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Teaching FH degree programmes
Teachers in FH degree programmes usually have an employment contract under private law. This means that teachers in FH programmes do not have employment contracts under public law but are employed by the course-providing body under private law. The course-providing body is entitled to allow the persons it employs to use university-related designations laid down in the Universities Act 2002, Federal Legal Gazette I no. 120/2002; these designations, however, may only be used with the addition of "FH", "(FH)" or "Fachhochschul-…". Even though the course-providing bodies of FH degree programmes hire their teaching staff according to free-market practices, the subsidies agreement - provided federal subsidies are granted - requires them to adhere to the Equal Opportunities Act. Inquiries about vacancies are to be directed to the course-providing bodies of the FH degree programmes. The FH Council recommends the regulation of any side jobs of full-time teachers in their employment contracts and that they should only be allowed on the precondition that they not adversely affect the quality of teaching and research.
Teachers from EU/EEA countries
Citizens from EU/EEC countries are allowed to enter Austria without a visa or other residence permit. They can apply voluntarily for a picture ID for EEA citizens with either the competent federal police directorate or district commission, depending on their place of residence in Austria.
Foreign citizens are exempt from the Alien Employment Law (Ausländerbeschäftigungsgesetz) with respect to their teaching or research activities in FH degree programmes, i.e. they do not require a special permit issued by the Labour Market Service (Arbeitsmarktservice, AMS) (section 1 no. 7 of the Alien Employment Regulation (Ausländerbeschäftigungsverordnung)).
Teachers from outside the EU or EEA
Teachers of FH degree programmes who are citizens of other countries require a residence permit for a stay of up to six months (pursuant to section 90 sub-section 4 of the Law on Foreigners (Fremdengesetz) 1997). U.S. citizens and citizens from Austria's neighbouring countries may also file the relevant application after having entered Austria without a visa. Teachers who are to stay longer than six months are to apply for a settlement permit (out of quota) with the competent Austrian representations before they enter the country ("for gainful employment exempt from Alien Employment Law"). Before these people are granted a residence or settlement permit, they must prove that they have sufficient funds to support themselves in Austria, health insurance that covers all risks and a legal claim of accommodation in Austria. The residence or settlement permit is placed in the passport by the competent Austrian embassy or professional association; if the application is filed in Austria - by the competent domestic authority. Teachers applying for a settlement permit must also submit a health certificate and enter into an "integration agreement" with respect to proof of their German language skills, which they must fulfil if they stay longer than 18 months.
Third-country citizens do not require a special permit issued by the AMS for their teaching or research activities in FH degree programmes, as these activities are exempt from the Alien Employment Law (section 1 no. 7 of the Alien Employment Regulation). |
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