Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg (BTU) brings together cutting-edge research and technology transfer at an international level, thereby creating an interdisciplinary innovation network and an excellent location for science and technology. Together with its renowned partners, BTU forms the Lusatia Science Network – an alliance of research institutions that further develops the strengths of the Cottbus–Senftenberg research region and enhances its visibility.

Through innovative research and new teaching and learning formats, BTU actively shapes the future. It contributes to addressing major societal challenges and transformation processes with scientific insights and practice-oriented solutions. In four core profile lines – “Energy Transition and Decarbonisation,” “Health and Life Sciences,” “Global Change and Transformation Processes,” and “Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Technology” – BTU combines its strengths across institutes and faculties.

At its campuses in Cottbus and Senftenberg, BTU offers its students a demanding education, individual support, and the opportunity to learn with curiosity and openness from and with one another. BTU stands for an inspiring atmosphere of learning and research based on dialogue and democratic cooperation. The diversity of our faculty and students fosters innovation and progress.

The Faculty of Human Sciences invites applications for the following position at the earliest possible date:

PROFESSORSHIP (W2) Art Education and Didactics of Art Teaching in Primary School

The professorship is part of the new primary school teacher education programme at BTU. Close collaboration among the ten professorships at the newly established Institute of Educational Science is expected, as well as a willingness to engage in further interdisciplinary cooperation.

The professorship aims to qualify future teachers to independently teach art in primary schools in an age-appropriate and supportive manner. This includes integrating pupils’ aesthetic practices, encouraging experimentation, and fostering communication about and through art. The position involves conveying artistic-practical, art-educational-didactic, and art-related scholarly knowledge and enabling students to acquire competencies in these areas. Supervision of subject-specific teaching internships is also part of the role.

We seek a candidate with teaching experience in art education and art didactics and with expertise in designing courses that integrate current research findings.

The successful candidate will actively contribute to the development of a research cluster within the Institute of Educational Science. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, this cluster is expected to make a visible and sustainable contribution to the research and development of innovative and contemporary primary school education.

The professorship represents the above-mentioned areas in research and teaching within the primary school teacher education programme and in other degree programmes at BTU. Teaching responsibilities include bachelor’s and master’s programmes in German and English. If sufficient German language skills are not yet available, the successful candidate is expected to acquire German promptly in order to contribute to the academic self-governance and administrative responsibilities of the Institute and the Faculty, to serve on university and non-university committees, and to teach bachelor-level courses in German.

Profile

According to Section 43 (1) No. 1–4a of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG), applicants must demonstrate:

• a relevant academic university degree (Master’s degree/state examination), preferably in primary art education or a comparable qualification,
• pedagogical aptitude,
• particular aptitude for academic research, usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctoral degree, and
• a habilitation or additional academic achievements equivalent to a habilitation.

In accordance with Section 43 (3) BbgHG, proof of at least two years of school teaching experience or comparable experience relevant to the position is required.

Applicants are expected to have experience in acquiring third-party funding and conducting externally funded projects; experience with DFG or EU-funded projects is particularly welcome.

The successful candidate should demonstrate excellent teaching competence across all academic levels from bachelor’s to doctoral studies, including supervision of theses and promotion of early-career researchers. Knowledge and experience enabling active participation in academic self-governance and contribution to the strategic development of the Faculty are expected.

We offer

• fair and transparent appointment negotiations,
• attractive working conditions in a city with high quality of life and close proximity to Berlin, Dresden, and Leipzig,
• a dynamically developing research location,
• support in relocation,
• comprehensive dual-career and family support service,
• an attractive salary with negotiable performance-related components upon appointment.

Further duties arise from Section 44 in conjunction with Section 3 BbgHG.

The employment requirements and conditions are governed by Sections 43 (1–4a), 43 (3), and 45 BbgHG.

BTU is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. It strives for balanced gender representation in all staff groups and gives preference to severely disabled applicants or those with equivalent status in cases of equal suitability and qualifications.

Information on the appointment management process, including the legal basis and the status of ongoing appointment procedures, can be found at:

Please submit your application, including proof of qualifications, a curriculum vitae in tabular form, a list of publications (indicating the five most important), evidence of pedagogical aptitude, and a research and teaching concept for the advertised professorship, quoting the Reference-No: 57/26, in a summarised PDF file (max. 7 MB) until 2026-04-30 to:

E-Mail:

Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences
BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg
Lipezker Str. 47
03048 Cottbus
Germany

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For further information, please contact: Prof. Simone Schröder (Dean) – Tel.: +49 (0)355 / 58 18 914, E-Mail: .

The BTU carries the seal of quality of The German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (Deutscher Hochschulverband, in short DHV). She is thus honored for her fair and transparent negotiations on the appointment of new professors.