Office of the Vice Dean for Staff, Gender Equality and Diversity
The Vice Dean for Staff, Gender Equality and Diversity serves as the point of contact for faculty staff members and oversees, among other things, tenure-track and other evaluation procedures. She is responsible for developing and implementing measures that promote equality and diversity within the faculty. In doing so, the faculty adheres to the University of Cologne’s mission statement on diversity and equal opportunity.
If you have any questions, please contact Prodekanin-personal-philfak@uni-koeln.de.
The Vice Dean's Areas of Responsibility
Other points of contact in the faculty
University-wide Services
News
- Register now for the Family Day on 01.09.26 (the last day of the summer holidays)
- We are gathering views and opinions on the topic"Diversity at the University of Cologne": Voices for Diversity
- Qualification positions for people with disabilities
- The Gender Equality Office and the Recruitment Management have jointly produced two videos on the topic of gender sensitivity in appointment procedures:
Part 1: Legal foundations and regulations governing appeal proceedings: https://youtu.be/_y_uvPWYvus
Part 2: The work of the appointments committee and active recruitment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoEsZmk128 - Revised version of the University of Cologne’s Anti-Discrimination Policy adopted
- Framework Plans for Equal Opportunities, Anti-Discrimination and Equality at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities 2025–2029
- Inclusive language guides
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Prof. Dr. Silviane Scharl
Vice Dean for Staff, Gender Equality and Diversity
E-Mail Prodekanin-personal-philfak(at)uni-koeln.de
Phone +49 221 470-6090
Sabrina Schumacher
Assistant to the Vice Dean
E-Mail sabrina.schumacher(at)uni-koeln.de
Phone +49 221 470-6090
Nathalie Weber
Assistant to the Vice Dean
E-Mail nathalie.weber(at)uni-koeln.de
Phone +49 221 470-6285
Gender-inclusive language
A person’s gender identity cannot be determined by their appearance or their name. To address all genders, we use gender-neutral forms of address.