissertations (10 +/- 5%)
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures (10 +/- 5%)

Teaching load:

• As a rule, 8 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)
• In exceptional cases up to 12 semester hours possible

Professional title:

• Apart from professors, associate professors are the only group of employees authorised to use a professional title (associate professor)

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• A 2/2 to A2/6 (a total of 4 advancements every 6 years and at least one positive evaluation)

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 6,285.80 gross per month (A2/2) up to € 8,783.90 gross per month (A2/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, consultation hours, committee meetings, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• Local independence in order to carry out research tasks. In the case of full-time employment, however, attendance is expected at least 4 days/week, taking into account cooperation with other university members

Special features:

• Employment as an associate professor requires the positive evaluation of a qualification agreement. Achieving the status of associate professor is accompanied by symbolic acts (e.g. academic ceremony and/or inaugural lecture).
• As with the former university lecturers, this group of employees is largely equal to university professors in terms of their rights and obligations under the collective agreement. In terms of organisational law, associate professors - depending on whether their qualification agreement was offered before or after October 1^st, 2016 - either belong to the group of academic staff in research and teaching or to the group of university professors. From the point of view of the rectorate, they should be equally involved in information and decisions at faculty and department level.
• The employment relationship as an associate professor includes the right to carry out academic teaching in their subject using the university's facilities on their own responsibility and in the same way as university professors and to use the university's facilities for scientific work.
• Associate professors may fulfil functions such as head of department, dean, dean of studies. As the head of an organisational unit, they have the same organisational status as university professors.
• In contrast to Assistant professors and university professors (dismissal on demand excluded), associate professors are not subject to increased protection against dismissal.

Assistant professors are holders of career positions who have concluded a qualification agreement and are within the qualification period. Their most important task is to achieve the agreed qualification goals.

Tasks:

• According to job description and qualification agreement
• Independent research activities (at least 50% of working hours)
• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations
• Supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor's theses. In addition, the dean of studies may assign the supervision of Master's and Diploma theses if required, but limited to the employee's dissertation subject.
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assistance with examinations
• Collaboration on organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Continuing education

Teaching load:

• Generally 4 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)
• In exceptional cases up to 6 semester hours possible

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• A 2/1a

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 4,829.20 gross per month (A2/1) up to € 5,595.60 gross per month (A2/1a)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Free time allocation, taking into account the legal framework conditions, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, office hours, committee meetings, etc.)
• Employees must be given sufficient time to achieve the agreed qualifications

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• Local independence in order to carry out research tasks. In the case of full-time employment, however, attendance is expected at least 4 days/week, taking into account cooperation with other university members.

Special features:

• Assistant professors are scientific staff with whom a qualification agreement has been concluded.
• Their most important task is to achieve the agreed qualification goals. Functions such as head of department, dean and dean of studies are therefore not intended.
• Assistant professors are subject to increased protection against dismissal and can only be dismissed for reasons listed in the collective agreement (gross violation of official duties, performance of a secondary occupation detrimental to the university, inability to perform the agreed services, behaviour detrimental to the interests of the university).
• If the evaluation of the qualification agreement is positive, the employment contract originally concluded for a fixed term (usually 6 years) will be prolonged (unlimited contract), thus enabling a continuous and performance-oriented career for young scientists.
• With a positive evaluation of the qualification agreement, an employee also achieves the status of an associate professor (see Job profile Associate Professors).
• Further information on the qualification agreement and the qualification procedure can be found in the Uniwiki:  https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/research/promoting-young-talent-careers/qualification-agreement/

Senior Scientists with a doctorate/PhD are employed to supervise special tasks in research and administration that require a doctorate/PhD and a high level of continuity (e.g. project management, writing project proposals, leading a working group, setting up a database, looking after large-scale equipment, archive management).

Tasks:
The percentage distribution of tasks is determined individually and influenced by the actual teaching load.

