On this page, you will find the most important concerns for lecturers. The corresponding information and questions can be found in the respective boxes.
Should you have any further questions or require more in-depth information, please contact your your responsible officer.
To supplement or, in justified cases, to ensure the availability of courses, teaching assignments may be issued. Individuals holding a teaching assignment carry out the tasks assigned to them independently.
Teaching assignments may not be issued to professors, academic or artistic staff, or instructors with special duties at the same institution in the subject area for which they were appointed. This does not apply to continuing education courses offered by the university or to part-time, dual, or distance study programs that are conducted in addition to the officially prescribed teaching load. Courses in continuing education may be remunerated through an honorarium agreement pursuant to Section 63 of the Higher Education Act (HochSchG).
A teaching assignment constitutes a distinct public-law relationship; it does not establish an employment or service relationship.
Holders of teaching assignments carry out their teaching duties independently and are solely responsible for complying with all resulting tax and social security obligations.
Lecturers with teaching assignments are not covered by statutory accident insurance. It is therefore advisable to obtain private insurance coverage.
The following documents must be submitted (preferably by email):
- Information form for teaching staff
- Declaration regarding the teaching assignment
- For non-EU nationals: valid residence permit (if applicable, with supplementary sheet)
For teaching assignments in further education, please also submit the following document:
Within the 'Teaching Assignment Details' form, reference is made to the obligation to maintain data confidentially (only in german).
The artists’ social contribution is a social security levy that a company must pay when it commissions self-employed artists or publicists. Under the Artists’ Social Insurance Act, this includes not only individuals who create or practice music, performing or visual arts, design, or journalism, but also those who teach these disciplines.
JGU is therefore required to pay this flat-rate contribution for all lecturers who offer courses in one of these categories. Please indicate on the “Issuance of a Teaching Assignment” forms whether the assignment concerns an artist as defined for the purposes of this levy.
At the end of the teaching assignment, lecturers will report the number and scope of actually conducted individual hours when submitting their invoice. The corresponding form can be found here as a teaching assignment settlement (only in german).
The State Office in Koblenz. Please note that payment can only be made if all required documents are submitted.
You can find your contact person at the State Finance Office using your personnel number here (only in german).
Note: Lectures are personally responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations govering secondary employment, as well as social security and tax-related recording and declaration obligations.
Lecturers with teaching assignments are not considered employees under social security law and are therefore not subject to compulsory health, long-term care, or unemployment insurance. However, they are generally subject to mandatory pension insurance as self-employed teaching professionals pursuant to Section 2, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the German Social Code VI (SGB VI). Information on a possible exemption from this obligation can be obtained from the advisory office of the German Pension Insurance Fund (Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund) responsible for the lecturer’s place of residence. Please note your reporting obligation under Section 190a (1) SGB VI.
Lecturers with teaching assignments are not employees but self-employed persons within the meaning of the Income Tax Act. Their income is subject to income tax unless it is tax-exempt under Section 3 No. 26 of the Income Tax Act (EStG). Lecturers are responsible for paying their own income tax to the tax office.
JGU is required to report remuneration from teaching assignments to the tax office responsible for the lecturer’s place of residence. For this purpose, the tax identification number is needed as the unique identifier of the taxpayer and must be provided by the lecturer in the relevant form.
Employees in the public sector, according to civil service and collective bargaining regulations, are required to notify their primary employer in writing of any secondary employment before commencing it.