Are you an expert in your specialist field, enthusiastic about practical teaching and research, and interested in supporting students’ academic development? Do you enjoy intense discussions with interested individuals and like the idea of combining scientific teaching and research with experience from your professional practice? Then Jade University of Applied Sciences offers the perfect career path to becoming a professor at a university of applied sciences.
Wide range of subject areas: We offer a total of 46 bachelor's and 17 master’s degrees across six departments at our Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg and Elsfleth campuses.
Application orientation and practical relevance: Our teaching is hugely practical and interdisciplinary. A professorship at Jade University of Applied Sciences means combining the latest research with regional and international partners in practice.
Modern working environment: Well-equipped laboratories, digital teaching tools and research-friendly structures provide the ideal conditions for future-oriented university teaching.
Work-life balance and locational advantages: We have been recognised as a family-friendly university since 2011: we promote a healthy balance between professional and private life thanks to flexible working hours and a family-friendly environment. We offer comprehensive occupational health management and organise optional leisure activities, including via university sport or Jade Kulturwerk.
University teaching qualifications: Our programme for new appointees offers coaching, further training, mentoring and advisory services to help you further develop your professorial profile. The aim is to provide you with the best possible support during your introductory phase and as you further develop your teaching activities, as well as to promote networking and exchange between colleagues.
The following requirements generally apply for a professorship at a university of applied sciences:
- Completed university degree
- Aptitude for pedagogy and didactics
- Particular proficiency in in-depth independent scientific work
- Outstanding performance in applying or developing scientific findings and methods during at least five years of professional practice, at least three years of which must have been outside of higher education
- Other professional requirements taken from the relevant tender text
We can provide individual advice on missing elements and highlight ways of acquiring these in a targeted way.
Professorships are filled via an appointment process that takes several months. An appointment committee formed by the relevant department is responsible for putting forward an appointment nomination. The appointment process is strictly regulated and selection is on the basis of merit. Our video offers an insight into the path to a professorship at Jade University of Applied Sciences:
More details of the formal and other requirements, plus hints and tips regarding applications and the appointment process at Jade University of Applied Sciences, can be found on the websites for the Appointment Management and Gender Equality offices. Professorships currently available at our university can be found under Job Offers.
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