• Collaboration in research activities or independent research
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assistance with examinations
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Supervision of students, including supervision of Bachelor's theses. In addition, the dean of studies may assign the supervision of Master's and Diploma theses if required, but limited to the employee's dissertation subject.
• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations
• Continuing education

Teaching load:

• As a rule, 4 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)
• In exceptional cases up to 6 semester hours for full-time / up to 4 semester hours for part-time possible

Classification according to the collective agreement for employees of the universities:

• B1/3 to B1/6 (3 advancements every 8 years)

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 4,932.90 gross per month (B1/3) up to € 6,488.60 gross per month (B1/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, consultation hours, committee meetings, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university

Special features:

• Senior Scientists are in charge of long-term tasks in research and administration if there is a particular need. The exact task profile is agreed as required and set out in the individual job description. It may include, for example: Project management, writing project proposals, leading a working group, setting up a database, large equipment support, archive support.
• The positions are usually advertised for 4 or 6 years with a permanent clause, thus enabling a contract extension in the event of continued need and a positive performance assessment.
• Please note: Senior Scientists in Austria do not have the same responsibilities as Senior Scientists in English-speaking countries!

Senior Scientists with a diploma/master's degree are employed to supervise specialised tasks in research and administration that require a diploma/master's degree and a high level of continuity (e.g. project management, writing project proposals, setting up a database).

Tasks:
The percentage distribution of tasks is determined individually and is influenced by the actual teaching load.

• Collaboration in research activities
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assistance with examinations
• Collaboration on organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor theses
• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations
• Continuing education

Teaching load:

• As a rule 2, from B1/2 classification 4 semester hours with a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)
• In exceptional cases, up to 3 semester hours possible for full-time, up to 6 semester hours possible from B1/2 classification; up to 2 semester hours possible for part-time, up to 4 semester hours possible from B1/2 classification

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/1 to B1/6 (1 advancement after 3 years, 4 advancements every 8 years)
• The crediting of external prior service periods for scientific staff  is possible.

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 3,714.80 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 6,488.60 gross per month (B1/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, consultation hours, committee meetings, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university.

Special features:

• Senior Scientists are in charge of long-term tasks in research and administration. The exact task profile is agreed as required and defined in the individual job description. It may include, for example: Project management, writing project proposals, setting up a database, supervising a research area.
• The positions are advertised for 4 or 6 years, usually with a permanent clause, thus enabling a contract extension in the event of continued need and a positive performance assessment.
• Please note: Senior Scientists in Austria do not have the same responsibilities as Senior Scientists in English-speaking countries!
• Holders of senior scientist positions may only teach independently in their first year of employment if they have completed the university's basic academic didactics qualification ("hochschuldidaktische Basisqualifizierung"). The necessary courses are always offered immediately before the start of the semester.

Senior lecturers' main focus is teaching. The job profile is typically supplemented by activities such as coordinating the content of teaching modules, didactic development or coordinating external lecturers.

Tasks:
The percentage distribution of tasks is determined individually and influenced by the actual teaching load.

• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations (at least 65% of working hours)
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assisting with examinations
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor's theses. In addition, the dean of studies may assign the supervision of Master's and Diploma theses if required, but limited to the employee's dissertation subject
• Continuing education

Teaching load:

• As a rule, 16 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot in the case of part-time employment); a lower teaching assignment increases the percentage of the other tasks
• In exceptional cases, up to 18 semester hours are possible

Classification according to the collective agreement for employees of the universities:

• B1/3 to B1/6 (3 advancements every 8 years)

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 4,932.90 gross per month (B1/3) up to € 6,488.60 gross per month (B1/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all of the employee's benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Free allocation of time, taking into account the legal framework conditions, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, office hours, committee meetings, etc.)
• Senior lecturers perform research and administrative tasks during the lecture-free period
• Please note: With high teaching commitments, the workload is distributed irregularly. The extra hours regularly incurred during the semester can be compensated during the lecture-free period (see link to working hours calculator below).

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university.

