W2-Professorship of Pharmaceutical Engineering Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
IT’S TIME TO GROW.
Join our university in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Health
W2-Professorship of
Pharmaceutical Engineering
at the earliest opportunity | campus Lemgo | 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 in the BSc and MSc programs of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Health, where you primarily attend to the BSc program in Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Your teaching focuses on pharmaceutical process engineering, including processes and products, pharmacology and quality management.
You give lectures, arrange for lab courses and hold seminars in these areas. If needed, you accommodate courses from related fields of study.
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 which is application-oriented and complements the interdisciplinary research network of the department and the university.
The department's Institute for Life Science Technologies and its research focus Applied Health Science offer a scientific environment where you can investigate your research topics from science and industry.
You also enjoy communicating your area of expertise and research findings to a broad audience. You have strong interest in innovative communication formats which encourage the dialog between science and society.
You will shape and contribute to the development of the teaching and research profile of the department in a collective and engaging manner.
You will contribute to the university’s internal committee work in a collegial manner and participate actively in expanding cooperation relationships with domestic and foreign universities.
Your Profile
You have
- the willingness to advance the department and its study programs
- a distinct awareness for responsibility
- educational authority and delight in knowledge transfer
- experience in leadership
- the willingness to cooperate and to engage in interdisciplinary exchange
- the willingness to acquire third-party funding
In addition, you fulfil the requirements of § 36 Hochschulgesetz NRW and have:
- a completed university degree in Pharmaceutics or in a related field of the natural or engineering sciences
- a successfully completed doctorate degree
- relevant professional experience (at least five years, at least three of which gained outside the university sector)
Furthermore, you should also have
- an extensive network of industrial and other cooperation partners
- experience in teaching and/or education
- interest in developing your own research focus
- involvement in academic self-administration
- international professional experience
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 and, if any, teaching evaluations and publication overview) until March 25th, 2026.
Please attach a curriculum plan and an outline of possible research topics to your application (max. two pages).
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 LLG 01.
Do you have any question?
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. Dr. Ulrich Odefey, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Health:
+49 5261 702 5192
Reference number
LLG 01
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