W2 Professorship for Urban and Regional Geography
The University of Bonn is an international research university with a wide education and research profile. With a 200-year history, approximately 31,500 students, more than 6,000 staff, and an excellent reputation at home and abroad, the University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and is recognized as a university of excellence.
The Department of Geography within the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Bonn is a W2 Professorship for Urban and Regional Geography to be filled by 1 October 2026.
Candidates for the position should have a visible profile nationally and internationally as a researcher in the field of Urban and Regional Geography, focusing on contemporary urban and regional development issues in one or more of the following areas:
- Governance and spatial planning
- Disparities and spatial unequal development
- Political ecology and sustainability
- Spatial justice and participation
- Public services and infrastructure
- Mobility and sustainable transport
Candidates should have multiple relevant publications in peer-reviewed international journals demonstrating their academic standing. Experience in successfully acquiring third-party funding is also required. In addition to theoretical and conceptual expertise, the position requires contributions in practical, application-oriented research issues. Competency with innovative methodological approaches is desired.
Candidates should be able to teach across the entire field of Human Geography, including particularly teaching on urban and regional geography in Germany and the region. Teaching is an integral part of the professorship and the delivery of courses in all phases of the degree program in both German and English is required. Very good didactic skills, commitment to teaching and experience with innovative teaching methods are required. An appropriate training period and support will be provided. Active participation in academic self-administration is expected.
The candidate’s research and teaching profile should be aligned with that of the Department. Ability to collaborate within the Department, in the Transdisciplinary Research Areas of theUniversity (particularly TRA 6: Sustainable Futures), with actors in the region (e.g. Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR) and with practical execution partners is of especial importance. Collaboration as a member of interdisciplinary networks on issues of urban and regional geography is expected.
The recruitment requirements are based on § 36 HG NRW. The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore strongly encourages women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.
To apply, please submit your documents in English (curriculum vitae, professional career outline, teaching experience outline with teaching evaluation results, teaching portfolio, details of third-party-funded projects with documentation of the own-funded portion, list of publications enclosing copies of your five most important publications, copies of university transcripts/certificates and diplomas) and a research and teaching concept by September 28, 2025 via the online portal: https://berufungsportal-version3.uni-bonn.de/.
If you have any questions, please contact the secretariat of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bonn by email: erdwissenschaften@uni-bonn.de.
