We are constantly looking for committed people from the field who would like to teach at the highest level and conduct pioneering research at our fast-growing and innovative university. As a professor, you will benefit from a future-proof job, personal freedom and will be able to set your own priorities in teaching, research and transfer. You pass on your knowledge and experience to the next generation or put your research findings into practice for industry or society.
A professorship means freedom, self-realisation and fulfilment. Shape the future with us - become a professor!
Did you know that a habilitation is not required for a professorship with us?
What counts for a professorship at a university of applied sciences is your ability to do academic work (usually a doctorate) and your practical experience. If you do not fulfil these requirements, the path to a junior professorship is open to you.
In addition, a university degree and pedagogical aptitude are required for the position.
At our university, we offer three different types of professorships that are tailored to the different needs and career goals of academics
In order to start directly as a professor, you must be qualified for academic work, usually proven by a doctorate, and have at least five years of professional experience (at least three years outside the university) after completing the relevant university degree programme. You must also provide evidence of your pedagogical aptitude. After your appointment as a professor, you will be involved in teaching and research as well as in self-administration at DIT. You can adapt the focus of your activities to your interests. As a rule, your teaching commitments will be reduced to an appropriate extent for your additional commitment or research activities.
Do you lack a doctorate? Or have you recently completed your doctorate and do not yet have 5 years of professional experience? Committed young academics who lack either a doctorate or the necessary professional experience have the opportunity to take the path to a professorship with our junior professorship programmes.
We offer the following two specific junior professorships at our university:
In the case of an appointment to a W1 junior professorship, the missing qualification (for the practice track the professional experience in collaboration with industry, for the doctoral track the special aptitude for scientific work, which is usually proven by the quality of a doctorate) must be provided as part of the W1 junior professorship.
Grade: W2
Employment relationship: Civil servant relationship (upon fulfilment of the general requirements under civil service law) or employment relationship under private law
Full-time position: 18 weekly semester hours in Teaching
General requirements (according to Art. 57 para. 3 BayHIG):
Grade: W1
Employment relationship: Temporary civil servant relationship (subject to fulfilment of the general requirements under civil service law) or fixed-term employment relationship under private law
Full-time position: 6 - 9 weekly semester hours in Teaching
General requirements (according to Art. 64 para. 2 BayHIG):
Special features:
In the case of an appointment to a W1 junior professorship, the missing qualification, in this case the special aptitude for academic work, which is usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctorate, must be provided as part of the W1 junior professorship.
Grade: W1
Employment relationship: Temporary civil servant relationship (subject to fulfilment of the general requirements under civil service law) or fixed-term employment relationship under private law
Full-time position: 6 - 9 weekly semester hours in Teaching
General requirements (according to Art. 64 para. 2 BayHIG):
Special features:
In the case of an appointment to a W1 junior professorship, the missing qualification, in this case professional experience in collaboration with industry, must be provided as part of the W1 junior professorship.
To ensure a successful start, onboarding includes, among other things
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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
Teaching, research and industry - the junior professorship gives me a unique combination of extremely varied and exciting activities.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gabriel Herl
Junior Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Media Technology
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I see the opportunity to combine research and teaching in the junior professorship and at the same time to qualify for a later professorship as very valuable. If you enjoy working in science and like working with students, this career path is very fulfilling.
Prof. Dr. Volha Kukso
Junior professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
The junior professorship enables me to develop professionally and personally in the field of research and teaching. It is a great qualification opportunity for scientists to establish themselves in the research landscape.
Prof. Sebastian Kölbl
Junior Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics![]()
The following steps describe the selection process for filling a vacant professorship (also junior professorship) at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. Firstly, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts is informed of the vacancy for a professorship at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. The vacancy is then advertised in online and print media.
Once the applications for the vacant position have been received, the appointment process is divided into these steps:
The Human Resources department sends the list of all applications to the appointment committee as soon as the application deadline has expired (usually after 4-6 weeks). In the case of applicants with severe disabilities/equal opportunities, the representative body for severely disabled persons is consulted.
The appointment committee consists of:
The first appointment committee meeting takes place. The appointment committee selects which applicants are to be invited to the trial teaching event. The date for the trial course and the topic of the compulsory presentation are set. The Human Resources Department carries out a further, more in-depth examination of the applicants' formal eligibility for appointment. Suitable applicants will receive an invitation to the trial teaching event. The date can be announced in advance as a save the date. The topic for the compulsory lecture will be announced at the earliest 3 weeks and at the latest 2 weeks before the date of the trial lecture. The topic of the elective lecture can be chosen by the selected persons themselves. It should also be noted that at least one lecture must be organised as a course and one lecture must be held in English.
On the day of the trial course, the applicants present their two lectures. This is followed by a professional discussion. You will demonstrate your expertise and motivation with regard to your future role as a professor. The probationary teaching event takes place in public at the university.
Finally, a personal interview with the appointment committee takes place in camera. You will get to know the appointment committee and convince them of your personal, pedagogical and professional suitability as well as your research strengths.
After the invited persons have been heard, a list is drawn up, usually with the three most suitable persons for the professorship. Those on the list will be notified by the Human Resources Department.
