Professorships and junior professorships
Junior professorship at the University of Siegen - your prospects for your academic career
A junior professorship at the University of Siegen offers you the opportunity to take on independent research and teaching activities in an interdisciplinary environment and to gain further qualifications in the process.
Clear career prospects through a tenure-track professorship
Junior professorships at the University of Siegen are usually advertised with tenure track, which offers you reliable career prospects. After a successful tenure evaluation, you will be offered a permanent professorship - a clear commitment to our long-term investment in talented academics. We offer you stable and attractive development opportunities for your academic career.
Individual support and excellent working conditions
Our House of Young Talents (HYT) offers junior professors comprehensive advice and support in all career matters - from supporting the evaluation process to strategic career planning. You benefit from a wide range of training opportunities and a network that continuously opens up new opportunities for interdisciplinary research and cooperation and promotes your academic development in the best possible way.
Tenure-track professorships
Our tenure-track professorships offer you transparent and reliable career prospects. When you are appointed to a junior professorship or a fixed-term W2 university professorship, you receive a binding commitment that you will be offered a permanent university professorship following a successful tenure evaluation. The evaluation criteria are clearly defined at the time of appointment to the tenure-track professorship.
We will support you with individual development opportunities and mentoring throughout the entire term. In addition, we offer advisory and qualification programs that specifically promote your career both within and outside academia.
University professorships (W2 or W3)
Shape the future of science
As a professor at the University of Siegen, you can expect an interdisciplinary academic environment in which you can advance your research, create new knowledge and share your knowledge with the next generation. We offer you:
- First-class research infrastructure and interdisciplinary collaborations
- Transparent appointment procedures
- Attractive funding programs
- Support with third-party funding applications and project financing
- A dynamic academic community and international networks
Excellent research conditions
Benefit from a first-class research infrastructure and the support of a strong network of international cooperation partners. With us, you have the opportunity to advance your own research projects, expand your expertise and establish yourself as a leading scientist in your field. We promote interdisciplinary collaboration and create space for innovative ideas.
Support for your career
We attach great importance to promoting your professional development and offer you attractive funding programs and active support in acquiring third-party funding and implementing your projects.
