There is also a translated version of the WissZeitVG available: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18249124There is also a translated version of the WissZeitVG available: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18249124

Editor: Georg Winkens

The WissZeitVG, the law that defines conditions for fixed-term employment in science (e.g., for PostDocs), is published only in German (https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/wisszeitvg/index.html). To facilitate the discussion among international scientists, we have prepared a translation. Sentences and statements are shortened to enable a better flow of reading compared to German legal language. Some comments about the German original text are added in brackets.

This document cannot serve as basis for any legal actions, and the German original needs to be used instead.