Deggendorf institute of technology
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We are constantly looking for renowned academics who would like to teach at the highest level and conduct future-oriented research at our fast-growing and innovative university of applied sciences. Below you can find all the information you need about becoming a professor and professorships at DIT.
employment requirements
general requirements for a professorship (Art. 57 BayHIG)
- Completed university degree
- Pedagogical aptitude
- Special aptitude for scientific work, usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctoral degree
- Special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in a professional environment of at least five years, which must have been acquired after the completion of the higher education degree and of which at least three years must have been exercised outside the higher education sector. In special cases, proof of professional work experience outside the higher education sector may be provided by the fact that a significant part of the professional activity was carried out in cooperation between the higher education institution and non-university professional employer over a period of at least five years.
requirements for a junior professorship (Art. 64 Abs. 2 BayHIG)
- Completed university degree
- Pedagogical aptitude
- Special aptitude for academic work, usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctoral degree OR
- Special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in a professional environment of at least five years, which must have been acquired after the completion of the higher education degree and of which at least three years must have been exercised outside the higher education sector. In special cases, proof of professional work experience outside the higher education sector may be provided by the fact that a significant part of the professional activity was carried out in cooperation between the higher education institution and non-university professional employer over a period of at least five years.
benefits & conditions
- Secure job, civil servant status is possible (if general civil service requirements are met)
- Diverse work in an interdisciplinary environment
- Salary in the W2 group according to the Bavarian Salary Act as well as possible benefit pay
- Currently 18 semester hours per week of full-time teaching at a W2 group professorship. The teaching obligations of a junior professorship are lower than those of a regular professorship and can be found in the respective job advertisment.
- Academic freedom to teach and research at the same time
- Self-determined work with the opportunity to set your own priorities
- Flexible scheduling, great work-life balance
- Flexibility to continue working in the private sector or running a business alongside the professorship
- Career opportunities as dean, dean of studies, or in other leadership positions in the faculty or our Technology Campuses
- Possibility of applying for a research, practical or foundation leave (cf. Art. 61 BayHIG)
- Didactic support
- Mentoring programme for digital teaching
- Dual career service for partners and families of newly appointed and to-be-appointed professors
- General benefits for all university staff
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Your path to a professorship
This list describes the selection procedure taken when a professor vacancy opens at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. Initially, a proposal for a new professorship is sent to the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and Arts. After this proposal is approved, the job advert is posted online and advertised in print media. After DIT starts to receive applications for the job opening, the following steps are taken:
1. application period
The Department of Human Resources checks whether each applicant meets the formal criteria for the appointment as professor, then sends a full list of applicants to the appointment committee after the application deadline closes (usually after 4-6 weeks).
The appointment committee consists of:
- 4-6 professors with voting rights and 1 external assessor
- The woman‘s representative of the relevant faculty
- A research assistant of the relevant faculty
- A student of the relevant faculty
- An external assessor without voting rights
2. selection phase
First committee meeting: applicants are reviewed, date and compulsory topic for first of the two-part trial lecture is set. HR completes an in-depth second check of formal appointability prior to the trial lecture. Suitable candidates receive invitations for the trial lecture. The compulsory topic is given to candidates 2-3 weeks prior to the lecture, the elective topic for the second presentation is chosen by candidates themselves.
3. trial lecture and committee listing
On the day of trial lecture, the candidates hold lectures on both of their two topics, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Other than the appointment committee, other members of faculty and staff such as senate members or the university president can be present for this part of the trial lectures. Finally, a last interview is conducted by the committee, who then pick their top three candidates for the position. This process can vary in length. Candidates are then notified by HR.
4. committee phase & appointment
Informal meetings with the president to meet the top three are organised. These candidates are discussed during university leadership and senate meetings, then
a final decision based on the appointment committee listing is made.
An offer of a professorship is sent to the leading candidate, who has four weeks to accept. Appointment negotiations are held with the president.
Potential starting dates are at the beginning of the winter or summer semester (usually 1st of September/October or March/April respectively).
appointment monitor
You can find out about the current status of your applications with our appointment monitor. If you have any questions about the application and the procedure, please do not hesitate to contact the person named in your application process. However, please understand that we are not allowed to provide you with information on the specific status of your application. If a professor opening disappears from the list, this means that the position has either been filled or the process has been stopped.
english-speaking professorships
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Gisela Kulzer
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Committee phase & appointment
The list is confirmed by the Senate and the university management and one of the listed candidates will be offered the job and receives an invitation to appointment negotiations.
Contact: Lenka Haller
german-speaking professorships
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 09 April 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 09 April 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Community Health Care mit Schwerpunkt Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung"
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
- Structured interview, if applicable
- At least one university-public lecture related to the content of the professorship and, if applicable, a teaching sample of appropriate duration
- A presentation of the future research profile and teaching concept
- A non-public interview with members of the appointment committee
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 05 May 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 05 May 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Digitale Prüfungsunterstützung und Datenanalyse in der Wirtschaftsprüfung"
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 07 May 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 07 May 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Informatik und Modellierung: Energiesysteme und intelligente Gebäude"
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Civil and Construction Engineering
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024 or later
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 16 April 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 16 April 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau mit Schwerpunkt Werkstoffe"
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Electrical Engineering and Media Technology
Start date: Summer semester 2023
Salary: W2
Process status: Committee phase & appointment
The list is confirmed by the Senate and the university management and one of the listed candidates will be offered the job and receives an invitation to appointment negotiations.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024 or later
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 16 April 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 16 April 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Pflegewissenschaft mit Schwerpunkt Clinical Leadership"
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024 or later
Salary: W2
Application deadline: 16 April 2023
Process status: Application period
The application period ends on 16 April 2023. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Pflegewissenschaft mit Schwerpunkt Community Health Nursing"
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Winter semester 2023/2024
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Lenka Haller
Faculty: Civil and Construction Engineering
Start date: Summer semester 2023 or later
Salary: W2
Process status: Committee phase & appointment
The list is confirmed by the Senate and the university management and one of the listed candidates will be offered the job and receives an invitation to appointment negotiations.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
I really enjoy being a professor of intercultural management ... teaching students about culture in a place where they can walk out of the classroom and immediately apply those new skills is both exciting and fulfilling for me as a teacher. Being able to do research in this international environment, with a wonderful team of international colleagues, makes DIT an exceptional place to work.
Prof. Dr. M. Cummings-Koether
Teaching professor from the USA
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