Career information and advice

THI Matchingpool

Why look for a job when it can easily come to you? Available for all scientific and science-supporting positions. Our THI Matchingpool:

  1. As a first step, find our in which area we offer jobs.
  2. Either register directly in our THI Matchingpool or call our responsible colleague beforehand and let her advise you on your personal case.
  3. We will assign you to a suitable are on the basis of your CV.
  4. If there is a vacancy to be filled, we activate the responsible manager for the respective sub-pool.
  5. If there is a match, we will contact you and invite you to an interview.

You will find the data protection information during the registration process. There you will be asked to mark them as read.

Application procedure (scientific, research-supporting and training positions)

Procedure of the process

After we have received your application and after the application deadline, all candidates are carefully examined by the responsible management. We make every effort to act fairly and equitably. All suitable candidates will be invited to an interview, where a work sample is often required so that both you and we can see wether we would be a good match. There may be a follow-up interview after the initial interview before the management decide on us. We look forward to meeting you!

Further information

  • In accordance with the AGG and SGB, preference is given to applicants with severe disabilities who are equally qualified. 
  • In order to increase the proportion of female employees in our technically-oriented university, applications from women are expressly welcomed (Art. 7 § 3 BAyGiG)
  • In general, our positions are available on a part-time basis.
  • If you have obtained your degree outside Germany, please note that you can only be employed if your certificates are officially recognized. As this process takes several months, we urge you to initiate it at the time of your application to the Central Office for Foreign Education  (www.kmk.org/zeugnisbewertung).
  • If you are not an EU citizen, you can only be hired if you present us with a valid work/residence permit.
Professorship

Your path to professorship:

 

Following the advertisement, the faculty establishes an appointment commitee. This committee reviews the applications received and organizes the trial lecture, to which all suitable candidates are invited to give a trial lecture, to which all suitable candidates are invited to give a trial lecture and present themselves in person to the appointment committee. The trial lecture usually consists of a public lecture with a specified compulsory topic and an optional topic followed by a discussion. Often one of the two presentations must also be given in English.

After the trial teaching event, the committee draws up the shortlist of the most suitable candidates. The President of the university makes the final decision based on the shortlist.

 

The following requirements must be met for appointment as a professor (Art. 57 Abs. 3 BayHIG)

  1. The professional orientation or a aptitude in terms of the field of occupation must be fulfilled.

  2. A university degree and, in general, a doctorate are required. An appointment without a doctorate is only possible in defined exceptional cases, particularly in the field of design.

  3. Proof of pedagogical aptitude must be available or provided in the course of the applicant selection process.

  4. Proof must be provided of five years of professional practice, which must have been acquired after the university degree course and of which at least three years must have been spent outside the university sector. In exeptional cases, atleast five years of work within the higher education sector is also permitted, which was mainly in cooperation with non-university practice.

  5. It should be noted that it is no longer possible to become a civil servant after the age of 52. It is also not possible for people from non-EU countries to become civil servants. In these cases, recruitment is only possible as an employee.

The following requirements must be met for a position as a junior professor (Art. 64 Abs. 2 BayHIG)

  1. The professional orientation or aptitude in terms of the field of appointment must be fulfilled.

  2. The applicant must have a university degree or a compareable qualification.

  3. The “practice track” also requires a further academic qualification, usually a completed doctorate.

  4. In the “doctoral track”, it is possible to apply without a doctorate. This requires at least three years of relevant professional experience in the field of appointment, which must have been acquired after the university degree and must have been gained outside the university sector. In exceptional cases, an activity within the university sector is also permitted, which mainly took place in cooperation with non-university practice.

Onboarding (Kopie 1)

Offering you a good start with us is very important to us. You should feel completely welcome and be provided with all the information you need. For this purpose, your mentor will welcome you on your first day and guide you through your first steps at THI over the following days and weeks. You will be familiarized with the most important systems, all procedures will be explained to you and you will be introduced to all the people and departments with whom you will be working closely. Our Welcome Day together with the university management will round off your induction.

 

Programme und Förderungen (Kopie 1)

 

Promotion of women in technical professions

 

We promote equality and equal opportunities for women through various forms of cooperation:

Securing young talent in teaching

With the Professional Tenure Track Programm (PTTTHI), the federal government has been promoting the new career path of the junior professorship since 2022, whereby young scientists make the direct transition to a lifetime professorship after a successful probationary phase.