Active recruiting of female professors

Active recruiting is aimed at systematically expanding the pool of female applicants and thereby increasing the percentage of women in the appointment process over the long term. The following standards have been established at TU Darmstadt: • Designation of potential female candidates in the approval request as a requirement for the approval of a professorship • Documentation of early and targeted activities for finding qualified female applicants in all appointment committee reports • Recruiting funds for the identification of potential female candidates throughout the globe and for recruiting female candidates for STEM Professorships • Guidance concerning active recruitment of female professors • Consultation for appointment committees on active recruitment