60 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/kram/kram-about-us [Translate to English:] Infos zum Ziel, Selbstverständnis und zur Mitgliedschaft en University of Bremen Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:17:22 +0200 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:17:22 +0200 University of Bremen content-719760 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:55:41 +0200 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/kram/kram-about-us#c719760 <ul><li data-list-item-id="ed770f5dc2df9968b89dcc4c1c1c6953f">Influencing and participating in university-level decision-making and policy-shaping processes</li><li data-list-item-id="e0644234b1b78c73362bc250503c07b71">Representing the interests of the diverse group commonly referred to as the “Mittelbau” or the academic staff in non-professorial positions (including doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, university lecturers, senior researchers and senior lecturers, teaching staff for special tasks, doctoral researchers without employment contracts, and scholarship holders)</li><li data-list-item-id="e77059cf2439609a3a03b1c438e1f4c3d">Fostering networking and information exchange on matters relevant to academic staff across faculties and academic support units at the university</li><li data-list-item-id="e88a48ac51e05841f201b24941fd98428">Coordinating with other elected representative bodies (e.g., Employee Representative Council (“Personalrat”), Equal Opportunities Officers, academic staff representatives at the faculty level) and with decision-making bodies within academic self-governance (such as the Academic Senate and Faculty Councils)</li><li data-list-item-id="ed07304b09b60d57027d0e1bad6beb299">Providing information and raising awareness among academic staff regarding employment conditions and relevant legal frameworks</li><li data-list-item-id="e4f719676277453bfe0dbcdaae39f98d5">Offering low-threshold support to colleagues facing individual challenges<br> </li></ul> Content content-719763 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:10:10 +0200 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/kram/kram-about-us#c719763 <p>Becoming a member of KAM (College of Academic Staff) is simple and possible at any time. Just fill out the membership declaration, sign it, and send it:</p> <ul><li data-list-item-id="e08d076fa5c34745c4fe4771de00b3c54">Via internal mail:<br>Dr. Ronald Stöver / KRAM<br>Center for Industrial Mathematics, MZH 2310<br>or</li><li data-list-item-id="e6aa8e1ee2ed1d22f166f71ccd9715e52">Via email:<br>stoever@uni-bremen.de</li></ul> <p>As a KAM member, you are eligible to vote in KRAM elections. You will also regularly receive invitations to KRAM meetings and the corresponding minutes, and you are warmly encouraged to contribute your own topics and concerns.<br />To ensure that KRAM continues to serve as an effective cross-faculty advocacy body for academic staff of different status groups, we need your engagement! Whether you are a PhD candidate or Postdoc, a Lecturer, Senior Researcher or Senior Lecturer: New members are always very welcome!</p> Content content-719766 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:16:52 +0200 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/kram/kram-about-us#c719766 <p>Elections to KRAM are held every two years as part of the university’s committee elections. All academic staff members who are KAM members are eligible to vote. The next regular elections will be held in the summer semester 2027. </p> <p>Regardless of a membership in the College of Academic Employees (KAM), all academic staff are eligible to vote in the elections for the following committees:</p> <ul><li data-list-item-id="e8a6916ec7d61ed6bcf3f8281b81548e9">Academic Senate: The university’s central decision-making body<br>→ KRAM draws up its own list of candidates here</li><li data-list-item-id="e7c7fcd13f8dce7ff057c8bf2b5745180">Faculty Council: The decision-making body at the faculty level<br>→ Academic staff in non-professorial positions (WiMis) elect their own representatives<br> </li></ul> Content