The candidate represents the field of spatial planning in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs of the faculty and conducts courses in both German and English. Teaching responsibilities include lectures and seminars on spatial governance as well as regional and localized planning. Further the candidate shall implement study projects in close cooperation with other lecturers involved in the project-based study programs - also across faculties and within the research and transfer center CEIN - and supervise Bachelor and Master theses. 

The candidate's areas of work and research are sustainable spatial development within rural and urban contexts, in different scales from local up to the international level as well as related spatial planning processes and procedures. One focus area of research is the structural transformation in the Rhenish mining area towards an innovative post-mining region. With the candidate's research activities, they strengthen the faculty’s profile and gains third-party funding.

The candidate actively participates in self-administration and is willing to take on responsibilites, especially in the further development of the faculty.

The candidate holds a university degree as well as a relevant doctorate degree. As a scientifically recognized expert in the field of spatial planning or spatial sciences, they possess profound knowledge in the disciplines of regional planning as well as regional and structural policy. The candidate’s research and/or practical experience covers the areas from regional to local planning and regional development, as well as at least two of the following more specialized fields: planning law, spatial manangement, regional development and innovation policy, regional management, cross-border/international spatial development, land management, participative planning peocesses, or digitalization in spatial development. Ideally, the candidates have already gained teaching experience, conducts target-oriented and audience-appropriate instruction, and continuously develop their didactic concepts for contemporary teaching delivery, including digital formats.

The candidate is a team player who works reliably and collaboratively to develop solutions. The candidate demonstrates a strong willingness for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation with other faculties and disciplines of the TH Köln as well as with external partners in the field, especially in the Rhenish mining region. Through intercultural and social competencies, the candidate actively contributes to promoting diversity and the internationalization of the university. Knowledge of an additional foreign language besides English is also desirable in this regard. The candidates actively shapes their personal development, identify with the long-term goals of the university, and show high commitment to building up and further developing the new faculty.

We foster a culture of empowerment and cooperation. International science standards, gender equality and inclusion are the guiding principles of our human resources development. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and seek to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Thus, applications from women are given priority in case of equal suitability, qualification and professional expertise in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). Disabled persons and persons with comparable status are also given preference in case of equal suitability.
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