At a glance

Accidents at work are to be recorded and reported. Minor injuries must be recorded in an accident book located at the first-aid kit or in the administrative assistant's office. Major injuries require an accident report. Work-related and commuting accidents of employees (excluding civil servants) are to be immediately reported to:

Office for safety in the workplace
Mailing address
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Visitor address
Bachstraße 18k
7743 Jena

Telefon: +49 3641 9-414050
Mail: arbeitssicherheit@uni-jena.de

Accidents of civil servants are reported to the Division for Human Resources.

The appropriate form must be used for accident reports. For more information concerning accidents and the form, please refer to information and provisions regarding occupational safety and accident protectionExternal link (in German only). Civil servants inform the Division for Human Resources of their accident. They then receive the respective form and must also return it there. Defibrillators for first aid in the case of cardiac arrhythmia can be found at the following locations:

• University Main Building (entrance Schlossgasse)
• Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3 (foyer)
• ThULB, Bibliotheksplatz (Security Service)
• Max-Wien-Platz 1 (foyer)
• Döbereiner Lecture Hall, Am Steiger 3, Building 4 (entrance Am Steiger)
• Albert-Einstein-Straße 6 (foyer)

Useful links:

• Accident reportThis link requires a loginde (employees subject to collective agreements) (HanFRIED) [DE-Link] 

The university account, commonly referred to as the “login,” provides access to many IT services and systems of Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

As an employee of the university, a university account is automatically created for you.
You must then activate this account yourself via a self-registration process.
For activation, you will need an identification number and a PIN.
Please contact the IT Service for these details.

Contact

IT Service of the University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Phone: +49 3641 9-404777

The Working Group for Addiction Prevention and Addiction Assistance is the contact point for executives and employees when alcohol or other addictive substances have become a problem or are becoming one. It offers counselling for employees who are addicted or at risk of becoming addicted and provides support in case of addiction-related problems in the workplace.

Contact

Email: suchthilfe@uni-jena.de

Business trips are trips for carrying out official business outside the place of employment (Jena), which have been either ordered or approved electronically or in writing in individual cases. The calculation of travel expense allowances is based on the Thuringian Travel Expenses Act (Thüringer Reisekostengesetz, ThürRKGExternal link). There are a few things to be kept in mind so to ensure full reimbursement of your expense. The most important points can be found in the University’s travel guidelinesThis link requires a login.

Applications for approval of business and/or educational trips must always be submitted prior to the beginning of the travel. Application, approval, and accounting procedures take place via the online travel expenses portal of the University. More information can be found in the user manual.

Applications for reimbursement of travel expenses must be submitted to the Office for Travel Expenses within three months after the business trip—in writing or electronically. The period begins on the first day after the end of the business trip.

The Office for Travel Expenses in the Division for Human Resources provides more information and guidance on business trips.

Contact

Dezernat 5 - Division for Human Resources
Travel Expensee

Phone: +49 3641 9-415120

Useful links

• Travel expenses de (DE-Link) (HanFRIED)

University employees can use the canteens and cafeterias of the student services organization Studierendenwerk Thüringen. They identify themselves as employees with their Thoska and can also pay with it. These are the catering facilities:

• Mensa Carl-Zeiss-Promenade (canteen)
• Cafeteria EAH
• Mensa Ernst-Abbe-Platz (canteen)
• Cafeteria Carl-Zeiss-Straße
• Cafeteria Zur Rosen
• Mensa Philosophenweg (canteen)
• Cafeteria in the University Main Building
• Cafeteria in the University Library

Employees of the University must submit the application for child benefit directly to their employer. Employees working in projects funded by third parties, however, must submit it to the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency.

Contact

Divison for Human Resources

In Jena, there are 68 childcare facilities of different sizes and orientation in Jena. The Student Services Organization Studierendenwerk Thüringen operates four day care centres, mainly for student parents (Fuchsturmweg, Landgrafenstieg, Seidelhaus, and Beutenberg Campus). However, children of employees are given priority if there are free capacities. Other than that, ‘JUni-Kinder’ on the campus offers short-time flexible childcare for children up to ten years.

Contact

Office for Youth Welfare

Fachdienst Jugend und Bildung
Am Anger 13
07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 49 26 20

Email: kitaportal@jena.de

INFOtake Jena, Studierendenwerk Thüringen

Ernst-Abbe-Platz 5
07743 Jena

Telephone: +49 3641 9-400506

Email: infotake-jena@stw-thueringen.de

Office hours:

Montag 10:00 bis 15:00 Uhr

Dienstag 10:00 bis 17:00 Uhr

Mittwoch 10:00 bis 15:00 Uhr

Donnerstag 10:00 bis 16:00 Uhr

Freitag 10:00 bis 14:00 Uhr

Useful liks

• City Administration of Jena / Municipal childcare centresExternal link (DE-Link)
• JUniKinder (DE-Link)

An external company generally cleans the offices once a week. Desks and shelfs (cupboards, side tables etc.) are only cleaned if they can be accessed. Windows are cleaned by external service providers twice a year—in spring and in autumn.

Contact

Dezernat 4 - Division for Construction and Facility Management
Estate Property and Land Management

Phone: +49 3641 9-414250

The new Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federal States (Tarifvertrag der Länder, TV-L) came into effect on 1 November 2006, replacing the collective agreements BAT-O, MTArb-O, and a number of supplementary agreements that had been in effect until then.

The transition of employees of the Federal States to the new collective agreement is regulated by a separate transitional collective agreement (TVÜ-L).

In case of questions or problems, please contact your personnel officer.

Useful links

• Basics of Labour Law de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]
• Collective agreements de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

The Thuringian Higher Education Act together with the University’s Constitutionpdf, 460 kb are the constitutional documents of the University, the latter regulating fundamental University matters.

