Bereich IV - Natürliche und gebaute Umwelt (BL 4)
The university professorship is associated with the collegial position of Director of the Institute of Geography and Geoecology (IfGG).The university professorship advances the field of human geography in research and teaching both conceptually and in terms of content. In doing so, the university professorship promotes a critical-analytical perspective on processes of socio-spatial change, with a particular focus on issues of power, inequality, and justice. These issues are examined in their social, political, economic, or ecological dimensions.The university professorship takes on a central role in the research profile of the Institute of Geography and Geoecology. We are looking for an internationally recognized and enthusiastic personality from the field of human geography who will develop a theory-driven and transdisciplinary research program with high social relevance and who masters a broad spectrum of empirical methods. The successful candidate will provide excellent teaching in German and English-language courses and actively expand interdisciplinary cooperation at KIT.In teaching, the university professorship is responsible for the content and conceptual design of the human geography components of the geography degree programs for secondary school teachers (B.Ed. and M.Ed.), including the design and implementation of field trips. Since the B.Ed. and M.Ed. programs are taught in German, the successful candidate is expected to have acquired sufficient German language proficiency within two years of appointment. The university professorship covers the entire spectrum of human geography in their teaching. Together with their team, the successful candidate is responsible for a significant part of the subject-specific and differentiated methodological training in these degree programs. This also includes active contributions to education for sustainable development. In addition, the university professorship participates in the master's program Social and Spatial Justice in Urban Transformations, and contributes human geography perspectives to geoecology and other programs at the KIT Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences. The teaching load is 9 semester hours per week.Candidates must hold a degree in geography and a doctorate. The appointment requires outstanding scientific achievements, demonstrated by relevant, internationally visible publications and proven expertise in human geography. Experience in acquiring third-party funding as well as teaching experience and didactic aptitude are expected, usually demonstrated by a habilitation or equivalent scientific achievements. The successful candidate participates in academic self-administration and acquires external funding for research and innovation. There are many opportunities for academic cooperations at KIT, namely in the KIT Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences and in Division IV - Natural and Built Environment, as well as in the KIT centres "Humans and Technology" and "Climate, Environment and Resources." Participation in the KIT focus area on urban research is desirable. Experience in or willingness to participate in transdisciplinary formats, in particular real-world laboratories, is an advantage.
Contract duration
unlimited
Application up to
May 31, 2026
Contact person in line-management
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Michael Janoschka, email: michael.janoschka@kit.edu .
Canditature:
Please send your comprehensive application, including the usual documents (CV, list of publications, overview of third-party funding acquired, diplomas/certificates, teaching evaluations, description of previous research and teaching activities, and research and teaching concept for the advertised position, statement on scientific honest) by 31.05.2026 to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Division IV – Natural and Built Environment, Division Head Prof. Dr. Johannes Orphal, preferably in a single PDF file by email to: berufungen@bgu.kit.edu
Vacancy number: 1090/2026
We strive to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore, we particularly invite women to apply for this job.
Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.
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