Professor in the following subject area: Case and Care Management/Networking

With over 15,000 students and 1,000 lecturers, researchers and employees in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, we are one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany. Our mission is to support students on their way to becoming responsible shapers of the future. We align our actions with our strategic goals of practical interdisciplinarity, internationality, sustainability, digitalization and social responsibility. Through excellent teaching and research, we bring together business, politics and society in the region and beyond. Together with our partners partners in the U!REKA University Alliance, we form a European university.

We are looking to fill the following position in Faculty 4: Health and Social Work by October 01, 2025:

Professor
(W2 salary scale HBesG, Hessian Federal Civil Service Remuneration Act)

in the following subject area:
Case and Care Management/Networking
Job advertisement number P49/2024

We are looking for a person with a proven track record in the theory and practice of social work and care and a proven aptitude for scientific work in the field of case and care management and inter-institutional cooperation and networking.

We expect:
A sound knowledge of current discourses as well as teaching experience in the field of case and care management/networking in the above-mentioned fields of application. A willingness for interdisciplinary cooperation in both teaching units is required.

Teaching of case and care management/networking in all consecutive Bachelor's and Master's degree programs of the department in the teaching units of Social Work and Nursing as well as in the interdisciplinary Master's degree program Inclusive Design. Experience in application-oriented research in the subject area is also desirable.

Non-university collaborations and active networks should be established, expanded and deepened.

Certification as a case management trainer in accordance with the guidelines of the German Association for Care and Case Management (DGCC) is an advantage or should be sought.

The ability to teach in German and English is a prerequisite.

We request the following application documents, in addition to the points listed below: Precise timeline and evidence of five years of professional activity (three years outside the university sector), list of third-party funding, evidence (certificates or diplomas) of further training and a teaching and research concept that meets the requirements of the position.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Michaela Zeiss by email at: zeiss.michaela@fb4.fra-uas.de

We offer:

• Structured onboarding by the department and our university didactics week
• Self-determined work with a lot of scope for content and time as well as our offers as part of the “family-friendly university audit”
• Internationally oriented environment to carry out teaching and research projects (e.g. U!REKA European University)
• Support in preparing your national and international research proposals from our “Research, Innovation and Transfer – FIT” department
• Lively campus in the heart of Europe with an extensive sports and events program (CampusSport, CampusKultur)
• Free Hesse state ticket and good transport connections (public transport, underground car park), bicycle-friendliness (including bicycle parking spaces, service stations and service pedelecs).

The position is available for an unlimited period of time. When first appointed to a professorship, employment is initially on a probationary civil service basis or on a permanent employment basis with a three-year probationary period.

Conditions of employment, further duties and prerequisites result from §§ 67 - 69, 75 und 76 of the Hessian Higher Education Act; to be viewed at www.hmwk.hessen.de).

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. People with disabilities are given preference in cases of equal personal and professional suitability. As a holder of the "Family-friendly University" certificate, the university will take your individual family situation into account when organizing your working hours.

Applications with the usual informative documents (including list of publications, projects, description of previous teaching and research activities, teaching and research concept) are requested by December 18, 2024, quoting the reference number, by e-mail to info-prof@hr.fra-uas.de (please send all documents in one PDF file):

To the President of the
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Human Resources and Personnel Development
Nibelungenplatz 1, D-60318 Frankfurt

www.frankfurt-university.de