Special features:

• As the name suggests, senior lecturers focus on teaching. The job profile is typically supplemented by activities such as coordinating the content of teaching modules, didactic development or coordinating external lecturers. However, a proportion of scientific activity may also be included. The exact job profile is agreed as required and set out in the individual job description.
• The positions are advertised for 4 or 6 years, usually with a permanent clause, thus enabling a contract extension in the event of continued need and a positive performance assessment.
• Please note: A Senior Lecturer in Austria does not have the same responsibilities as a Senior Lecturer in English-speaking countries!
• Newly appointed senior lecturers with a doctorate are required to attend a course of their choice from the university didactics training programmes within their first year of employment. The courses are offered by the University of Innsbruck and take place throughout the academic year.
• Information on the intranet:
  Working hours calculator for Senior Lecturers (Excel list, in German only)
  Working model for Senior Lecturer (PDF, in German only)

Senior lecturers' main focus is teaching. The job profile is typically supplemented by activities such as coordinating the content of teaching modules, didactic development or coordinating external lecturers.

Tasks:
The percentage distribution of tasks is determined individually and influenced by the actual teaching load.

• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations (at least 65% of working hours)
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assisting with examinations
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor theses

Teaching load:

• As a rule, 16 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment); a lower teaching assignment increases the percentage of other tasks
• Up to 18 semester hours possible in exceptional cases
• Please note: In the case of high teaching commitments, the workload is distributed irregularly. The extra hours that regularly occur during the semester can be compensated for during the non-teaching time: see Working hours calculator (Excel list, in German only)

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/1 to B1/6 (1 advancement after 3 years, 4 advancements every 8 years)
• The crediting of external prior service periods for scientific staff is possible.

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 3,714.80 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 6,488.60 gross per month (B1/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Free time allocation, taking into account the legal framework conditions, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, office hours, committee meetings, etc.)
• Senior lecturers perform research and administrative tasks during the lecture-free period

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore work must always be performed at the university

Special features:

• As the name suggests, senior lecturers focus on teaching. The job profile is typically supplemented by activities such as coordinating the content of teaching modules, didactic development or coordinating external lecturers. However, a proportion of scientific activity may also be included. The exact job profile will be agreed as required and set out in the individual job description.
• The positions are usually advertised for 4 or 6 years with a permanent clause, thus enabling a contract extension in the event of continued need and positive performance assessment.
• Please note: A Senior Lecturer in Austria does not have the same responsibilities as a Senior Lecturer in English-speaking countries!

• Newly appointed senior lecturers with a diploma/master's degree are required to attend a course of their choice from the university didactics training programme within their first year of employment. The courses are offered by the University of Innsbruck and take place throughout the academic year.

• Information on the intranet:
  Working hours calculator for Senior Lecturers (Excel list, in German only)
  Working model for Senior Lecturer (PDF, in German only)

Post-doctoral positions are temporary positions that provide the university with the necessary impetus for new developments in science and enable employees to work scientifically at the highest level and specialise in a subject area.

Tasks:
The percentage distribution of tasks is determined individually and influenced by the actual teaching load.

• Independent research activities (at least 50% of working hours)
• Independent organisation of courses and holding of examinations
• Supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor's theses. In addition, the dean of studies may assign the supervision of Master's and Diploma theses if required, but limited to the employee's dissertation subject
• Collaboration in research, teaching and administrative tasks of the respective organisational unit
• Assistance with examinations
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures
• Continuing education

Teaching load:

• Generally 4 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)
• In exceptional cases up to 6 semester hours possible

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/3

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Monthly gross € 4,932.90 (B1/3)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, consultation hours, committee meetings, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore work must always be performed at the university.

Special features:

• Regular staff fluctuation provides the university with impetus for new developments in science. Hence, there are the temporary post-doc positions besides the long-term career positions. Post-doctoral positions are usually limited to 4 years.
• These positions enable the employees to carry out scientific work at the highest level, which is beneficial for their future careers, and to specialise in a particular subject area.
• The University of Innsbruck offers holders of post-doctoral positions support in planning their personal careers within and outside the academic environment.

Dissertation positions serve to promote young academics and enable them to write a dissertation, integrated into an academic environment and utilising the university infrastructure. Employment is only possible on a part-time basis, with 50% of working hours reserved for the dissertation.

Tasks:

• Own research = dissertation (50% of working time)
• Independent teaching (20%)
• Tasks to be specified individually in the job description, e.g. scientific publications, involvement in the assessment of students incl. supervision of Bachelor's theses, assistance in teaching (20%)
• Training and further education, e.g. participation in conferences and congresses (5%)
• Administrative tasks (5%)

Teaching load:

• As a rule, 1 semester hour for half-time employment (aliquot to the extent of employment)
• Maximum teaching: 2 semester hours for employees classified B1/1, 4 semester hours for employees classified B1/2 and higher
• Flexible allocation of teaching hours is possible in agreement with the dean of studies during the two academic years.
• Please note: Independent teaching and assistance in teaching are not possible within the same semester!

