Professorship (W 2) for Urban and Regional Policy Universität Potsdam / Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS)

Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the scientific landscape and has become an outstanding economic factor and development engine for the region. It has a high level of third-party funding, has won several awards for teaching, and has a service-oriented administration and has received several awards for being family-friendly. Around 20,000 students and 3,000 employees work at three locations - Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm - at one of the most beautifully situated academic institutions in Germany.

The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Political and Administrative Sciences at the University of Potsdam invites applications for a joint professorship under the Jülich Model with the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) to be filled as soon as possible:

Professorship (W 2) for Urban and Regional Policy

The Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) and the University of Potsdam intend to expand their collaboration and thus offer innovation-promoting research and working conditions for professors, university and non-university researchers, and students.

At the IRS, the applicant will head the interdisciplinary research area “Policy and Planning” with its current two research groups “Urban Development Policies” and “Urban Sustainability Transformations”. In addition, the applicant is expected to establish his/her own research group within this research area and to contribute to the strategic development of the institute as part of the management team. The candidate’s competences should be compatible with and complementary to the research conducted at the IRS.

Please submit your application, with the relevant documentation (CV, list of publications, list of research projects (with specification of own role), list of courses, research and teaching concept, certificates and diplomas), via email to ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de by February 28, 2026. Further information is available online at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/berufungen.

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https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/verwaltung/division3/stellenausschreibungen