Professorship Audio Technology (M/F/X)

starting in summer semester 2026 or later; in salary group W2

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In teaching, we expect you to independently represent the subject area of Audio Technology in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes of the faculty. In the field of media technology, you will deliver courses, among others, on the practical basics of sound engineering and audio applications, teach advanced techniques of audio production, and convey content in the fields of hearing and psychoacoustics. You will develop innovative teaching formats, promote project-based learning, and integrate current technological developments into your teaching.

Another central aspect of your role will be managing and further developing the excellently equipped laboratories, which offer outstanding infrastructure for practice-oriented teaching, applied research, and interdisciplinary projects.

We place particular emphasis on the field of research in artificial intelligence – especially in the context of audio-based applications. This includes, among other things, automated audio production, intelligent audio systems, as well as AI-supported methods for sound analysis and synthesis.

In addition to teaching and research, your area of responsibility also includes active participation in academic self-governance, assuming responsibility for promoting young researchers, and actively shaping international collaborations.

PROFILE

You are an empathetic, communicative personality who enjoys working in a team and actively contributes to professional and organisational networking within the faculty. In your teaching, you rely on modern didactic concepts and innovative methods.

You possess a relevant academic degree and outstanding subject-specific expertise, which you have demonstrated through several years of professional experience in the aforementioned areas and through successfully completed projects in the private sector. Please include meaningful work samples with your application that clearly demonstrate your professional expertise, your working approach, and your experience in the relevant application fields. We particularly welcome exemplary student project work that has been developed under your supervision.

Ideally, you have in-depth knowledge in the areas of room acoustics, loudspeaker measurement technology, signal processing, sound engineering, and audio system integration. Your practical experience with modern production environments – for example in the context of immersive audio formats, object-based audio technologies, live sound, as well as studio and post-production – enables you to handle current technologies and workflows with confidence. In addition, you bring a basic understanding of related disciplines such as film and video production, AV-over-IP, or Extended Reality (xR). You are open to interdisciplinary exchange with colleagues from other fields.

Moreover, you possess the ability and willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with adjacent disciplines within media technology. Your excellent command of English and German, both written and spoken, complete your profile.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• completed university education
• exceptional research skills, usually demonstrated by the quality of the candidate’s doctorate
• pedagogical aptitude
• special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in professional practice of a minimum of five years, which must have been completed after obtaining the university degree and of which at least three years must have been completed outside of the higher education sector; in special cases, proof of professional practice outside the higher education sector can be provided by having completed a substantial part of the professional practice of a period of at least five years in cooperation between the higher education and non-higher education sectors.

OUR BENEFITS

• Wide range of further training courses, free language courses and much more
• Flexible working hours possible
• International environment and exchange programs
• A wide range of support, e.g. when looking for accommodation, childcare facilities or finding a job for a partner

APPLY NOW

Please apply exclusively via our application portal at www.th-deg.de/open-positions. There you will also find information about your future team and working environment.

Our HRM team will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the application process. You are also welcome to network with us via LinkedIn!

The standard teaching requirement for full-time professors at universities of applied sciences is 18 teaching units per week per semester. The position is suitable for severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they essentially have equal qualifications, expertise and professional performance. Deggendorf Institute of Technology is aiming to increase the proportion of women among its scientific staff. For further information valid across Bavaria visit www.werdeprofessorin.de. All those below the age of 52 can be appointed as public servants. For candidates holding foreign university degrees it is mandatory to submit a certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, ZAB) in the course of the recruitment procedure for final evaluation of the recruitment requirements (https://zab.kmk.org/de/zeugnisbewertung).