Kennziffer: IMST 2025/12

Your Profile

For the newly established "Physician Assistant" degree program, we are filling a full-time or part-time W2-Professorship in "Human Medicine for the Physician Assistant teaching area".

Due to the special nature (hybrid teaching formats) and novelty of the degree program, we are looking for a suitable, highly motivated person who, in addition to the teaching activities to be performed, will also drive the further development of the degree program. The aim of the program is to train physician assistants at a high level in close coordination with clinical and practice-based cooperation partners. This should be reflected in all teaching formats.

We expect:

• a degree, preferably in human medicine, including a doctorate or PhD
• proof of extensive practical clinical experience
• the ability and experience to teach basic medical principles such as anatomy, physiology and pathology in a clinically relevant context
• a high affinity for teaching practice-relevant and application-oriented content
• an interest in research which is reflected in publications and/or the acquisition of third-party funding

You can look forward to:

• New (digital) teaching, learning and examination formats
• dedicated support for the students
• the co-design and further development of a career-integrated study concept with a high practical component as well as the
• Competence-oriented interdisciplinary teaching of medical content

The subject areas are to be represented both in teaching and in applied research. We expect very good didactical skills as well as the willingness to participate in the exchange with our international partner universities and to offer courses in English. In addition, we expect committed participation in teaching basic subjects and possibly giving lectures in related subject areas.

We expect the applicant to integrate themselves well into the existing team both professionally and personally, to get involved in the academic self-administration of our university and to enjoy imparting knowledge from their own professional experience to the students.

The university has a large number of collaborations with universities and research institutions such as Max Planck Institutes and Fraunhofer Institutes as well as companies. Intensifying and expanding these collaborations is highly desired.

Active participation in the university’s research activities is desired. In this context, we strive to increase third-party funding and the number of cooperative doctorates.

We advocate a supervision concept that requires a high level of presence of the teaching staff at the university campus.

German language skills (at least level C1) and English language skills are required. Teaching language ist mainly German.

The hiring requirements for professors are regulated in Sec 49 of the Higher Education Act of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

We expressly welcome applications from all age groups and independent of gender identify, disability, ethnic background, religion, ideology, sexual orientation or identity.

If you have any content-related questions regarding this job announcement, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Bernd Bufe (bernd.bufe@hs-kl.de).

Our Offer

This position is available from winter term 2025 at the Zweibrücken campus of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences at the Department Computer Sciences and Microsystems Technolgy in full time or part-time.

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences is a research-intensive university of applied sciences in the fields of computer science, technology, business, design and health. We educate around 6,300 students in more than 70 degree programmes and continuing education programmes at our three campuses in Kaiserslautern, Pirmasens and Zweibrücken. There are currently four main areas of research.
At our university of applied sciences and design, with its distinctive profile in applied research and development as well as academic further education, you can expect an innovative work environment and versatile further education opportunities within the framework of personnel development. Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences supports the compatibility of family and career, e.g., through flexible working hours.
In line with the State Equal Opportunities Act, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences strives to further increase the proportion of women, particularly in research and teaching. We therefore urge them to apply.
Disabled persons will be given preferential consideration if they have the appropriate qualifications (please include proof).
If applicants feel discriminated or not being treated equally, a complaint can be submitted at the AGG-Complaints-Office (Legal Department).

Your Application

We look forward to receiving your application along with meaningful documents including the completed applicant profile (https://www.hs-kl.de/hochschule/aktuelles/stellenangebote), which you can send to us via our online job portal until 12.05.2025.

THE PRESIDENT