The appointments committee forwards the list to the President and the Senate. The Senate can comment on the list within a certain period of time. The President may conduct familiarisation interviews with the candidates on the list. The President decides on the appointment without being bound by the ranking of the appointment proposal.
The appointment is made with the request to accept the appointment within four weeks. This is followed by the appointment negotiations with the President.
The appointment usually takes place at the beginning of the winter or summer semester (on 1 September, 1 October or 1 March).
It is very important to us that you settle in well in your new role as a professor at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. For this reason, a mentor will be at your side from day one as part of our induction process. Further relevant information and contact persons for your induction will be provided at our welcome event ‘Welcome to THD’ for all new employees and newly appointed professors. Our support programme ranges from applying for research funding and a mentoring programme for digital teaching to the Dual Career Service for partners and families of newly appointed staff and much more.
We look forward to you becoming part of our university family.
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.
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Summer semester 2025
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: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Summer semester 2025
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: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Winter semester 2025/ 2026
Salary: W2 / W1
Process status: Application period
Application deadline: 28 February 2025
The application period ends on 28 February 2025. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Automobile Softwareentwicklung"
Contact: Bettina Rackl
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W1
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Bettina Rackl
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2 / W1
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Julia Stallinger
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2 / W1
Process status: Application period
Application deadline: 28 February 2025
The application period ends on 28 February 2025. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Research Professor / Junior Professor for "Industrielle Robotik"
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: European Campus Rottal-Inn
Start date: Winter Semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Application period
Application deadline: 09 March 2025
The application period ends on 09 March 2025. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Informatics and Modelling of Energy Systems"
Contact: Bettina Rackl
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Julia Stallinger
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2 / W1
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Application period
Application deadline: 23 February 2025
The application period ends on 23 February 2025. After the deadline ends all the application documents will be forwarded to the appointment committee.
To the job description: Professor for "Konstruktion / Konstruktionsmethodik / Produktdatenmanagement"
Contact: Hannah Stöffl
Faculty: Electrical Engineering and Media Technology
Start date: Winter semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Bettina Rackl
Faculty: Applied Healthcare Sciences
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Applied Natural Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Start date: Summer semester 2025
Salary: W2
Process status: Trial lecture and committee listing
The selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This consists of:
Contact: Jasmin Eiblmeier
Faculty: Civil and Construction Engineering
Start date: Winter Semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2
Process status: Selection phase
Applicants are assessed for their professional and formal suitability.
Contact: Bettina Rackl
Faculty: Applied Computer Science
Start date: Winter Semester 2025/2026
Salary: W2 / W1
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
Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact our team at any time, we will be happy to help you.
In an open-rank advertisement, the field of applicants is not limited in advance by the advertised level of the professorship. For example, a vacancy for a professorship/junior professorship can be published (depending on the requirements of the applicants).
In the case of advertisements without reference to a specific grade (open-rank advertisements), the criteria for the respective grade must result from the advertisement or from university regulations to which the advertisement refers (Art. 66 para. 3 sentence 2 BayHIG).
You can find our vacancies here: Job adverts
As part of a professorship, you can be appointed both as a civil servant and as an employee under private law (Art. 58 BayHIG). Below we explain the differences between the four employment relationships:
Probationary civil servant status:
If the requirements under civil service law are met, but you cannot provide evidence of three years of full-time employment at a university, you will initially be appointed to a probationary civil servant position (probationary period generally lasts 1.5 years).
Civil servant status for life:
If you can provide evidence of three years of full-time employment at a university and fulfil the other requirements under civil service law, you will be appointed as a civil servant for life.
Temporary civil servant status:
Another form of civil servant status is temporary civil servant status. Professors can be appointed as temporary civil servants for a period of up to six years (Art. 58 Para. 2 BayHIG).
Employment under private law:
In addition, employment under private law is possible. For example, if you exceed the age limit (completion of 52 years of age) at the time of appointment or are a non-EU/EEA citizen. This also applies if the other requirements under civil service law for an appointment as a civil servant are not met or if the professorship is advertised directly as a salaried position.
Please apply exclusively via our application portal.
Your application may contain the following documents:
* Note: These documents can also be submitted later in the appointment process upon request by the Human Resources Department and do not have to be submitted at the time of application.
Once your application for the advertised professorship has been received, the appointment process is divided into these steps: Application phase, selection phase, trial teaching event and list formation, committee phase and awarding of the call as well as its successful start at DIT.
Please take a look at our detailed description of the appointment process at: Your path to a professorship
Teaching staff at universities of applied sciences have the following standard teaching obligations per semester:
(Section 4 (1) no. 1 and no. 2 of the Implementing Ordinance to the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act - AVBayHIG of 13 February 2023)
A course hour comprises at least 45 minutes of teaching time per week during the lecture period in the semester. One course hour represents the time and effort regularly required for a properly prepared 45-minute classroom lecture. In the case of professorships, one teaching hour corresponds to three working hours.
In addition to teaching and research, the full-time professional duties of a professor include participation in the self-administration of the university and in student counselling. You can read about the duties in detail in Art. 59 Para. 1 BayHIG.
