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Appointment procedures at the KU

Open positions for professorships at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt are filled after successful completion of an appointment procedure. Here you will find an overview of the currently ongoing appointment procedures and their respective status.

The procedures are grouped by the eight KU faculties:

  • THF – Faculty of Theology,
  • PPF – Faculty of Philosophy and Education,
  • SLF – Faculty of Languages and Literatures,
  • GGF – Faculty of History and Social Sciences,
  • MGF – Faculty of Mathematics and Geography,
  • WFI – Ingolstadt School of Management,
  • STS - Schoof of Transformation and Sustainability,
  • FSA – Faculty of Social Work.

The appointment procedures are governed by the provisions of the appointment regulations at the KU (Annex 2 of the Basic Rules), that can be viewed or downloaded together with the Foundation Charter at the following link: Legal Basics

The job advertisements for open professorship positions are available here: Job advertisements and vacancies

 

Current appointment procedures at the KU

Faculty of Theology (ThF) - Professorship for New Testament Studies (W2 with tenure track to W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Theology (ThF) - Professorship for Liturgical Science (W1 with tenure track to W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Philosophy and Education (PPF) - Professorship of School Education (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Philosophy and Edcuation (PPF) - Professorship for Social Pedagogy (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Philosophy and Education (PPF) - Professorship of Developmental and Educational Psychology (W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work

Faculty of Languages and Literatures (SLF) - Professorship of American Studies (W2 with tenure track to W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by Dr. Jens Temmen ✅
  10. Appointment made ✅
  11. Start of work at May 1, 2025

Faculty of Languages and Literatures (SLF) - Professorship of English Literary Studies (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Languages and Literatures (SLF) - Professorship of Art History (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of History and Social Science (GGF) - Professorship of the History of Latin America (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved 
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of History and Social Sciences (GGF) - Professorship of Didactics of History (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved 
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of History and Social Science (GGF) - Professorship of Political Theory (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved 
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Mathematics and Geography (MGF) - Professorship of Geography Didactics and Education for Sustainable Development (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by Dr. Jan Hiller ✅
  10. Appointment made ✅
  11. Start of work at April 1, 2025

Faculty of Mathematics and Geography (MGF) - Professorship of Applied Physical Geography (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) - Professorship of BA and Market Psychology (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­ Dr. Victoria-Sophie Osburg ✅
  10. Appointment made ✅
  11. Start of work at April 1, 2025

Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) - Professorship of Economics, esp. Sustainable Economic Policy (W2 with tenure track to W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­ Dr. Maria Waldinger ✅
  10. Appointment made ✅
  11. Start of work at April 1, 2025

Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) - Professorship of Human Resources, Management and Organisation (W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by­­
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

School of Transformation and Sustainability (STS) - Professorship of Philosophy and Ethics of Digitalization (W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled ✅
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal ✅
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued ✅
  6. Statement by the Senate issued ✅
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved ✅
  8. Offer of appointment issued ✅
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by Prof. Dr. Norbert Paulo ✅
  10. Appointment made ✅
  11. Start of work at May 1, 2025

School of Transformation and Sustainability (STS) - Professorship of Empirical Communication Research of Transformation Processes (W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

School of Transformation and Sustainability (STS) - Professorship of Personal Development and Sustainability-oriented Social Design (W3)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Social Work (FSA) - Professorship of Nursing Science with Focus on Digitalization / Artificial Intelligence (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Social Work (FSA) - Professorship of Theories and Basics of Social Work (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published ✅
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted 
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at

Faculty of Social Work (FSA) - Professorship for Social Work (Methods) (W2)

  1. Procedure initiated ✅
  2. Call for applications published
  3. Test lectures open to university public are scheduled
  4. Appointment committee develops appointment proposal
  5. Statement by the faculty council issued
  6. Statement by the Senate issued
  7. KU appointment proposal resolved
  8. Offer of appointment issued
  9. Offer of appointment accepted by
  10. Appointment made
  11. Start of work at
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