Classification according to the collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/1 to B1/2 (1 advancement after 3 years)

• Crediting of equivalent external prior service periods (fully) and useful external prior service periods (up to max. 6 years) is possible.

Remuneration (depending on the extent of employment):

• 20-hour week:
  Starting at € 1,857.40 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 2,201.90 gross per month (B1/2)
• 25-hour week:
  Starting at € 2,321.80 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 2,752.40 gross per month (B1/2)
• 30-hour week:
  Starting at € 2,786.10 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 3,302.90 gross per month (B1/2)

Working hours:

• Extent of employment according to job advertisement
• The gross salary covers all the employee's benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Free time allocation, taking into account the legal framework conditions, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, office hours, committee meetings, etc.)
• Employees must be granted sufficient time to complete their dissertation as part of a doctoral or PhD programme (50% of working hours)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university.

Special features:

• Dissertation positions serve to promote young scientists and enable them to write a dissertation, integrated into an academic environment and utilising the university infrastructure (also outside of working hours). Depending on the subject, dissertation positions are limited to 3 or 4 years and vary in the extent of employment.
• In order to ensure optimal integration into the university's research areas, the thematic focus of a dissertation position must be announced in the department's application for the position and in the job advertisement.
• The employee's dissertation concept should already be available when applying for the job, or should be drawn up forthwith.
• Dissertation positions are usually advertised with 20 hours/week and the passage "upon submission of the dissertation agreement, the extent of employment will be increased to 30 hours/week". The increase will be implemented from the first day of the month following the submission of the dissertation agreement to the Personnel Department.
• Holders of dissertation positions with a B1/1 classification may only teach independently in the first year of employment if they have completed the basic qualification in university didactics. The necessary courses always take place immediately before the start of the semester. This restriction does not apply for employees with classification B1/2 or higher.

Within the framework of temporary research projects, the University employs various scientific project staff who are funded by external donors.

Tasks:
(depending on the requirements of the funding donors and of the categorisation)

• Collaboration in research activities or independent research
• Other tasks, e.g. administrative tasks within the framework of a project

Teaching load:

• For project staff, teaching is possible depending on the requirements of the donors

Remuneration:

• Is agreed individually according to the available third-party funds and the requirements of the funding donors
• The remuneration must not fall below the level of the minimum salary stipulated in the collective agreement

Classification according to collective agreement for university employees:

• For student employees: C1 to C2
• For pre-doc positions: min. B1/1 (one advancement after 3 years).The crediting of external prior service periods is possible.
• For post-doc positions: B1/3 upwards (3 advancements every 8 years)

Working hours:

• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons, e.g. project meetings.
• Please note: depending on the project and conditions of the funding donors, working time records must be kept via the internal VIS:online tool

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• Please note: depending on the research activity, the place of work may also be outside the department and also outside a university location
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university or at the agreed place of work

Special features:

• Due to the dependency on external donors, it is legally allowed to repeatedly hire project staff with a terminated employment contract, but only up to a total of 8 years, regardless of the weekly working hours. You can find more information at
  https://community.uibk.ac.at/uniwiki/index.php?title=Anstellungsoptionen_wissenschaftliches_Personal/Einstieg_als_Drittmittelpersonal (German only) and
  https://community.uibk.ac.at/uniwiki/index.php?title=Termination_(Befristung) (English)
• Project staff can also teach as part of an external teaching assignment.
• The supervision of project staff is generally the task of the head of the department, but is usually delegated to the project supervisor.
• The project contracts sometimes allow more and sometimes less working hours going beyond the research tasks for the project, spent for e.g. administrative tasks at the department.
• Please note that the university is obliged to report sensitive data such as salary information and absences to the funding donors as part of third-party funding contracts.

As student staff, Bachelor's and Diploma or Master's students have the opportunity to work at the university parallel to their studies.

