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Private docents perform multiple teaching and research tasks. In order to support them, the Privatdozenten-Stiftung (foundation) was founded in 1957 by a patron of the university. In 2000, the PDV (association representing private docents and adjunct professors at the UZH) contributed the capital of its relief fund, which it had accumulated over many years, to the PD-Stiftung. Since then, the PDV has held a majority in the Board of Trustees. PD-Stiftung uses the foundation’s capital to support scientific work by ‘Privatdozenten’ and ‘Privatdozentinnen’ of the University of Zurich.
Since the restructuring of the University’s representative bodies in 2019, the PDV is not a representative body of the UZH anymore. Private docents are now being represented by the Representative Body of Senior Researchers and Teaching Staff (VFFL). PD-Stiftung still continues to support all private docents and adjunct professors (‘Titularprofessor*innen’) who conduct research and teaching at the UZH.
The foundation grants financial contributions up to CHF 10,000 towards specific research costs leading to Open Access publications. Salary costs and expenses for infrastructure (space rentals, material costs etc.) cannot be applied for. Applications may be submitted electronically at any time.
Members of the Board of Trustees:
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark, President
Prof. Dr. Josette Baer Hill, Representative of VFFL
Prof. Dr. André C. Wohlgemuth, Representative of VFFL
Contact person: Antje Derksen (E-Mail contact@grc.uzh.ch, phone 044 634 24 61)
Postal address: Privatdozenten-Stiftung, c/o UZH Graduate Campus, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zürich