University of Jena attaches great value to the further training to maintain and expand the competences of its employees. For information and offers on the topics of staff development and continuing education, please turn to the Section Staff Development in the Division for Human Resources.

Staff development and further training

The Section Staff Development in the Division for Human Resources can help you achieve your professional goals by providing advice on topics such as personal development, in-house training, leadership development, coaching, mediation and much more.

Graduate Academy 

The objective of the interdisciplinary qualification programmeExternal link is to support all doctoral students and postdocs at the University of Jena in their current work and to prepare and qualify them for future areas of work within and outside of science.

Service Centre for Higher Education Didactics (LehreLernen)

The Service Centre for Higher Education Didactics (LehreLernen) offers continuing education opportunities for all members of the teaching staff. The offer covers certificate programmes, short-term and day workshops on specific teaching topics as well as individual counselling and individual feedback on courses.

Service Centre for Research and Transfer (SFT)

SFT offers regular information events on research funding, research transfer, R&D marketing, intellectual property rights, business start-ups and entrepreneurships. Individual consultation appointments for your concrete projects can be arranged at short notice.

Useful links

• Further training at the University of Jena 
• Further training schedule 
• Qualifications PortalExternal link
• Continuing education at the University of Jena

Employers of Friedrich Schiller University can make use of different counselling services on a variety of topics and areas such as health promotion, psychological stress, occupational safety, conflict management, and balancing family and career. Please see the flyerpdf, 1 mb · de (in German only) on the University’s counselling services with more details and contact persons. Moreover, you may turn to the Section for Staff Development with any questions you may have.

Contact

Dezernat 5 – Staff Development department 

Raum 202
Zwätzengasse 2
07743 Jena

Mail: personalentwicklung@uni-jena.de

Employees of the University of Jena have access to images and photo files provided via the Canto image database.

When processing personal data, the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Thuringian Data Protection Act must be observed. This includes ensuring that personal data is handled confidentially and used only for its intended purpose, is made available in a timely manner, can be attributed to its source, and that processing activities can be promptly traced. All employees are required, within their area of responsibility, to implement the necessary technical and organizational measures to guarantee data protection. These measures include, for example: locking away files, securing offices when unattended, locking or logging off from computers even during short absences, keeping passwords secret, and avoiding conversations or phone calls that involve personal data in the presence of third parties. Personal data may not be used—without explicit authorization and approval from the University of Jena—even after an individual’s employment at the university has ended. The university’s Data Protection Officer provides training opportunities on data protection.

Contact

Stabsstelle für Informationssicherheit und Datenschutz
- Data Protection Officer -
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Mail: datenschutz@uni-jena.de
Phone: +49 3641 9-402087

Sensitive documents containing confidential information are to be shredded and disposed of with the paper waste. For this purpose, the Division for Construction and Facility Management provides safety containers in three different sizes upon request.

Registration is carried out via the Service DeskExternal link.

Contact

For the disposal of sensitive documents / shredding:

Dezernat 4 - Division for Construction and Facility Management
Staff Unit Caretakers

Phone: +49 3641 9-414250

Signage of outdoor areas, university facilities, doors, and wayfinding systems is the responsibility of the Division for Construction and Facility Management. The signage design is predefined. Fixed signage and changes are to be requested from the Division only.

For new paper inserts for the door signs in University Main Building, please contact the Office of the Head of Administration in writing or electronically.

In all the other University buildings, the users create paper inserts for door signs and corresponding signpost boards by themselves.

Contact

Division for Construction an Facility Management
Section Contruction Management I
Nollendorfer Straße 26
07743 Jena

Email: daniela.strehl@uni-jena.de

Phone: +49 341 9-414106

The member groups of the University of Jena have the opportunity to determine their representation in the Senate, the Faculty Councils, and the Advisory Board on Equal Opportunities in committee elections. For the employees of the central administrative units, elections take place every three years.

Contact

Office of the Head of Administration
Electoral Office
University Main Building
Raum 1.39
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Email: wahlamt@uni-jena.de

Telephone: +49 3641 9-402020

When you begin employment at the University of Jena, a personal Exchange-based email mailbox and a university email address will be set up for you. With your active university account, you can access this mailbox. The University Computer Center (URZ) recommends using Microsoft Outlook. On centrally managed workstations, Microsoft Outlook is usually installed automatically.

With the Outlook Web App (OWA), a web-based email mailbox is also available, allowing you to conveniently access and manage your email from any internet-enabled computer.

Contact

IT Service of the University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Eingang B, Raum 1209.
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Phone: +49 3641 9-404777

• Police:
  • 110
• Fire Department/Rescue Service:
  • 112

In-house emergency units (during office hours)

• Occupational Safety Specialists:
  • +49 3641 9402183/-84/-85
• Division for Construction and Facility Management – Section Technical Infrastructure:
  • +49 3641 9-419777
• Occupational Health (‘AMD’):
  • +49 3641 9-398101
• Coordinator of Biological Safety:
  • +49 3641 9-49030
• Officer for Radiation Protection:
  • +49 3641 9-328480
• Report IT Security Incident: IT Service
  • +49 3641 9-404777

Outside the office hours or in case the above numbers are not available:

• Security Service for the central units of the University:
  • +49 3641 9-419999

In order to publish your contact information on the website of the University of Jena, your information must be entered into the employee database. Please use the Service DeskExternal link for this.

Due to its size, the University has a high energy consumption. Everyone can contribute to minimize the amount through simple actions including periodic airing of rooms, switching off electronic devices and turning off the lights when leaving the office for a longer time, or switching off the PC monitor even during short breaks.

Every facility has an energy certificates on which the energy rating of the building is displayed.

