Professorship (W2) in the field of digitalization in healthcare with a focus on the provision of assistive technology and assistive devices

HAWK is a state university in Lower Saxony with more than 6,000 students. The university has strong regional roots and excellent national and international networks. One reason for this is certainly its roots, which date back to the 19th century at the Holzminden site, for example.

At the HAWK University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, the following professorship for the Göttingen Health Campus is to be filled at the Faculty of Engineering and Health at the Göttingen location at the earliest possible date:

Professorship (W2) for the field of digitalization in healthcare with a focus on assistive technology and assistive technology

The Göttingen Health Campus, which is being realized in cooperation with the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), was initiated in order to rethink qualifications in the healthcare professions. The aim is to prepare future specialists in these fields for the future healthcare needs of the population. Above all, it is a question of advanced knowledge and the ability to work together with other professional groups on an interdisciplinary basis.

We are looking for a qualified person with a university degree, preferably in engineering. Of the legally required minimum five years of practical experience, at least three years must have been gained outside the university sector in the specialist area of the professorship.

A further requirement is pedagogical and didactic aptitude confirmed by practical experience, demonstrated by teaching experience in German, preferably in the field of digitization. A special aptitude for in-depth, independent academic work is also required, as evidenced by an above-average doctorate or corresponding achievements appropriate to a doctorate.
In addition, experience in the field of digital supply technology in orthopaedic technology or other areas of aid production and supply is required.

Extensive, proven research and publication experience in the field of the professorship would be desirable. The ability and willingness to offer English-language courses as part of the internationalization of the university would also be an advantage.

In addition to teaching courses in the field of digitization in the undergraduate Bachelor's degree course in Orthobionics and in a Master's degree course to be established, the tasks also include involvement in teaching in the interprofessional mantle curriculum at the Göttingen Health Campus and in the core curriculum of the engineering degree courses as well as collaboration in the development and expansion of the courses offered at the Göttingen Health Campus. In addition, the person who holds the position in the future will be involved in maintaining and expanding contacts with cooperating companies and further networking in the region and specialist discipline. The range of tasks also includes participation in the university's research activities, in particular within the framework of the existing cooperation with the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and other institutions, as well as taking on tasks in academic self-administration.

If you have any technical questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Frank Braatz on 0551/30738-1.

The recruitment requirements are set out in Section 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG), the duties are set out in Section 24 NHG. The position is part-time.

We look forward to receiving your detailed online application (in particular proof of your academic qualifications and practical professional experience as well as teaching certificates) by 30.03.2025 via the careers portal.

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According to Section 21 (3) NHG, women should be given preferential consideration if they have equivalent qualifications, as long as the proportion of women in the respective professional group at the university has not reached 50 percent. The full-time Equal Opportunities Officer Nicola Hille will provide further information on request ().

The HAWK sees itself as a place where opportunities are made possible. For this reason, the person holding the professorship is also expected to have an equality-oriented and diversity-friendly approach to teaching and leadership skills within the faculty and with students.

Persons with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations if they have the same aptitude, qualifications and professional performance. To safeguard your interests, please state in your application whether you have a severe disability/equal status.