Information and guidance for new employees and their managers/support staff
Welcome to Paderborn University!
We are delighted that you’ve decided to join our staff. We want to offer you an interesting and varied job and hope that you’ll feel at home here.
To help you get settled into your new working environment, we have compiled some key and interesting information on this webpage. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR section – we’ll be more than happy to help!
We wish you a smooth start and all the best for your new job!
Your Staff Development team
Checklists, information material and guidance
- Checklists for induction: Checklists for new employees and supervisors (DE/ EN)
- ABC for employees: Information, contact points and contact persons around the workplace!
- Forms of the central university administration
- Information on the employment relationship for tariff employees or the employment relationship for civil servants
- Organisation of the university and organisation chart
- Map of Paderborn Univerity
Tip: the “Hochschulübergreifende Fortbildung (H?F) NRW” regularly offers the courses "Wie funktioniert Hochschule - Ein allgemeiner ?berblick" and "Grundlagen des Verwaltungshandelns" in its programme . These are free of charge for employees of all NRW universities. Information on registration here.
Welcome events
Target group-specific offers
New to Paderborn?

A little big city of green oases, a high-tech IT hub with a medieval imperial residence: We hope you feel at home in our city on the Pader River.
? Places of interest
?Citizens Advice Bureau (Bürgerservice)
? Event Calendar
Contact us
Continuing education and training
Office: B1.320
Phone: +49 5251 60-2529
E-mail: lea.doeren@zv.uni-paderborn.de
Staff Development
Office: B1.325
Phone: +49 5251 60-3587
E-mail: braukmann@zv.upb.de