General energy saving measures

• Optimization of energy use of multifunctional devices (scanner, printer, fax), switching off network printers overnight
• If possible, general connection to network printers
• Optimization of energy use of monitors: switching them off overnight (no screensavers)
• Switching off the lights when leaving the room
• Using daylight, partly switching off the lights, using individual light sources if necessary
• Coffee machines off (no stand-by mode), using thermos flasks, decalcifying regularly
• Water kettles off (no stand-by mode), heating only as much water as necessary, decalcifying regularly
• Setting the heating to 20 °C (monitoring setting); every degree increases the energy consumption by 6%
• Closing doors
• Switching off air conditioning in winter
• Periodic airing of rooms for 5–10 minutes, with heating off in winter
• Air-conditioning in summer only when necessary (25 °C room temperature)
• Defrosting the refrigerator regularly, setting it to 7 °C, not exposing it to sun or heat
• Closing the blinds against the sun

Additional measures in the laboratories

• Switching off drying/heating cabinets when not in use for longer and overnight
• Optimizing fume cupboards with regard to ventilation
• Measurements overnight or during other periods of low energy (avoiding peak times)
• No autoclaving at peak times
• Defrosting chemical refrigerators/freezers, optimum temperature setting
• Switching off heating plates / gas burners / oil baths / water baths after use
• No stand-by mode of devices that are not in use
• Process cooling by means of water with cryostat (only if necessary), not with drinking water
• Carrying out energy-intensive experiments outside peak times, e.g. after 16:00

Mobility

A significant amount of CO₂ can be saved by using public transport.

The Equal Opportunities Officer of the University is named as candidate for office by the Advisory Board for Gender Equality from among the academic staff of the University and is elected by the Senate for a period of three years. The task of the Equal Opportunities Officer is to promote equal opportunities for women and men at Friedrich Schiller University. Members of the Advisory Board are elected from within the respective status groups during the board elections. The members’ term of office is three years; the Equal Opportunities Officer is chair of the Advisory Board.

Carrying out of business affairs within the place of employment is referred to as an ‘errand’. The employer must be informed of the beginning and end of the errand.

The University’s Family Office ‘JUni Familie’ provides you with help on all family-related issues such as caring for relatives, parental leave, and financial support.

No matter if you are a student, a trainee, a scientific or non-scientific staff member—everyone is involved in families and partnerships and bears responsibilities and care for others. Being one of eight German Higher Education Institutions in the best practice club ‘Family in the University’ demonstrates the high value the University assigns to this topic.

Contact

Family Office JUni Familie
Zwätzengasse 2
07743 Jena 

Telephone: +49 3641 9-415417

Email: familie@uni-jena.de

Every staff member is responsible for preventing and fighting fires. In case of fire, the fire brigade must be informed immediately by calling 112. Taking into consideration one’s own safety, rescue and firefighting should be started. Therefore, it is essential to know the locations of fire extinguishers, fire alarms as well as the escape routes. You will receive the relevant information at your workplace.

Contact:

Office for safety in the workplace

Phone: 03641-9-40 21 84  
Mail: arbeitssicherheit@uni-jena.de

First responders initiate immediate action in case of emergencies, call for help, prepare medical care and avert acute threats to health and life. Generally, anyone who has the necessary training can become first responder. Every unit at the University with up to 20 employees must have one first responder—or more if more than 20 people are employed. First-aider training courses are offered on a regular basis. Defibrillators de for first aid in case of cardiac arrhythmias can be found at the following locations:

• University Main Building (entrace Schlossgasse)
• Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3 (entrance hall)
• Thuringian State and University Library Bibliotheksplatz (security service)
• Max-Wien-Platz 1(entrance hall)
• Döbereiner lecture theatre, Am Steiger 3, House 4, (entrance Am Steiger)
• Albert-Einstein-Straße 6 (entrance hall)

Registration for first aid training courses (basic and advanced training) is done via the Qualifications PortalExternal link.

Contact:

Office for safety in the workplace

Postal address
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Visitor address
Bachstraße 18k
07743 Jena

Phone: 03641-9-40 21 81
Mail: arbeitssicherheit@uni-jena.de

FriedolinExternal link (short for German Friedrich-Schiller-Universität online) is the online student administration system of the University. Nearly all student matters may be managed via the portal. The only exception is the Faculty of Medicine, which uses the portal DOSISExternal link. [DE-Link]

Lecturers use Friedolin to manage contents and participants of their courses as well as the assigned examinations. There is also an interface with moodleExternal link, the e-learning platform of the University.

The Division for Student Affairs regularly offers introductory courses to Friedolin for students, lecturers, examiners, and departmental administrators. Employees can register for these events in Friedolin → ‘Schedule of classes’ →  ‘Courses for staff members’ →  ‘Angebote Dezernat 1’.

In the Friedolin help centreExternal link, you will find FAQs and a user manual. Here you can submit an online enquiry and get access to Friedolin (for this, you will need a valid login from the University Computer Centre).

Currently, we are working on the further development of Friedolin to Friedolin 2.0.

A colorful university needs green ideas! This is the motto of the Green Office, the central coordination and contact point for all sustainability topics at the University of Jena. Its main task is to help shape the university’s sustainability strategy. Through targeted communication and networking among stakeholders, departments, and committees, the Green Office promotes project-based collaboration. It also coordinates and supports existing sustainability projects or initiates new ones.

All current sustainability initiatives of the University and the Green Office can be found on the university’s sustainability website.

Overall, the Green Office provides an interdisciplinary platform for sustainable engagement. All members of the university community—including employees—are welcome to get involved at any time.

Do you have questions about sustainability or ideas for making work at the university more eco-friendly? Feel free to contact the Green Office!

Contact

Green Office

Room E002/E003
Zwätzengasse 3
07743 Jena

Email: nachhaltigkeit@uni-jena.de 
Telefon: +49 3641 9-401461

Three separate guest houses are available for the short-term accommodation of scholarship holders, doctoral candidates, visiting scientists and scholars, employees and guests of Friedrich Schiller University.

