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


compact campus favourably affects our university routine. As the interdisciplinary university in the north of


Rhineland-Palatinate with more than 9,400 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 2: Art and Humanities offers a temporary


at the Department for Islamic Theology which is to be


filled as soon as possible.


In the research profile “Culture and its Mediation”,


Faculty 2 focuses on communication processes, their


forms, potentials and limits in politics, society and


culture. The faculty cooperates with the other profile


areas of the University of Koblenz and with regional and


municipal institutions. The faculty’s cross-departmental


focal areas are cultures of mediation, democracy and


interpretations of the world (“Deutungen von Welt”).


The Department for Islamic Theology consists of three


professorships and their staff. Its task is to establish and


develop the university subject Islamic Theology in


exchange and collaboration with Faculty 2 and the other


faculties and institutions of the University of Koblenz.


The main focus is on developing and shaping the range


of study programmes for Islamic Theology within the


university’s teaching-related programmes, and on


enriching the interdisciplinary research conducted in


Faculty 2. As an independent partner, the Department


for Islamic Theology contributes to the existing


collaborations related to cultural studies and, in


particular, religion-related research and teaching within


the faculty.


The professorship of Islamic Religious Education and


Teaching Methodology is responsible for the field of


religious education and didactics within the


department, as well as for its courses in religious


education and subject-specific pedagogy and didactics.


In close cooperation with the university's other


professorships in didactics, the Centre for Teacher


Education and other institutions, the professorship


enriches the university’s expertise in the field of


teaching-related studies and advances research in the


areas of religious education, didactics or subject-



specific teaching research. The professorship also


places particular emphasis on cooperating with other


departments to further develop interreligious and


intercultural learning. Through practice-oriented


research and teaching development projects, it


supports the transfer of knowledge to related


educational areas such as schools and teacher training,


both on its own initiative and in collaboration with the


relevant stakeholders.


Cooperation with the Departments for Protestant and


Catholic Theology and other institutes in the faculty is


expected in order to develop joint research projects in


the field of interpretations of the world (“Deutungen


von Welt”).

Key responsibilities:

The position holder will be responsible for representing


the subject Islamic Religious Education and Teaching


Methodology in research and teaching.


Research is expected to focus on Islamic Religious


Education and Teaching Methodology. Furthermore, a


focus on interpretations of the world (“Deutungen von


Welt”) will be a plus.

junior professorship (W1 per LbesG with tenure track

to W2, conferring with civil-service status) for Islamic

Religious Education and Teaching Methodology

In addition, active engagement in the acquisition of


third-party funding will be expected.


The position holder’s responsibilities will include


actively recruiting and developing young scientists.


The teaching obligation is four hours per week per


semester (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


specific courses that are especially relevant to teacher


training.


Administering with examinations in all degree programs


of Islamic Theology is also required.


The willingness to cooperate across and within


disciplines and in general is a prerequisite, particularly


in the context of the Center of Teacher Education and


the Institute for Primary School Teaching.


In addition, participation in academic self-government


activities are optional. Only after the interval evaluation


are they compulsory.


The position holder shapes the institute through her/his


own ideas and emphases and actively generates


initiatives.

Recruitment requirements:

The recruitment requirements of Section 54 of the


Higher Education Act (HochSchG) of the State of


Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as the provisions set out in


the state’s agreements with the Islamic religious


communities, apply. They include a successful


completion of a higher-education degree in Islamic


Theology or related studies, pedagogical aptitude,


which must be demonstrated separately, as well as


special competence in academic work, which is usually


demonstrated by a qualified doctorate. The duration of


academic activity since earning the doctorate should


not exceed six years.


Only candidates with at least three years teaching


experience 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


managing projects with third-party funding will be a


plus. A research 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


concept.


Junior professors are appointed as temporary civil


servants for a period of six years. In the fourth year of


employment, they undergo an interval evaluation of


performance 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)


professorship, provided that the legal requirements of


the Higher Education Act (HochSchG) of the State of


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


HochSchG) are met and general public service


requirements are fulfilled.


The State of Rhineland-Palatinate and the University of


Koblenz advocate a concept of intensive student


mentoring and therefore expect a high face-to-face


presence at the university.


The University of Koblenz is a place of diversity and


welcomes qualified applications by individuals from


different backgrounds.


Women with equivalent aptitude, competence and


professional performance are given preferential


consideration 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 gender equality. Questions regarding the


compatibility of private life and career as well as matters


of equal opportunities will be answered by the equal


opportunities commissioner of the department Prof.


Dr. Angela Kaupp (kaupp@uni-koblenz.de).


Severely disabled applicants with identical qualifications


are given preference in hiring.


For further information, please contact Dean Prof. Dr.


Stefan Neuhaus (dekanat2@uni-koblenz.de; Tel.:


0261/287-2001).


Applicants are asked to send their documents


(curriculum vitae with academic background,


certificates, research concept, overview of third-party


funding, teaching concept, etc.) only via e-mail in one


PDF file to bewerbung@uni-koblenz.de no later than

08.02.2026

marked with the

identification number

156/2025

.

www.uni-ko.de/karriere