West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau educates around 3,000 students across eight faculties.
As a “University of Applied Sciences for Mobility,” with our disciplinary and cultural diversity, we develop solutions for future issues related to the megatrend of mobility and make substantial contributions to solving social and economic challenges. The interaction between humans and technology is the core of our interdisciplinary work. Following the credo "innovation meets tradition," great importance is attached to applied research and applied arts, which regularly leads to top rankings in study rankings as well as in third-party funding acquisition. The automotive and Robert Schumann city of Zwickau, the Ore Mountains, and the Free State of Saxony offer an attractive working and living environment for university employees.
At the Faculty of Applied Arts Schneeberg, the following position (m/f/d) is to be filled permanently as soon as possible:
Professor for Surface and Textile Design (Salary Group: W2, full-time, Reference No. Zw AK 117)
Your Responsibilities
You will represent teaching and research activities in the field of textile art and surface design. You are willing to undertake teaching assignments in professionally related areas as well as in continuing education programs at the university. You are willing and able to conduct the teaching courses in German and English. The further development of the organizational, content-related, and methodological-didactic concepts and materials of your represented degree programs, as well as advising and mentoring students (e.g., within the framework of project and thesis work or internships), are also among your duties.
In addition to teaching, you are characterized by research and development activities with partners from industry and academia. You have extensive professional experience through your own freelance artistic activities. Publication activities and the acquisition of third-party funding are part of your research activities. You maintain contacts with corporate practice and further expand our cooperation network. You actively participate in academic self-governance and promote interdisciplinary cooperation in teaching and research.
Your Profile
We are looking for a personality who, with an interdisciplinary design understanding in the field of tension between experiment and application, addresses the following topics in teaching and research:
- Surface design,
- Textile object design,
- Experimental surface design,
- Complex design of figures, forms, and spatial textiles,
- Practical and entrepreneurial experience, imparting methodological competence.
- completed university degree in a relevant or related field of study for the teaching area,
- pedagogical aptitude and university didactical knowledge, preferably acquired through teaching experience at universities in related fields,
- special ability for scientific work and
- special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in at least five years of professional practice, of which at least three years outside the university sector.
We are looking for a personality who, through appropriate practical and scientific activities, wishes to further expand practice-oriented teaching and applied research in the university's profile areas. Experience in acquiring third-party funding and supervising research projects is advantageous. For the increasing internationalization of the university, you have very good written and spoken English skills. International experience is desired.
As a certified "Family-Friendly University," we develop appropriately adapted working and study conditions. We value your professional development and a balanced work-life balance. We also attach great importance to the support of students and the integration of the university into the region. Therefore, a high presence of teaching staff at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences is required. Accordingly, we wish that your main place of residence is in the region.
Severely disabled people will be given preferential consideration if they have equal suitability, ability, and professional performance. The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau aims to increase the proportion of women in teaching and research. Qualified female scientists are therefore explicitly encouraged to apply.
Have we piqued your interest?
We look forward to receiving your comprehensive application documents (cover letter, CV, scientific career, relevant certificates and qualifications, list of courses taught, results of teaching evaluations, publication activity, overview of lecture activity, list of third-party funds acquired) as well as your ideas for future engagement in teaching and applied research (short concept, 1 to 2 pages each).
Please send these, stating Reference No. Zw AK 117, by April 23, 2023, to:
West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau Rector's Office Kornmarkt 1 D-08056 Zwickau or by e-mail (in PDF format) to: bewerbung.professur@fh-zwickau.de
If applying by postal mail, please submit copies for your own protection. Certified copies and proof are to be brought to the trial lectures. Please understand that we will not cover application and interview costs.
Queries regarding the job advertisement should be directed to:
Faculty of Applied Arts Schneeberg
Tel.: +49 (0) 375 536 1800
E-mail: angewandte.kunst.schneeberg@fh-zwickau.de
regarding the formal procedure of the appointment process please contact:
Appointment Officer
Tel.: +49 (0) 375 536 1014
E-mail: bewerbung.professur@fh-zwickau.de
Further information on the appointment of a professorship at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, on the required application documents, and on the procedure of the appointment process can be found at: https://www.fh-zwickau.de/hochschule/informationen/stellen/