HanFRIED is the digital administrative manual of the University, which contains forms, documents and information about and for the University’s administrative units as well as up-to-date versions of all legally-relevant texts.

Health and wellbeing of the whole staff of the University Jena is important. Thus, the University sets itself to the task to actively support its employees in staying healthy, motivated, and efficient, or to accompany them on their way towards these goals. In the framework of the occupational health scheme, many measures and offers regarding the topics ‘healthy working’, ‘health-driven leadership’, ‘exercise and healthy nutrition’ and ‘mental healthmindfulness’ are developed.

Follow the link to find all offers:

The entitlement to holiday leave for employees subject to collective agreements is mainly governed by the provisions of the collective agreement TV-L. In case of civil servants, it is based on the Thuringian Leave Regulations (Thüringer Urlaubsverordnung, ThürUrlVO). Applications for leave are to be submitted in writing to the supervisor. The leave certificate is to be kept as proof.

Useful links

• Holiday / holiday leave de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

The General House Rulespdf, 293 kb for Buildings, Rooms and Properties of the University of Jena apply to all University employees and students. They are supplemented by house rules for individual buildings. The General House Rules are publicly displayed and can be accessed via HanFRIED de.

Employees are obliged to notify their employer immediately in case of incapacity for work or illness, the likely duration of their absence and their return to work. If the incapacity for work lasts longer than three calendar days, a medical certificate must be submitted no later than on the following working day. The sick note is to be completed by the employee of the department authorized to sign and to be sent to the Division for Human Resources.

Useful links

• Electronic certificate of incapacity to work – University of JenaThis link requires a loginde, Circular (HanFRIED)
• Ticket Service DeskExternal link
• Handout Ticket Service DeskThis link requires a loginde (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

The University Computer Center provides IT workstation support for employees of the university administration. You will receive advice, assistance with the procurement of new equipment, and help with software and printer installations.

Contact

Support for centrally Managed PC Workstations

Online service request via: URZ Service DeskExternal link
Phone: +49 3641 9-404888

Service Hours
Mon–Thu: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fri: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The IT Service of the University Computer Center is the central contact point for all matters related to the Center’s IT services.
The IT Service staff handle your incident reports and inquiries concerning the IT offerings.
If an inquiry cannot be resolved immediately, your request will be forwarded to the appropriate specialists within the University Computer Center for the quickest possible resolution.

Contact

IT Service of the University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Phone: +49 3641 9-404777

Employing more than 5,600 people and constituted by more than 50 facilities, Jena University Hospital (UKJ - Universitätsklinikum Jena in german) is a large corporation whose organization requires a wide-ranging internal structure. The Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital include individual departmentsExternal link such as clinics, institutes and central areas like administration in their cooperation.

Central stops for the vehicles of the Jena public transport companyExternal link JeNah are ‘Universität’ for the University Main Building and ‘Ernst-Abbe-Platz’ for the campus. Employees have the opportunity to purchase reduced season tickets of the Verbundtarif Mittelthüringen (public transport network of Central Thuringia) at a 7,5 % discount. There are annual tickets with one-off payment and annual tickets with monthly payment available. It is also possible to buy annual tickets for the city area of Jena (bus/tram).

Note that being an active employee of the University is a prerequisite in order to use the company ticket and that it has to be returned after leaving the University. If the contract is terminated before the minimum contract period of four months is reached, the ticket will be charged at the usual monthly price for the remaining period of use.

Contact

Division for Human Resources

All employees, students and temporary employees of the University can receive keys for rooms and buildings which they are authorized to enter. The head of the organizational unit is to request these keys. They are exclusively handed over by the authorized person against signature.

In case of need, exchange or loss of keys for the University buildings, the Division for Construction and Facility Management must be informed. It is prohibited to procure duplicates privately.

The person receiving the keys is obliged to use them for official purposes only, to store them in an appropriate way and protect them against loss. It is generally prohibited to pass on the keys to third parties.

Keys not needed any longer or for which there is no authorization of use in accordance with Section 2.4 of the House Rules must be returned immediately to the issuing office. This applies in particular to the return of rooms or the end of employment at the University.

In order to prevent unauthorized use of found or stolen keys, the recipient must refrain from using a marking from which the assignment to particular rooms or buildings can be recognized.

Please refer to the Division for Construction and Facility Management, Section Estate Property and Service Management for your contact person.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Staff Unit Property Management 

E-Mail: schließanlagenverwaltung@uni-jena.de

Phone: +49 3641 9-414218 oder +49 173-589 53 55

Useful links

• Procurement formThis link requires a loginde (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]
• Notification of lossThis link requires a loginde (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]
• House Rulespdf, 293 kb (HanFRIED)

For sports enthusiasts

• Offer of the University Sports Centre for employees

For those interested in culture

• Music and theatre
  • Deutsches Nationaltheater WeimarExternal link [DE-Link]
  • JenaKulturExternal link [DE-Link]
  • Freie Bühne Jena e.V.External link [DE-Link]
  • Theaterhaus JenaExternal link 
  • Jenaer PhilharmonieExternal link [DE-Link]
  • Universitätschor de [DE-Link]
  • Akademische OrchestervereinigungExternal link [DE-Link]
• Museums
  • Optisches MuseumExternal link [DE-Link]
  • Paläobotanische SammlungExternal link 
  • Phyletisches MuseumExternal link
  • Sammlung früher Orient-Photographie de [DE-Link]
• Cinema and film events
  • International short film festival cellu l'artExternal link
  • HörsaalkinoExternal link [DE-Link]
  • Kino im SchillerhofExternal link [DE-Link]

For nature lovers

• Botanical garden [DE-Link]
• Schillers Gartenhaus de

Summer in Jena

• University summer festival de [DE-Link]
• Kulturarena JenaExternal link [DE-Link]

For damages caused by university employees during working hours, the principles of limited employee liability apply. Under these principles, employees are liable only for damages they cause through gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The University Post Office where incoming mail is processed and outgoing mail is dispatched is located in the University Main Building - Fürstengraben 1. Mailboxes are available there. A secondary mailroom is located on the Ernst-Abbe-Platz campus (postal address: Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3). It receives all types of postal items (internal mail and mail for dispatch), assigns them to the mailboxes of the respective institutes and facilities on campus, and forwards mail for dispatch to the University Post Office in the University Main Building.

