Professorship (f/d/m) (W2) Transportation Design

Leading through the change of perspectives. As part of Pforzheim University, with its three faculties – Design, Engineering, Business and Law – the Faculty of Design is committed, to a culture of thinking and acting and to social and economic responsibility. A society in transition and a focus on people are of central importance at Design PF. For our renowned Transportation Design program, we are looking for you – a visionary and passionate design professional who embodies both creative problem-solving and the ability to translate innovative conceptual thinking into future-oriented products of the highest level. The full-time (100%) W2 professorship is to be filled starting in the 2027/2028 winter semester.

Your Role and Impact

• You will share responsibility for the teaching and development of the BA and MA Transportation Design programs
• Balancing creative vision and technical implementation, you will guide and support students individually and help them develop their distinctive design interpretations
• You will teach the entire product design development process – from strategic direction to industrial implementation
• You will approach and teach the topic of mobility from a holistic perspective
• You play a key role in the ongoing and progressive development of the program, contribute your own creativity and take on responsibility in academic self-governance
• You play a defining role at international level in shaping the profile and fostering interdisciplinary networking within the faculty and the university
• You will supervise projects and teach at a high pedagogical level

What we are looking For

• You are forward-thinking, highly innovative, technologically savvy and have specific areas of focus, such as design strategy, transportation interiors, sustainability or connected mobility, etc.
• You are a distinguished professional with several years of experience at companies in the automotive, transportation, or mobility sectors and have an international network
• You are artistically outstanding within your field and you can demonstrate this through published and/or award-winning projects, honourable mentions, patents, or professional publications
• You possess excellent leadership qualities and process management skills
• With your teaching aptitude, you enjoy working as part of a dedicated team to train our students to become open-minded, responsible, and free-thinking designers
• In an international environment, you are fluent in English and are willing to learn German (B2) in the near future

The formal requirements for applicants are a university degree and a Ph.D. or a comparable scientific qualification. A minimum of five years of postgraduate experience is required, of which a minimum of three years must have been gained outside the university. Further details (cf. § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz Baden-Württemberg) can be found in an information sheet which can be downloaded from the university's homepage. Pforzheim University aims to increase the proportion of women in its staff and therefore urges qualified interested women to apply. Disabled applicants with the same qualifications have priority.

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Reference number: 263021

Application deadline: 25.10.2026