W2-Professorship (m/f/d)
Professorship (Salary group W2) Subject area: Autonomous Systems
Faculty: Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Technology
Start: summer semester 2025 or before
Do you want to use your scientific expertise and professional experience in the field of autonomous
systems to shape teaching in a project-oriented way, to coach students and to actively contribute to
applied science in an innovative and dynamic environment?
Then become part of our young and innovative team and contribute to the further expansion of the
international the study program at the Lucas Cranach Campus in Kronach and to
strengthening the research area “Mobility” at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts is characterized by its future-oriented range of
curricula. We consider vibrant combination of teaching and research to be the foundation for
successful innovation.
You have profound experience with automated and autonomous vehicles or mobile robotics and
expertise in one or more of the following disciplines:
- Data Science und Cloud Computing
- Methods for Software development and system integration
- Algorithms for decision making and motion planning
- Safety and Cybersecurity
You will contribute your expertise to both Master's and Bachelor's programs, as well as to research
activities, conducted in English and German at the locations in Kronach and Coburg have a very good knowledge of English and German (C1 level or equivalent).
You also want to teach fundamental courses and participate in the self-administration of the university.
Furthermore, you enjoy teaching in an international context and want to contribute to the
internationalization of the department's curricula.
At Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, you can
- Innovatively combine teaching, research and transfer
- Work together with colleagues across different disciplines to address future-oriented topics
- Prepare young people for the professional world of tomorrow
- Coach intercultural groups in future-oriented learning formats
We promote equal opportunities through our membership of the “Familie in der Hochschule e.V.” association and have been awarded the “Shaping Diversity” certificate by the Stifterverband.
Recruitment requirements
- University degree in automotive engineering, computer science, electrical engineering,
mechanical engineering, mechatronics, robotics or comparable
- Pedagogical aptitude; proof of this is to be provided, among other things, through a trial lecture
- Special aptitude in scientific work as evidenced by a doctorate or doctoral-appropriate achievements
- Special achievements in the implementation and development of academic insights and methods during a minimum of five years of work experience gained after completing your first degree and of which at least three years must have been gained outside of the university sector are a further requirement; if, over a period of at least five years, a considerable portion of your work involved a cooperation between a university and a non-academic employer, this time may be considered to meet the requirements for non-academic work experience in special cases
It is planned to appoint you as a probationary/permanent civil servant if you meet the requirements under civil service law. The successful candidate may be eligible for civil servant status up to the age of 52.
Please submit your complete application materials (including a letter of application, an academic CV, copies of transcripts, proof of professional work experience and documentation of your research activities) by July,18, 2025, via the application form on our homepage. Unfortunately, applications received in writing or by e-mail cannot be considered in the procedure.
In the case of foreign university degrees, a certificate assessment from the ZAB must be submitted in order to assess the employment requirements (further information www.kmk.org/zab/zentralstelle-fuer-auslaendisches-bildungswesen).
Severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration if their suitability, qualifications, and professional performance are essentially equal.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences has set itself the goal of promoting women professionally and therefore expressly welcomes applications from women. Coburg University of Applied Sciences is a member of the regional Dual Career Network Northern Bavaria, which offers support for partners of newly appointed professors in their job search.
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