All administrative units and institutes have mailboxes and assign staff members who are responsible for mail. Within the University, mail is delivered to selected locations once a day and mail for dispatch (letters and parcels) is collected for central dispatch. Internal mail is to be sent in special and reusable envelopes or circulation folders. Please do not use staples to close them.

For external mail, standard envelopes must be used. Envelopes indicating the sender’s information should be obtained primarily from the Printing Centre. Alternatively, the sender is indicated by a stamp of the respective institution (including the cost centre, if applicable). Mail for dispatch includes letters and parcels. The address of the recipient should be indicated in machine-readable form (PC). Parcels are addressed informally, with the recipient’s address being clearly legible (important: indicate street and house number) and the sender’s address including the cost centre.

For transporting over two internal parcels or more than two boxes of letters, please request assistance through a Service Desk ticketExternal link to the Staff Unit Property Management and Transport Service.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Staff Unit Postal Service

Telephone: +49 3641 9-414240

Useful links

• Postal service de (HanFRIED)

MHFA (Mental Health First Aid) is an internationally recognized program that helps identify the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions and provides first-aid–based support and simple referrals for further help.

At the University of Jena, you can both train as a Mental Health First Aider and seek first aid for mental health concerns. All active first aiders have completed certified MHFA training and are prepared to talk with you about issues affecting your mental well-being.

The MHFA team does not provide diagnoses or therapy. However, the first aiders can listen, offer immediate support, and refer you to professionals who can help. All consultations are strictly confidential.

The Multimedia Center (MMZ) is part of the University Computer Center and provides comprehensive support in all matters relating to media technology, media production, and digital teaching.
Modern facilities, services, and technical equipment are available at three locations:

• Campus Ernst-Abbe-Platz (Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3):
  Here you will find our television studio, a modern voice-over booth, and a professionally equipped podcast workspace.
• Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8:
  In addition to PC pools, seminar and video conference rooms as well as the interactive multimedia lecture hall (Room E028) are available for innovative teaching formats.
• University Main Building (Fürstengraben 1):
  Here you can make use of the equipment lending service and a flexible recording room for your own projects.

The MMZ is also responsible for the media-technical equipment of all teaching rooms across the university and for operating the central e-learning platform Moodle.

With these services, we aim to provide the best possible support for your teaching and research activities and to help you successfully integrate modern media.

Contact

IT Service of the University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Telefon: +49 3641 9-404777 

The University of Jena maintains numerous collections, museums, and memorial sites. The following are open to the public:

• Phyletisches Museum
• Ernst-Haeckel-Memorialmuseum
• Mineralogical Collection
• Botanical Garden with Goethe Memorial
• Schiller’s Garden House
• regular special exhibitions of the Archaeological Collections, Institute of Classics, Fürstengraben 25
• regular special exhibitions of various collections: exhibition cabinet, University Main Building, room E025, entrance Fürstengraben 1 (accessible for persons with reduced mobility)

For more information, please see the Collection Portal of Friedrich Schiller University:

Occupational Health is responsible for in-house medical services for the employees of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena University Hospital and other companies in and around Jena. The scope of duties of Occupational Health includes not only occupational medical precautions and vaccination consultations, but also examinations on specific issues (e.g. Youth Employment Protection Act, re-integration into the work process after long-term illness), advising the employer on occupational health and safety and accident prevention. Further focal points are cooperation in the context of workplace health promotion and addiction prevention, advice on the protection of expectant and/or breastfeeding mothers.

Contact

Universitätsklinikum Jena (Jena University Hospital, UKJ)
Arbeitsmedizinischer Dienst (Occupational Health)
Bachstraße 18
07743 Jena

Email: betriebsarzt@med.uni-jena.de

Telephone: +49 3641 9-398101

In-house medical consultation hours at UKJ:
To make an appointment, call: +49341 9-398101

Vaccination consultation:
Mondays and Wednesdays 13:30 - 14:30

Blood collection:
Weekdays 07:15 - 11:30

Occupational safety and health protection measures serve to create occupational safety, to maintain health and to prevent accidents at the workplace. Therefore, the University Leadership has appointed an Officer for Safety in the Workplace. In addition, there are also safety officers in the individual University facilities who support the University Leadership in fulfilling its duties under occupational safety law.

Contact

Office for safety in the workplace

Postal adress
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Visitor adress
Bachstraße 18k
07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641-9-40 21 83
Mail: arbeitssicherheit@uni-jena.de

Office supplies include all items needed for daily office work — such as stationery, stamps, envelopes, and electronic devices — as long as they are available within the framework agreement.

Regardless of the total order value, office supplies must be ordered exclusively through the framework agreement. If an item is not included in the agreement and no equivalent alternative is available, it may be procured elsewhere up to a total order value of 1,000 EUR (net).

The procurement of office or laboratory furniture, as well as other furnishings and equipment, is handled exclusively by the Purchasing Department, regardless of the price. The department reviews needs and provides advisory support.

The Purchasing Department is responsible for all goods and services procurement with a total contract value of 1,000 EUR or more (excluding VAT).

Contact

Division for Finances and Purchasing
Section for Purchasing

Visitor Address:
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jentower, 17th Floor
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena  

For inquiries, please use our Service Desk PortalExternal link or
the central email address: einkauf@uni-jena.de 

The organization chartpdf, 98 kb shows the academic and administrative structure of Friedrich Schiller University.

