W2-Professorship of Designing Open Space in the Context of Climate Change Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
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Join our university in the Faculty of Detmold School of Design:
W2-Professorship of Designing Open Space in the Context of Climate Change
starting in spring 2028 | campus Detmold and Höxter| permanent position | full-time
We are OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In Lemgo, Detmold and Höxter we develop around 5,700 students: personally, professionally and future-orientated. We foster interdisciplinary exchange and benefit from cooperative structures. This is how we actively shape our appreciative working and educational environment at all locations. Strong institutes and international networks bring our innovations from application-oriented research to the dynamic economic region of East Westphalia-Lippe – and far beyond.
Your Responsibilities
You will teach at the Detmold School of Design in the bachelor-s and master-s programs in Landscape Architecture, the international master-s program in Sustainable Landscape Design and Development, and the master-s program in Urban Development NRW. In addition, you will teach in the Faculty of Construction and Environment in the bachelor-s program in Landscaping and Landscape Management.
You will teach landscape architecture design with a focus on current and future strategies for climate-adapted open-space planning.
In our project-oriented degree programs, you combine fundamental design theory with theory-based methods and tools, as well as field trips.
You test and further develop new teaching formats such as living labs, design-build, and hands-on projects.
You have a strong desire to be on campus and present for your students. Up to 25 % of your teaching can be provided as digital teaching, if required, to enable cross-location lectures.
You are prepared to conduct courses in German as well as in English.
You will promote interdisciplinary study formats, e.g., through practical student projects.
You will conduct research in the field of landscape architecture with the goal of helping to develop design-oriented solutions for adapting cities and landscapes to climate change.
You are motivated to play an active role in shaping the development of the “BlueGreenLab- research and transfer institute at the intersection with the Faculty of Constrution and Environment.
Contributions to the ongoing discourse on current topics in landscape architecture within the professional community are encouraged.
You will foster collaborations with project partners, initiate knowledge transfer projects, and actively participate in securing external funding.
You have strong interest in innovative communication formats which encourage the dialog between science and society.
You will shape the sustainable future of the Landscape Architecture department and its degree programs at the Detmold School of Design.
In particular, you will contribute to the master-s program in Sustainable Landscape Design and Development and help advance the department-s internationalization efforts.
You will contribute to the university-s and department internal committee work in a collegial manner and participate actively in expanding cooperation relationships with domestic and foreign universities.
Your Profile
You have
- the ability to cover the section of Designing Open Space in the Context of Climate Change in teaching and research with the required breadth and depth
- the ability to teach in German and English
In addition, you fulfil the requirements of § 36 Hochschulgesetz NRW and have: a completed university degree
- in landscape architecture or a comparable field of study
- a successfully completed doctorate degree, achievements equivalent to a doctorate or a special aptitude for artistic work and additional artistic achievements
- relevant professional experience in landscape architecture projects (at least five years, at least three of which gained outside the university sector)
Furthermore, you should also have
- proven design experience and the ability toinnovatively represent the field of landscape architecture-with a focus on climate-adapted outdoor spaces-both within and outside the university expertise in one or more of the following areas in connection with completed projects: Landscape Design Incorporating Rainwater, Climate-adapted vegetation concepts or Designing outdoor spaces with a focus on recycling and upcycling
You view the future challenges of the profession as interdisciplinary, cross-cutting tasks and work at the intersections of urban planning, architecture, and integrated water management.
We Offer
- a lively, interdisciplinary and future-oriented environment for your ideas in teaching, research and transfer
- supportive balance between your career and your personal life
- personalised onboarding and support for new appointees at the start of their university career
- ongoing comprehensive further training opportunities – professional, didactic and personal
- a strong network of external partners in the down-to-earth and economically strong region of East Westphalia-Lippe
- a high quality of life thanks to a wide range of cultural, sporting and recreational activities in the region of Teutoburg Forest
OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts represents the principle of quality through diversity and wishes to increase the proportion of women among its scientific staff. In case of equal qualification, severely handicapped applicants will be given priority.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We will gladly accept your complete application (incl. cover letter, CV, certificates, portfolio, and, if any, teaching evaluations and publication overview) until October 21, 2026.
Please only use our online application form to send your documents and address your cover letter to the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Krahl, quoting reference number G 02.
Do you have any questions?
Detailed information on your career option professorship at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts can be found here.
If you have individual questions about the application process, our HR officer, Ines Henning, will be happy to help you:
+49 5261 702-5124
If you have any questions regarding the advertised professorship please contact Prof. Ute Aufmkolk, Faculty of Detmold School of Design:
+49 5271 687 7572
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