Professorship at Worms University of Applied Sciences
– A career in teaching and research
Where teaching, research and practice come together
Contribute your expertise in teaching, research and knowledge transfer, and help shape the future at an international, practice-oriented university where decision-making is streamlined and there is plenty of scope for your own ideas.
- Freedom to develop your own ideas
- Streamlined decision-making processes
- International perspectives
- Close links to industry
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Worms University of Applied Sciences – WO: Science Making an Impact
With its three departments – Computer Science, Tourism/Transport and Economics – Worms University of Applied Sciences is an internationally oriented and strongly industry-focused campus-based university. Practice-oriented teaching, applied research and international perspectives characterise our academic environment.
- 3 departments
- over 3,500 students
- over 180 international university partnerships
- more than 250 staff members
As a professor, you can expect a close-knit academic environment with close collaboration between departments, students and industry partners. Good student-tutor ratios and committed students create scope for in-depth teaching and academic exchange. The location between the Rhine-Neckar and Rhine-Main metropolitan regions also offers an attractive setting for collaboration, knowledge transfer and networking.
WHERE your experience becomes a professorship
Do you have academic qualifications and professional experience? If so, a professorship at a University of Applied Sciences could be the next step for you.
At a university of applied sciences such as Worms University of Applied Sciences, you will combine academic expertise with practical experience and pass on your knowledge to the next generation. A habilitation is not strictly required for this. In addition to your academic qualifications, your teaching aptitude and relevant professional experience are particularly important.
What qualifications do you have?
university degree
A successfully completed university degree, usually a master's degree or an equivalent qualification. The relevant field of study depends on the specific professorship and the requirements of the job advertisement.
Suitability for teaching
This is usually demonstrated through experience in teaching or training, or through relevant further training in higher education didactics.
Academic qualifications
Special aptitude for academic work, usually demonstrated through a relevant doctoral degree.
Work experience
Outstanding achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods gained through at least five years’ professional experience. At least three of these years must have been spent working outside the higher education sector.
The specific subject-related requirements are set out in each job advertisement. The decisive factor is the legal recruitment requirements under Section 49 of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act (HochSchG).
Haven’t met all the requirements yet?
No problem! Through visiting lectureships, visiting research posts or a tandem professorship, you can build up teaching experience, research expertise and practical experience outside higher education in a targeted manner.
Terms of Your Professorship
Regellehrverpflichtung
As a professor at a university of applied sciences in Rhineland-Palatinate, your standard teaching workload is 18 teaching hours per week during term time (Section 2 (2) No. 1 HLehrVO). This is reduced proportionately for part-time employment. Reductions in teaching workload are possible under certain conditions for special duties, for example in research or academic self-administration.
Legal basis for the teaching workload (Sections 2, 6 and 7 HLehrVO Rhineland-Palatinate)
Verbeamtung
Depending on the legal and personal requirements, professors may be employed as civil servants or as salaried staff. In Rhineland-Palatinate, appointment to a permanent civil servant position is generally subject to a maximum age limit of 50. Statutory exceptions and increases to this age limit are possible.
Legal basis for the maximum age limit (HSchulBHAltersGV Rhineland-Palatinate)
Remuneration
Professorships at Worms University of Applied Sciences are generally assigned to pay grade W2. The current monthly basic salary is around 7,001 euros gross (as at April 2026). In addition, supplementary performance-related payments may be granted in accordance with statutory regulations, for example as part of appointment negotiations or for special achievements in teaching and research.
Legal basis for the W pay scale (Section 37 LBesG Rhineland-Palatinate)
Your options
WHERE teaching takes place
Teach in a practical way and provide individual support to students.
WHERE transfer reaches practice
Work with businesses and institutions to develop practical solutions and put scientific findings directly into practice.
Where research provides impetus
Work on application-oriented research questions and develop projects in collaboration with partners from academia and industry.
Where internationality brings people together
Bring an international perspective to teaching and research, and make use of our global network of universities for exchange and collaboration.
WHERE freedom meets security
A professorship at Worms University of Applied Sciences combines academic freedom with long-term career prospects. Discover the benefits of a role in which you can set your own priorities and help shape the future.
Academic Freedom
As a professor, you teach and conduct research under your own academic responsibility – free from instructions on content from higher authorities.
Perspective
A professorship offers you a long-term career perspective – usually in a permanent civil service or employment position.
Balancing Family and Work
The Family Service at Worms University of Applied Sciences supports you in balancing family, caregiving and work. Find out more
Further Development
Continuously develop your academic profile and open up new fields of research and collaboration.
WHERE collaboration matters
Personal exchange, short decision-making paths and a collegial environment shape collaboration at Worms University of Applied Sciences.
Collegial exchange
Interdisciplinary collaboration and open communication enable exchange across departmental boundaries and open up new perspectives.
Shaping together
Short decision-making paths and a collegial atmosphere create room to develop ideas together and implement projects.
Open university culture
Worms University of Applied Sciences combines academic ambition with an approachable, open and appreciative working culture.
WHERE transparency is put into practice
A transparent and respectful appointment process is particularly important to us. In our Appointments Monitor, you will find information on all aspects of the appointment process and can check the current status of ongoing procedures.
In the Appointments Monitor, you will find:
- The procedure and frequently asked questions about the appointment process
- Current status of ongoing procedures
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