Professorship at HNU

• Creating practical courses for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes
  (typically 18 contact hours per week for a full-time professorship)
• Individual learning support through teaching in small groups
• Supervision of project work, practical placements and final theses

You will receive targeted support in the further development of your teaching: the Centre for Digital Teaching advises professors on pedagogical issues and on the use of innovative digital teaching and assessment formats.

• Development and implementation of independent research projects
• Research with measurable social or economic benefits
• Academic exchange, collaborations and publications

HNU’s research profile, its laboratories and its research and transfer institutions provide an insight into the research landscape and academic focus of HNU.

Professors receive support in particular with financial planning, the selection of suitable funding schemes and the application process – from the initial project idea through to submission.

• Collaboration with businesses, start-ups, public authorities and social stakeholders
• Development of practical solutions and application-oriented projects
• Involvement of external partners in teaching, research and degree programmes

Cooperations, practical projects (opens in a new window) and exchanges with external partners open up a wide range of opportunities to effectively apply insights from teaching and research to business and society.

• Integrating international perspectives into teaching, research and knowledge transfer
• Collaborations with partner universities worldwide
• Participation in international projects, exchange and mobility schemes

International collaborations and exchange schemes are an integral part of the professorship at HNU. The International Office is here to support you as a reliable point of contact and provides expert guidance on international activities.

• Participation in committees and quality assurance processes
• Further development and quality assurance of degree programmes
• Contributing to strategic issues and the university’s development

Academic self-administration offers the opportunity to play an active role in shaping HNU and to contribute your own professional perspective to key development and decision-making processes.

To be appointed to the HNU, the legal requirements set out in Section 57 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHIG) must be met. These include, in particular:

• A completed university degree
• Particular aptitude for academic or artistic work (usually a PhD or equivalent academic achievements)
• Teaching aptitude, e.g. based on teaching experience – such as in a lecturing role (More information on teaching assignments at HNU)
• At least five years of professional experience after your first university degree, at least three of which must have been outside a university

In addition to the formal criteria, the following aspects are particularly important:

• Professional suitability for the advertised professorship and a strong practical focus
• Ability to convey content in a clear, practical and pedagogically sound manner
• Ability to cooperate and communicate, as well as a willingness to contribute to teaching, research and university development
• The specific subject areas of focus and requirements are described in detail in the individual job advertisements

Additional legal requirements apply for permanent civil service employment in Bavaria. These include, amongst others:

• Citizenship of an EU or EEA member state (or recognised professional qualifications from third countries)
• German language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)