A limited number of parking spaces for private cars is available to employees of the University. Allocation of parking spaces is regulated in the service agreement.

As the demand is very high, it may not be possible to offer you a parking space immediately. However, your name will be added to a list of interested parties and you will be contacted as soon as a suitable place is available. Parking spaces are allocated in accordance with Section 4 of the Parking Space Service Agreement. In order for your individual reasons to be taken into account, you must provide proof (—an email is sufficient).

To apply for a parking space, please use a Service Desk ticketExternal link.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Section Estate Property and Service Management

Email: parkplatzvergabe@uni-jena.de

Telephone: +49 3641 9-414212

Useful links

• Allocation of parking spaces de(HanFRIED)

In case of changes to your personal data (e.g. due to moving, change in marital status, birth of a child, change in bank details), please inform the competent staff unit of the Division for Human Resources.

Please note that names listed only on a supplementary ID document cannot be recorded in the software systems of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The leading system for employee authentication at the university is SAP HCM – the personnel system. Within this system, we can record your information only with the name components shown on your official identification documents (national ID card or passport). This is necessary to ensure that you remain clearly identifiable, particularly for tax and social security purposes and related documents.

Furthermore, the data from the personnel system is transferred to the university’s identity management system, which in turn supplies other university systems. To ensure that your preferred name can be registered in our systems, we kindly ask you—within the provisions of the Self-Determination Act—to have your name officially changed and to present the corresponding official identification document. Once this is completed, a name change in our systems can be fully implemented.

Contact

Division for Human Resources

Useful links

• Notification of change to personal data de (HanFRIED)

The personnel number is assigned by the respective accounting centre. You can find your personnel number on your salary slips or you can ask the Division for Human Resources.

As soon as the expectant mother learns that she is pregnant, she should notify her employer/supervisor. The Division for Human Resources, the Family Office ‘JUni Familie’, and the Equal Opportunities Office provide early labour law advice on maternity and parental leave. Occupational HealthExternal link offers advice to supervisor and/or employee on issues related to the health in the workplace and risk assessment.

As a sign of special appreciation, staff members of the University receive a baby welcome package on the birth of their child. In addition to useful information, it contains some small surprises. You can obtain the welcome present from your personnel officer in the Division for Human Resources.

The Printing Service unit of the University Computer Center offers the opportunity to realize a wide range of printing projects. You can have small-format items up to A3 printed in color or black and white, as well as large-format posters, placards, roll-ups, and advertising banners on various materials for both indoor and outdoor use.
All orders can be cut, folded, stapled, or bound in-house. Please feel free to contact us for advice.

All print jobs must be submitted by authorized persons via the Service Desk using a fully completed order form. Please note that the University Computer Center’s printing service is subject to fees.

Opening Hours – IT Service Center (for collecting printed items)
Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Consultation – Printing Service Unit
Monday to Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Contact

Printing Service Unit – University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B
07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9-404591 or +49 3641 9-404777

Useful links

• URZ Service Desk: Print orderExternal link

The University of Jena is closed on public holidays as well as on 24 and 31 December.

Employees who have been unfit for work for more than 42 calendar days within a 12-month period receive a written offer by the Division for Human Resources to participate in a re-integration process. The aim of re-integration is to find ways of creating the best possible conditions at the workplace or in the working environment to facilitate complete recovery and avoid future illnesses. Participation is voluntary.

This legal basis is Section Section 167 (2) of Book IX of the German Social Security Code (Sozialgesetzbuch, SGB IX) supplemented by the “Integration Agreement pursuant to Section 166 of Book IX of the Social Security Code” (Integrationsvereinbarung gemäß § 166 Sozialgesetzbuch – Neuntes Buch, SGB IX) of Friedrich Schiller University.

Please inform the University Computer Center immediately if your digital workplace or data is affected by an attack or any other security issue (e.g., stolen login credentials, data misuse, unusual computer behavior).

The IT Service can provide the necessary assistance and, at the same time, your prompt report helps protect the security of all IT systems at the University of Jena.

Contact

IT Service of the University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Telefon: +49 3641 9-404777

The Representative for Employees with Disabilities is involved in all matters concerning severely disabled persons. These include, for example, labour law or organizational measures in which the employer seeks the advice of the representative. In case of any questions on severe disabilities in working life, please turn to the Representative for Employees with Disabilities.

Contact

Representative for Emloyees with Disabilities
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 2, room 386
07743 Jena

Email: sbv.mail@uni-jena.de

Phone: +49 3641 9-400910

The Representatives for Young Employees and Trainees of the University are responsible for taking care of the interests of young employees and trainees and support them in case of problems.

Contact

University Main Building (UHG) – Staff Council Office
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena, Germany

Email: jav.info@uni-jena.de
Phone: +49 3641 9-400900

In order to avoid the impression of being receptive to personal advantages, accepting presents and/or rewards from third parties (exceeding a de minimis limit of €25) in relation to the post to employees of the University is generally prohibited. Exceptions require the consent or approval of the employer/supervisor.

Contact

Anti-corruption representative of the University of Jena - 
University Main Building, room 3.61
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Email: antikorruptionsbeauftragter@uni-jena.de
Phone: +49 3641 9-402080

The administration and allocation of lecture theatres, seminar rooms, and other event areas is the responsibility of the Division for Construction and Facility Management, Staff Unit Lecture Hall and Guest House Management. In order to reserve a room, simply send an email stating the period, number of persons and the event.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Staff Unit Lecture Hall and Guest House Management 

Email: raumverwaltung@uni-jena.de

Salaries or remuneration for employees paid from the University budget are provided by the Thuringian State Office for Finance. The amount is determined by in accordance with the collective agreement or the Thuringian Salary Act (Thüringer Besoldungsgesetz, ThürBesG) and the relevant salary regulations. For information on the collective agreement and pay scales, please turn to the Division for Human Resources. You should immediately inform the Division for Human Resources of any changes relating to your personal or account details. Also see: ‘Personal details’.

