3 February 2025

Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme 2025

TU Darmstadt invites experienced postdocs, lecturers, and professors from Unite! partner universities to apply for 13 funded visiting professorships starting Winter Semester 2025/26

In 2025, the Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme continues to aim at attracting outstanding international talents to promote interdisciplinarity in teaching and didactic innovation through international experience. It is open to all subjects represented at TU Darmstadt. Up to 13 visiting professorships could be financially supported. The target group are primarily experienced postdocs. The deadline for applications is March 31st, 2025.  

This format of strategic cooperation between Unite! universities promotes networking among its academic communities and supports the career development of the visiting scientists. Moreover, students benefit from internationally oriented teaching. The target group are primarily experienced postdocs affiliated to Unite! partner universities, although advanced career phase (lecturers, professors) are also welcome to apply.  

Visiting professors from the Unite! partner universities offer supplementary (elective) courses at TU Darmstadt, ideally bringing innovative topics. Starting in the winter semester 2025/26, the appointment period should cover the lecture period from mid-October to mid-February and can be established for a maximum of two years. 

Financing  

For the winter semester 2025/2026, the costs for all 13 available Unite! Visiting Professorships will be fully covered centrally by TU Darmstadt. These positions are intended to be filled for the entire semester. Possible prolongations of the guest professorships should be financed by the host departments themselves. The use of state funds (Landesmittel) is obligatory

Expression of interest

Interested candidates should explore the faculties and departments of TU Darmstadt here. Once you identify the department that aligns with your area of interest, candidates are encouraged to directly contact the head of the department, briefly introducing yourself and providing a proposal for the course you would like to teach at TU Darmstadt. The following documents should be attached as a single PDF:

• A brief motivation letter (half a page)

• A short description of a course you intend to teach at TUDa (half a page) 

• An academic CV

• A doctoral certificate (and postdoctoral qualifications, if applicable, for teaching at the professional level)

Alternatively, you may contact Dr.-Ing. Nebojša Čamprag at nebojsa.camprag@tu-darmstadt.de. He will assist you in identifying a suitable department and facilitating contact with the department head for further discussions.