Urban Planning and Design in an International Context beginning winter semester 2022/2023, full-time (100%)

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"Opportunities through education" is the motto of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
(Frankfurt UAS). Internationality, diversity and social responsibility are its values.

It sees itself as an institution of lifelong learning and as an innovative research and development
partner for the region. Our more than 16,000 students and approximately 900 staff members -

professors, researchers and administrators - shape our institution.

We are looking for persons with an above-average doctorate who are enthusiastic
about applying their extensive professional experience in teaching and research at our higher

education institution. A practical approach, interdisciplinary training, international orientation and
regional integration mark our profile. Excellent teaching and research quality is our aspiration.

Our Faculty 1: Architecture • Civil Engineering • Geomatics
is looking for

a Professor
(Salary grade W2 Hessian Salary Law (HBesG))

for the following field:
Urban Planning and Design in an International Context

reference number: P22/2021
beginning winter semester 2022/23

We are looking for a person with a proven track record in theory and practice and a university degree
in architecture, urban planning or urban design. Excellent scientific and pedagogical skills and

competences in the subject area are required as well as subject-related experience in an
international context.

The position holder is expected to represent the field of urban planning in all programmes taught in
the department, especially teaching and research in the bachelor and master programmes

"Architecture" and "Urban Planning" as well as in the master programmes "Urban Agglomerations"
and "Advanced Architecture", which are being taught in English, and in the master programme

"Environmental Management and Urban Planning in Metropolitan Areas" (a cooperative programme
with the Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences and the Geisenheim University of Applied

Sciences).
Teaching will include basic education in urban planning, in-depth theory- and practice-related

elective courses and projects, as well as the supervision of final theses. In addition to methodological,
planning, design and instrumental competences, the social, demographic, cultural and ecological

provisions of contemporary urban planning and urban design activities, especially in an international
perspective, are to be taught.

We expect from our professors:

High presence at the institution of higher education and intensive care of our students; participation
in basic training i.e. the representation of the relevant field in an introductory form in all degree

courses of the faculty; qualification and aptitude to research and successful acquisition of third party
funding; gender and diversity competence; participation in international activities of the institution

of higher education, including teaching in English and predominantly in German; participation in the
interdisciplinary Studium generale; contributions to offers in continuing education, life-long learning

and eLearning; taking on responsibility in the frame of academic self-administration; continuing

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education in the technical discipline and higher education didactics; willingness to cooperate cross-
regionally with other institutions of higher education in the region; dedication and initiative in the

frame of a service-oriented salary.

The hiring conditions are in accordance with §§ 61 and 62 of the Hessian Higher Education Act. This is
a permanent contract. The first appointment as a professor is first as a public-service employee on

probation or with an unlimited employment contract with a 3-year long probation period.

Further official duties and requirements are listed under §§ 61 - 63, 68 and 69 of the Hessian Higher
Education Act – and can be viewed under

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences encourages applications from

women in order to elevate the employment share.
Persons with disabilities are given preference in the frame of currently valid regulations.

Applications with supporting documents (incl. publication list, projects, depiction of teaching and

research activities) are requested via mail (compiled in one pdf file) until September 30, 2021
including the position number to be sent to:

personal-prof-beamt@hr.fra-uas.de

President of the
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences,

Human Resources,
Nibelungenplatz 1, 60318 Frankfurt.