Job Description

The University of Koblenz is the youngest university in Germany – while also preserving a long-standing academic


tradition. A multitude of transdisciplinary research projects spanning several institutions concentrated on a com-



pact campus favourably affects our university routine. As the interdisciplinary university in the north of Rhineland-



Palatinate with more than 9,700 students, we live the knowledge – transformation – innovation triad in our four


profile areas “Education”, “Computer Science”, “Culture and its Mediation” as well as “Material and Environment”.


We provide and conduct state-of-the-art teacher-training studies for all school types and maintain the transfer of


our research results to civic society and regional businesses in a resilient and sustainable way. Join an aspiring


university community and aid in advancing our further growth!


Faculty 1: Educational Sciences offers a temporary


at the Department for Nursing Science which is to be


filled as soon as possible.


The research profile of Faculty 1: Educational Sciences


comprises the five focal points "System and Organisa-



tion", "Difference and Heterogeneity", "Culture and


Knowledge", "Individual Development and Change" and


"Health and Resilience". With their closely related re-



search and teaching in teaching and non-teaching de-



gree programmes, the educational sciences contribute


to enlightenment and the generation of knowledge for


science and society - also in a regional context.


The Institute of Nursing Science is being established at


Faculty 1, which currently primarily ensures teacher


training for vocational schools for the nursing profes-



sion in Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as developing and


implementing new research and study specialisations in


cooperation with the other institutes and faculties.


The Professorship for Nursing Didactics comple-



ments two professorships specialising in nursing


science and is therefore one of the three corner-



stones of the Institute of Nursing Science.


The professorship is responsible for the conception, im-



plementation and development of the subject of nurs-



ing didactics for the vocational teaching profession.

Key responsibilities:

The position holder will be responsible for representing


the subject of nursing didactics in research and teach-



ing.


Research is expected to focus on the field of vocational


education in the digital world. An emphasis on learning


location cooperation as well as interdisciplinary collab-



oration with other subject didactics will be a plus.


In addition, active engagement in the acquisition of


third-party funding will be expected.


The position holder’s responsibilities will include ac-



tively recruiting and developing young scientists.


The teaching obligation is four hours per week per se-



mester (SWS) until the interval evaluation, after which it


increases to six hours per week per semester. For W2


professorships the teaching obligation is currently nine


hours per week per semester.


Teaching is to be provided primarily in the teaching


methodology courses of the teacher training degree


programs offered and to a lesser extent in subject spe-



cific courses that are especially relevant to teacher train-



ing.


Administering with examinations in all degree programs


in the field of Nursing Science is also required.


The willingness to cooperate across and within disci-



plines and in general is a prerequisite, particularly in the


context of the Center of Teacher Education.


In addition, participation in academic self-government


activities are optional. Only after the interval evaluation


are they compulsory.


Likewise, the position holder shapes the subject


through her/his own ideas and emphases and actively


generates initiatives.

junior professorship for nursing didactics (W1 per

LbesG with tenure track to W2, conferring with civil-

service status)

Recruitment requirements:

The recruitment requirements of Section 54 of the


Higher Education Act (HochSchG) of the State of Rhine-



land-Palatinate apply. They include a successful comple-



tion of a higher-education degree in educational sci-



ence, nursing education, the area of nursing or a com-



parable subject, pedagogical aptitude, which must be


demonstrated separately, as well as special compe-



tence in academic work, which is usually demonstrated


by a qualified doctorate. The duration of academic ac-



tivity since earning the doctorate should not exceed six


years.


Only candidates with at least three years teaching expe-



rience at school are to be appointed to a position whose


job description includes tasks in educational science or


subject specific teaching methodology.


Experience in acquiring third-party funding and manag-



ing projects with third-party funding will be a plus. A re-



search concept must be presented.


Both good German and good English language skills are


required, as courses are offered in both languages.


Special teaching skills and experience are required and


must be demonstrated by presenting a teaching con-



cept.


Junior professors are appointed as temporary civil serv-



ants for a period of six years. In the fourth year of em-



ployment, they undergo an interval evaluation of per-



formance in teaching and research or craft.


At the end of the six-year period of employment, in the


event of a successful final evaluation, the professorship


is made permanent by promotion to a lifetime (W2) pro-



fessorship, provided that the legal requirements of the


Higher Education Act (HochSchG) of the State of Rhine-



land-Palatinate (including Section 50 para. 5 p. 6


HochSchG) are met and general public service require-



ments are fulfilled.


The State of Rhineland-Palatinate and the University of


Koblenz advocate a concept of intensive student men-



toring and therefore expect a high face-to-face pres-



ence at the university.


The University of Koblenz is a place of diversity and wel-



comes qualified applications by individuals from differ-



ent backgrounds.


Women with equivalent aptitude, competence and pro-



fessional performance are given preferential considera-



tion in hiring, to the extent that and as long as there is


an under-representation. This ceases to apply when an


applicant’s caliber outweighs the requirement for gen-



der equality. Questions regarding the compatibility of


private life and career as well as matters of equal oppor-



tunities will be answered by the equal opportunities


commissioner of the department apl. Prof. Dr. Wiebke


Lohfeld (lohfeld@uni-koblenz.de).


Severely disabled applicants with identical qualifications


are given preference in hiring.


For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Sabine


Nover (e-mail snover@uni-koblenz.de).


Applicants are asked to send their documents (curricu-



lum vitae with academic background, certificates, re-



search concept, overview of third-party funding, teach-



ing concept, etc.) only via e-mail in one PDF file to bew-



erbung@uni-koblenz.de no later than

15.04.2026

marked with the

identification number 013/2026

.

www.uni-ko.de/karriere