Salaries of employees financed through third-party funds and student/graduate assistant are generally accounted for by the Division for Human Resources.

Contact

Division for Human Resources

The central administration of the University of Jena sees itself as a service provider and a key pillar supporting research and teaching. To improve IT support for administrative processes, a new ERP software system (SAP) was implemented on January 1, 2024.

You can access the SAP web application (Fiori App) via the following link: SAP-SystemExternal link.

Contact

ERP Project
JenTower, Room 14 N 03
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena

E-Mail: erp-projekt@uni-jena.de

Useful links

• Finance and ProcurementExternal link [DE-Link]
• Personnel and Travel ExpensesExternal link [DE-Link]
• Service DeskExternal link [DE-Link]

Secondary employment is any work carried out in addition to the main occupation. Depending on its nature and the status of the staff member (employee / civil servant), the secondary employment may be notifiable, subject to authorization, or exempt from authorization.

The responsible unit oversees and processes the subareas of personnel law, in particular applications for aid, reimbursement for relocation expenses, secondary employment, and leave of absence.

In case of problems or questions, please turn to your personnel officer.

Contact

Division for Human Resources

University Main Building (UHG), room 0.36A
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena 

Phone: +49 3641 9415112

Useful links

• secondary employments de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

The Service Desk Portal is the University of Jena’s internal ticketing system. Through its service desks, requests can be submitted to institutes, administrative departments, faculties, and central facilities, reaching the appropriate offices directly.

With regard to the period between Christmas and New Year, an annual agreement on shutdown is made with the Staff Council. 

Since 15 February 2004, there is total ban on smoking in all facilities and buildings of the University. Smoking must take place outside the buildings in designated smoking areas. Leaving the workplace in order to smoke counts as a break and must be recorded accordingly.

Useful links

• Non-smoker protectionThis link requires a loginde (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

In addition to regular vacations, staff members may request additional leave, special leave or paid leave. The relevant regulations are based on the collective agreement, the Thuringian Leave Regulations (Thüringer Urlaubsverordnung), and the Thuringian Working Hours Regulations (Thüringer Arbeitszeitverordnung) for civil servants. See the website of the Division for Human Resources for an information leaflet on the subject of special leave for all and specifically for scientific staff. Lecturers may apply for research and practical semesters.

Useful links

• Information leaflet on special leave without pay for civil servantsThis link requires a loginde [DE-Link]
• Special leave / leave of absence / research semester de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

All employees of the University have the opportunity to make use of the various offers of the University Sports Centre. The courses are published before the beginning of the semester and are subject to a fee.

In addition, there are special offers for employees aiming at a health promotion and helping with increasing the daily time of physical activity. These include offers directly at or near the workplace like Pausenexpress, Business Yoga, RückenFit, as well as special courses taking place in the facilities of the University Sports Centre. All offers are embedded in a range of support measures and can be used at a reduced price.

Information on access, offers, and organization can be found at the University Sports website.

Here you can find a list of special offers for employeesExternal link. [DE-Link]

Moreover, the University Sports Club (USV)External link [DE-Link] with its 29 departments offers a wide range of sports activities.

Employees as defined in the Thuringian Staff Representation Act (Thüringer Personalvertretungsgesetz, ThürPersVG) are civil servants, employees, and trainees, excluding guest employees, civil servants and employees in secondary employment, and enrolled students with part-time employment contracts. The Act does not apply to university lecturers.

It is the duty of the Staff Council to check if the employees are treated lawfully and fairly. In addition to general tasks (applying for measures in the employees’ interest, monitoring the implementation of collective agreements), it has graduated participation and co-determination rights.

Contact

Personalrat (Staff Council)
Fürstengraben 1
Rooms E.013 - E.016
07743 Jena

Email: personalrat@uni-jena.de
Phone: +49 3641 9-400900

State aid is financial assistance for civil service employers and their families in the case of illness, nursing care and other individual cases. It constitutes a supplement to their current remuneration. Under Section 72 of the Thuringian Civil Service Act (Thüringer Beamtengesetz, ThürBG) in conjunction with the Thuringian State Aid Ordinance (Thüringer Beihilfeverordnung,ThürBHV), civil service employers and pensioners in the Free State of Thuringia are granted state aid. The details on the recognition of expenses, eligibility and payment are laid down in the Thuringian State Aid Ordinance.

View the link below for more information on application, information and legal bases. The application is to be sent to:

Thüringer Landesamt für Finanzen
- Beihilfestelle Land -
Am Burgblick 23
07646 Stadtroda

Useful links

• Beihilfe de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]
• Formulare in BeihilfeangelegenheitenExternal link

The University of Jena is closely connected with the city of Jena and the surrounding region, both historically and socially. Because of this—and in light of global developments—it sees it as its responsibility to work for a livable future.

As part of its sustainability strategy, the university aims to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring equal social, economic, and environmental conditions for future generations.

As Thuringia’s largest university, with more than 25,000 members, it can act across many areas: from careful management of human and material resources in operations and administration, to forward-looking education that builds sustainability competencies, and to research into solutions for the necessary social transformation and their transfer to the broader public.

Technical malfunctions and repair requests should be reported to Division 4 - Division for Construction and Facility Management via the Service DeskExternal link.

Important phone numbers and further information can be found on the Division 4 website – Malfunctions, Repairs, Service Desk. de [DE-Link]

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Nollendorfer Straße 26
07743 Jena

Email: dez4@uni-jena.de

The telephone numbers of the University of Jena consist of the area code (+49 3641), the university-specific first digit ‘9’ and a subsequent five- or six-digit individual telephone number. Internal calls are free of charge. Just dial the individual number without the leading digit ‘9’.

