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 permanent

university professorship (W2 per LBesG, conferring with

civil-service status) for Islamic Textual Studies (m/f/d)

at the Department for Islamic Theology which is to be


filled from 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 Textual Studies, with a


main focus on the Quran and Hadith, is responsible


for the entire field of Islamic textual studies. In close


cooperation with the other two professorships, it plays


a key role in advancing the development of the


department and its study programmes. It addresses


the research topic of the faculty ‘Culture and its


Mediation’, particularly in the areas of


interdisciplinarity and diversity. It cooperates with


other hermeneutically oriented subjects and


professorships at the university, thereby promoting


both university research and transfer of knowledge to


society. The professorship also places particular


emphasis on cooperation with other departments to


further advance interreligious and intercultural issues


and questions concerning normative foundational


texts and their contemporary relevance in society.


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 Textual Studies in


research and teaching.


He/She should have an outstanding track record in


Islamic Textual Studies research.


Research is expected to focus on diversity-sensitive


Quranic exegesis. Furthermore, a focus on


interpretations of the world (“Deutungen von Welt”)


will be a plus.


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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 load is currently nine hours per week per


semester.


The position holder will be expected to teach in the


courses of the subject specific degree programs and


the discipline units of the teacher training degree


programs


Administering 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.


It is also expected that the position holder will take on


responsibilities in academic self-government.

The position holder will be expected to play a


significant role in shaping the institute through her/his


own ideas and emphases and actively generate


initiatives that contribute to developing teacher


training.

Recruitment requirements:

The recruitment requirements of Section 49 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. The statute requires a completed


higher education, a qualified doctorate in Islamic


Theology or related studies, pedagogical aptitude and


additional scientific achievements.


Experience in acquiring and managing externally


funded projects documented with an overview of past


third-party funding activities will be a plus. A research


concept must also be presented.


Both good German and good English language skills


are required, as courses are offered in both


languages.


Special didactic skills and teaching experience are


required and must be demonstrated by presenting a


teaching concept.


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 as longs 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

155/2025.

www.uni-koblenz.de/karriere