In comparsion: UAS and university professorships
University professorship
- All scientific disciplines
- Basic research
- Research based on third-party & budget funds
- Doctorate & habilitation required
- W2 to W3 salary
- Individual professorships or chair
- With scientific staff
- 8 to 9 semester hours per week
- Large study groups
- 108 universities
- 52 percent of all professorships
Why is it important to find new UAS professors?
Increasing numbers of students
We want to guarantee the appropriate supervision ratio between teachers and students.
Generation change
Many of our professors will retire in the next few years.
Knowledge transfer and innovation
UAS professors work on topics of the future and find solutions for social issues.
Practical relevance
Their practical experience and company contacts guarantee application-oriented teaching.
Appointment procedure
- Call for applications
- Application
- Preselection by appointment committee
- Trial course & selection interview
- Submission of a teaching & research concept, if applicable
- Ranking list & final selection
- Offer of appointment & appointment negotiation
- Appointment and, if applicable, tenure
Average duration of an appointment procedure at the Frankfurt UAS: 13 to 14 months
Why is an UAS professorship worthwhile?
As an UAS professor you can:
- organize teaching, research & self-administration independently, flexibly & with variety
- reduce the teaching load for research activities
- help shape social development & knowledge transfer
- accompany & shape the educational paths of other people
- easily balance work, family & caring responsibilities
Further benefits:
- Appointment as civil servant: for life or a fixed term
- State ticket for Hesse
- Sports and exercise offers
- Family-friendly university
- Opportunity for additional employment
- Gender & diversity sensitivity
- Daycare & holiday care
- Diverse range of further education
- Dual Career Service
- Fairtrade University
We want to further improve the conditions!
- Easier start for newly appointed professors
- Reduction of administrative work
- Better supervision ratio between professors and students
- More freedom for research and development
- More balanced gender ratio of our professors
Contact
Ann-Kristina GleimPROFfm advisor on collaborative programmes
Building
BCN (City Gate),
Room
1030
Phone
: +49 69 1533-3356
Franziska HedrichPROFfm communications and network
Building
BCN (City Gate),
Room
1013
Phone
: +49 69 1533-3076