In order to make official calls, you must dial a ‘0’ first.

Due to the low demand, the telephone exchange service of Friedrich Schiller University was discontinued as of 1 April 2020.

The central University fax number at the Post Office is +49 3641 9-414242.

Telephone access / change

Changes to an existing telephone line (e.g., name, location change, cost center) as well as requests for a new telephone line are handled via the Service DeskExternal link.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Staff Unit Communications Engineering and Safety Systems

August-Bebel-Straße 4
07743 Jena

Email: fernmeldetechnik@uni-jena.de

Phone: +49 3641 9-414331

The Thüringer Hochschul- und Studierendenwerkskarte (short thoska) is a multifunctional chip card which can be used by various user groups of Thuringian higher education institutions and supports contactless data communication in the different applications. It functions as an electronic wallet for paying your meals in canteens, as a copy and printing card, or as an electronic key for accessing rooms and lockers. After registration with the Thuringian State and University Library (ThULB), the card can also be used as library user card.

As an employee of the University of Jena, you can apply for a personal thoska card in the Thoska Office. Follow the link below to access the form and more information.

The thoska card you are issued as an employee of the University is assigned a limited validity period based on your employment. However, the validity period cannot be longer than two years. Afterwards, the thoska must be revalidated. To validate your thoska, please use one of the self-service terminals or visit the Thoska Office.

Employees receive the thoska free of charge. However, if you lose your thoska card or damage it, the Thoska Office will charge you a fee of €10 for a replacement card.

Contact

Student Service Centre
University Main Building, room E0.50
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Email: mitarbeiter-thoska@uni-jena.de 
Phone: +49 3641 9-411150 or 9-411151

For business trips, vehicles (cars, small buses or vans) may be used, either with driving service or for self-drive. Assessment of eligibility and provision of the driving service is carried out centrally.

The application is submitted via the Service DeskExternal link.

Contact

Division for Construction and Facility Management
Section Estate Property and Service Management 

Phone: +49 3641 9-414215

Email: fahrbereitschaft@uni-jena.de

The University Computer Center is the central IT service provider of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. It supports all employees and students in research, teaching, studies, and research-related administration by providing IT infrastructure and services. You can find the full range of services on the University website.

Contact

IT Service – University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Telefon: +49 3641 9-404777 

The waste bins set up at the workplaces are intended for paper waste only and emptied once a week. For other waste, the waste separation systems placed in the tea kitchens or in the corridors (for paper, plastic/packaging, residual waste, organic waste) are to be used. The cleaning staff empties the waste bins. Glass waste must be disposed of by yourself. Disposal of hazardous waste takes place upon request to the Division for Construction and Facility Management.

Contact

Office for safety in the workplace

Phone: +49 3641-9-40 21 85
Mail: arbeitssicherheit@uni-jena.de

See the AGU management system of the University of Jena for more information, regulations and forms concerning disposal:

Well Connected – on Campus, at Home, and on the move

With eduroam, the University Computer Center provides easy, campus-wide Wi-Fi access.
For secure access to the university network when you’re off-site, use encrypted communication via VPN.

Contact

IT Service – University Computer Center
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 4, Entrance B, Room 1209
07743 Jena

www.uni-jena.de/contact-us
Telefon: +49 3641 9-404777

The regular working time for full-time employees subject to collective agreements is currently 40 hours per week. As a matter of principle, it may not exceed 10 hours per day and 50 hours per week in the case of a 5-day week.

Civil servants are subject to the Thuringian Working Hour Regulations (Thüringer Arbeitszeitverordnung). Corresponding regulations for university lecturers can be found in Section 97 of the Thuringian Higher Education Act (Thüringer Hochschulgesetz, ThürHG).

Please see the website of the Division for Human Resources for more information and your contact person.

Working time regulations / flexitime

Working time is regulated differently depending on the respective areas within the University. The University Library (ThULB), the Botanical Garden, the central administrative units, the scientific workshops of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy allow for flexible working hours.

For the central administrative units, a framework service agreement regarding flexitime has been concluded with the staff council. The bandwidth period (between the earliest creditable start and the latest end) is Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Within this period, there are core hours during which the employee has to be present and flexible hours (individual working time). Service agreements and arrangements of the respective departments must be observed.

Current core working hours in force:

• Monday to Thursday
  • 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Fridays and working days preceding public holidays or 24 and 31 December
  • 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Creditable working time
  • 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Within the faculties, there are no uniform regulations. Please enquire about the regulations that apply to you. Daily working hours are to be recorded by the employees themselves.

Time off in lieu / breaks / working time balance

These arrangements apply only within the framework of flexitime. If you exceed or fall short of the daily standard working hours, this must always be compensated for within the framework of flexitime on other working days. The limits for time credits or time debts must be observed. Service operations must be guaranteed in all cases.

Contact

Division for Human Resources 

Phone: +49 3641 9-415000

Useful links

• Flexitime in the central administrative unitsThis link requires a loginde [DE-Link]
• Working hours de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]

All organizational units are free to organize and carry out an annual works outing. The responsible superior—in accordance with the responsibility for travel expenses the dean or director of the institute, or the Head of Administration and Finances for the central administrative units—must be informed about the planned outing in good time through official channels. In order to maintain accident protection, it is important that the character of a joint event be guaranteed through a sufficiently large number of participants, that the responsible superior recognizably supports the organization of the event and that the outing takes place with the entire organizational unit. Appropriate planning is required to ensure University operations. On the day of the outing, participants are not obliged to work or perform any duties.

Contact

Division for Human Resources
Travel Expenses

Telephone: +49 3641 9-415120 or 9-415121

Useful links

• Circular on works outingsThis link requires a loginde [DE-Link]
• Travel expenses de (HanFRIED) [DE-Link]