Tasks:

Student staff in teaching:

• Participation in teaching
• Participation in the supervision of students
• Participation in the implementation of course analyses
• Administrative activities in the area of teaching

Student staff in science and administration:

• Participation in research projects
• Administrative tasks

Teaching load:

• No independent teaching

Classification according to collective agreement for university employees:

• C1 to C2 (one advancement after 3 years)

Remuneration for a 20-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 1,349.60 gross per month (C1) up to € 1,496.90 gross per month (C2)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour-fixe, courses, etc.)
• No extra-work or overtime scheduled

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university

Special features:

• Employment as a student staff is possible up to a maximum of 20 hours per week
• Requirement for the position as student staff is an active enrollment  in a Bachelor's or Diploma/Master's degree programme
• Employment as a student staff is repeatedly possible with a terminated employment contract, but ends automatically at the end of the semester in which the diploma/master's degree programme is completed, or after a maximum employment period of 4 years in total.

Correction assistants are employed to support teaching and to correct written work in subjects that require particularly intensive corrections.

Tasks:

• Collaboration in the teaching and examination activities of the department (70%)
• Collaboration in scientific projects (25%)
• Administrative tasks (5%)

Teaching load:

• No independent teaching scheduled

Classification according to collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/1 to B1/2 (one advancement after 3 years)

• Crediting of external prior service periods is possible up to a total of 3 years

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• Starting at € 3,714.80 gross per month (B1/1) up to € 6,488.60 gross per month (B1/6)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Free time allocation, taking into account the legal framework conditions, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. department jour fixe, courses, office hours, committee meetings, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• No local independence, therefore the work must always be performed at the university

Special features:

• The positions are currently limited to 4 years

Guest Professors are highly qualified (junior) researchers who are employed by the University of Innsbruck for a comparatively short period of time to bridge the vacancy of a professorship and/or to increase internationality.

Tasks:

• Independent research work and participation in fulfilling the research tasks of the organisational unit (approx. 50%)
• Independent organisation of courses (teaching) and holding exams (approx. 30%)
• Supervision of students including supervision of master's and diploma theses as well as dissertations (10 +/- 5%)
• Participation in organisational and administrative tasks as well as evaluation measures (10 +/- 5%)

Teaching load:

• Generally 6 semester hours for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment)

Classification according to collective agreement for university employees:

• B1/3

Remuneration for a 40-hour week (aliquot for part-time employment):

• € 6,285.80 gross per month (as A2/2)

Working hours:

• According to the agreed extent of employment
• The gross salary covers all employee benefits in terms of quantity and quality (= all-in salary)
• Taking into account the legal framework conditions, free time allocation, unless otherwise specified for important official reasons (e.g. institute jour fixe, courses, consultation hours, etc.)

Place of work:

• Department according to assignment
• Local independence in order to carry out research tasks. In the case of full-time employment, however, attendance is expected at least 4 days/week, taking into account cooperation with other university members.

Special features:

• Guest professors are highly qualified (junior) researchers who are employed by the University of Innsbruck for one semester without advertising the position, in order to bridge the vacancy of a professorship and/or to increase internationality. If, in exceptional cases, the appointment is for a longer period than 6 months, the position must be advertised.
• Guest professors are fully integrated into University operations and thus have the opportunity to extend their CV with an activity equivalent to a professorship.

The references refer to the Austrian Collective agreement (=KV - Kollektivvertrag) for university employees:

A2/1a see § 49 para. 2, first subordinate clause KV ("erster Nebensatz")
A2/2 see § 49 para. 2 lit. a KV
A2/3 see § 49 para. 2 lit. a, first bullet point KV
A2/4 see § 49 para. 2 lit. a second bullet point KV
A2/5 see § 49 para. 2 lit. a third bullet point KV
A2/6 see § 49 para. 2 lit. a fourth bullet point KV
B1/1 see § 49 para. 3 first sentence KV
B1/2 see § 49 para. 3 lit. a KV
B1/3 see § 49 para. 3 lit. b KV
B1/4 see § 49 para. 3 lit. c KV
B1/5 see § 49 para. 3 lit. d KV
C1 see § 49 para. 5 KV
C2 see § 49 para. 5 KV