W2 professorship (m/f/d) for Design, Construction, and Extension

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The School of Architecture and Civil Engineering has a vacancy for the following professorship effective October 1, 2027:

W2 professorship (m/f/d) for Design, Construction, and Extension

Reference Number 72

We are seeking an architect (m/f/d) with outstanding skills and proven practical experience in design and construction. The professorship focuses on adaptive work within the existing built environment and context-sensitive extension, understood as a conceptual and structural engagement with the existing built fabric through contemporary and forward-looking methods, technologies, and materials.

As the faculty is looking to expand its research activities, additional expertise in applied and scientific research is expressly welcome. Practical experience in relevant fields that contribute to the faculty’s further development will be given special consideration.

In addition, we are looking for:

• Sound scientific knowledge in the sought-after fields
• Outstanding scientific and teaching qualifications
• Several years of independent professional experience, gained nationally or internationally, in the focus areas
• A well-defined research profile that facilitates both independent and collaborative research projects
• Strong language skills in German and English
• Additional language skills in French and/or another foreign language are an advantage, as is proof of international contacts and experience

Your tasks

Within its integrated bachelor's and master's programs, the department teaches design strategies, structural principles, and methodologies for working with existing buildings, preparing students to address architectural and urban challenges with a reflective and contemporary approach.

In this context, you will primarily be responsible for:

• Teaching courses in the Architecture programs (bachelor’s and master’s)
• Active participation in teaching the basics
• Dedicated participation in furthering the faculty and the university
• Willingness to cooperate and work in an interdisciplinary manner across different fields of study
• Representing your subject area in teaching, research and academic development
• Offering courses in German and English
• On-site presence at the university in order to provide optimal support for students

Your qualifications (according to the Saarland Higher Education Act SHSG)

• A university degree in a relevant field
• Teaching skills, generally verified by experience in teaching or training and by participation in advanced and further training courses in higher education didactics
• A special aptitude for scientific work, as demonstrated, as a rule, by the quality of a doctorate, and
• Special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods gained during at least five years of professional practice, of which at least three years must have been spent outside the higher education sector, in a field corresponding to the subject being represented

What we offer / Advantages of the htw saar

• Initial funding for your research projects
• A research and transfer organization to facilitate contacts with the industry and social organizations and help implement projects
• A didactic training program for internal qualification

Your application

Please send your application with the short applicant profile (m/f/d) available on our homepage at htwsaar.de/stellenausschreibungen as well as your curriculum vitae, scholarly background, a description of your professional activities within and outside the university sector, copies of certificates, a list of publications, a brief concept outlining potential areas you wish to focus on in teaching, research and transfer, quoting the reference number 72 by 09.20.2026, in electronic form only to berufungsverfahren@htwsaar.de

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We would particularly like to encourage women and international applicants (m/f/d) to apply. Applications from severely disabled persons or persons of equal status will be given special consideration in cases of equal suitability.

If you have any questions about your suitability/qualifications and the application modalities, please contact:

Prof. Göran Pohl
Chair of the Appointment Committee
T. +49 (0) 681 5867– 569
goeran.pohl@htwsaar.de

For administrative queries please contact:

Katja Römer
Administrative assistant for appointment procedures and civil service law (Sachbearbeiterin für Berufungsverfahren und Beamtenrecht)
T. +49 (0) 681 5867–429
katja.roemer@htwsaar.de