Performance Evaluation in Appointment Procedures – The Changing Tradition of Hiring Professors in Academia. Qualitative Inquiry of the DZHW Study LiBerTas 

On the basis of an analysis of maximally contrasting cases (universities, disciplines), it was investigated how the change in the appointment procedure affects the relationship between the actors involved and their enactment of institutional logics. Eight universities and four universities of applied sciences with different profiles were selected for this purpose. The analysis focussed on the subjects of sociology/social sciences (universities and universities of applied sciences), mechanical engineering (universities and universities of applied sciences), physics (universities) and medicine (universities) in order to cover subject-specific differences (with regard to tasks, work processes, professorship equipment, disciplinary performance standards, etc.). A total of 76 guideline-based expert interviews were conducted with university management, deans, appointment committee chairs and equal opportunities officers from selected universities, 30 of which were prepared for the data package. The interviews focussed on the respective requirements, experiences with and assessments of appointment procedures.