Would you like to gain an insight into the work of a professor at DIT and get to know your potential new team members? Then we recommend the following videos from our series ‘People at DIT’: Video series People at DIT
Remuneration in salary group W1 / junior professorship (according to the Bavarian Salaries Act)
W1 fixed amount: € 5538.75
Remuneration in grade W2 (according to the Bavarian Remuneration Act)
W2 level 1 (from entry): 6824,23 €
W2 level 2 (after 5 years of service): € 7094.18
W3 level 3 (after a further 7 years of service): € 7499.05
Further information:
You can see directly from our job offers whether it is a full-time or part-time professorship.
In addition, you can also take advantage of the part-time family policy within the framework of a full-time professorship. For civil servants (Art. 89 BayBG) and salaried employees (§ 11 TV-L), the part-time family policy can be utilised if at least one child under the age of 18 or a relative in need of care is being cared for.
During the lecture period, professors with an individual teaching commitment of 16 SWS* or more teach at least four days a week. If the individual teaching commitment is less, the course must be taught three days a week.
In addition, flexible working hours without core working hours are the best way to reconcile work and family as well as leisure time. We also support you in your search for a school or childcare facility (we have our own childcare centre on the Deggendorf campus). Find out more about our support services.
* Note: The teaching commitment may be reduced in terms of hours due to the fulfilment of special tasks and functions at DIT.
The following options are available for obtaining at least five years of professional practice:
Note: The Human Resources Department will check the formal eligibility for appointment during the appointment process on the basis of employment contracts and/or references and/or certificates.
In special cases, proof of professional practice outside the higher education sector can be provided if a significant part of the professional activity has been carried out over a period of at least five years in cooperation between the university and non-university professional practice (at least 50 % / 20 h).
If you have any further questions, the staff of the Department of Human Resources Management Appointment Procedures will be happy to assist you.
Option 1: Are you aiming for a W2 professorship and have already achieved doctorate-adequate performance*?
If so, we need you to provide us with expert reports on your doctoral achievements. The expert reports on doctorate-adequate achievements comment on the candidate's academic achievements and demonstrate that the academic achievements are equivalent to a doctorate on the basis of publications, patents and competitions, for example. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Option 2: You do not have any achievements* equivalent to a doctorate and would like to pursue the career path of a professor?
Then a junior professorship in the doctoral track would be possible for you. Take a look at our current vacancies.
* Note: In subject areas in which doctorates are unusual, outstanding projects, artistic productions, awards, relevant publications, exhibitions and competition wins, etc. may alternatively be recognised as achievements appropriate for a doctorate.
As part of a W1 junior professorship in the practice track, you have the opportunity to gain the missing qualification (for the practice track, professional experience in collaboration with industry). Further information on the junior professorship can be found here: Junior Professorship
Please take a look at our current vacancies.
If you intend to take up a part-time position, it is important to submit an application for authorisation via your dean to the HRM Department - Civil Service Law Unit - before taking up the part-time position and to await the decision. In principle, professors, regardless of whether they work full-time or part-time, can take on a limited amount of part-time work.
Our motto is: “Simply arrive”. We support you, your partner and your whole family with a wide range of advice and guidance services. These include
Please contact us at dualcareerservice@th-deg.de. Further information can be found here: Dual Career Service
It is very important to us that you settle in well in your new role as a professor at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. For this reason, a mentor will be at your side from day one as part of our induction process. Further relevant information and contact persons for your induction will be provided at our welcome event “Welcome to DIT” for all new employees and newly appointed professors (usually held twice a year).
Our support program ranges from applying for research funding and a mentoring programme for digital teaching to the Dual Career Service and much more.
As the gateway to the Bavarian Forest, Deggendorf and its surroundings open up a picturesque natural backdrop that offers ideal conditions for a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. This region is not only a paradise for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, but also a place where students and employees of Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT) find a lively and inspiring atmosphere.
What does Deggendorf have to offer?
Deggendorf campus
The main campus of DIT in Deggendorf is characterised by a modern infrastructure and a dynamic academic environment. Whether sporting activities along the Danube, cultural events or cozy cafés and restaurants - there is something for everyone in Deggendorf.
What does Pfarrkirchen have to offer?
European Campus Rottal-Inn
The European Campus in Pfarrkirchen is an internationally oriented study location that attracts students from all over the world. The picturesque surroundings and proximity to the Bavarian Forest offer excellent opportunities for hiking, cycling and other outdoor activities.
What does Cham have to offer?
Teaching and research campus Cham
The campus in Cham stands for innovative teaching and research facilities and close interaction between science and practice. In the idyllic surroundings of the Bavarian Forest, students and researchers can not only work on pioneering projects, but also enjoy the peace and beauty of nature. Numerous leisure activities such as canoeing, climbing and winter sports complete the offer.
Further locations
Innovation & Technology Campus (TC)
DIT's Technology Campus locations are centres for applied research and development that are closely networked with the regional economy. They offer students and researchers state-of-the-art facilities and the opportunity to work on exciting projects. The Technology Campuses are an important part of the region's innovation landscape and contribute significantly to the development of new technologies and solutions.