JUNIOR Professorship; W1 Midwifery Science II

Organisation/Company Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus Department Referat Personalangelegenheiten Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Final date to receive applications 24 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg (BTU) brings together cutting-edge research and knowledge transfer at an international level, establishing an interdisciplinary innovation network and positioning itself as a centre of excellence for science and technology. Together with its renowned partners, BTU forms the Lausitz Science Network – an alliance of research institutions working collectively to develop the strengths and increase the visibility of the Cottbus–Senftenberg science region.

Through innovative research and new teaching and learning formats, BTU actively shapes the future – contributing academic insight and practical solutions to major challenges and transformation processes. The university consolidates its strengths across faculties and institutes in four key profile areas: "Energy Transition and Decarbonisation", "Health and Life Sciences", "Global Change and Transformation Processes", and "Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Technology".
At its campuses in Cottbus and Senftenberg, BTU offers students high-quality education, personalised support, and the opportunity to learn with curiosity and openness in a democratic and collaborative environment. The diversity of our academic community fosters innovation and progress.

Faculty of Human Sciences is seeking to appoint a

JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP (W1) Midwifery Science II

with a tenure-track option to a W2 professorship as soon as possible.

This junior professorship is located at the Institute of Health (IfG) at the Senftenberg campus of BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg. The IfG ( ) was established in 2016 in response to the region’s structural transformation and aims to assume a leading role in health science research and in the establishment of academic education in the health professions. In addition to the Bachelor’s degree programme in Midwifery Science (B.Sc.),

the IfG offers Bachelor’s programmes in Nursing Science (B.Sc.), Therapy Sciences (B.Sc.) and a Master’s programme in Vocational Education for Health Professions (M.A.). In the future, an additional consecutive Master’s programme with a research profile is planned.

The overall objective of the IfG is to qualify graduates of discipline‑specific Bachelor’s programmes for roles in healthcare provision, and graduates of interdisciplinary Master’s programmes for roles in education within the health professions or for research positions in the health sector.

We are seeking:

An academically distinguished candidate with national and international visibility and experience in the field of midwifery science, demonstrated through relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals.

The junior professorship is expected to represent this field in research and teaching within the Bachelor’s programme in Midwifery Science and in other study programmes ching duties will be carried out in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes and in German and English. Where German language proficiency is not yet sufficient, a commitment to acquire the language promptly is required to ensure effective participation in institute and faculty administration, as well as in university and non-university committees, and to deliver Bachelor-level teaching in German.

We expect an openness to engage with the faculty’s research priorities, a willingness to collaborate across disciplines, a commitment to advancing the professionalisation of the health professions (especially midwifery), to contribute to the further development of the IfG, and to actively participate in academic self‑governance.

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Pursuant to Section 47 (1) of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG),…