W3-Professur für Praktische Theologie (w/m/d)/ W3 Professorship in Practical Theology (f/m/d)

W3 Professorship in Practical Theology (f/m/d)

Join to apply for a permanent professorship at the University of Göttingen. The faculty invites applications for a permanent professorship with civil servant status (grade W3 NBesO) starting on 1 October 2026.

Overview

The role is a team‑oriented and committed scholar who will represent the entire field of Practical Theology in teaching, largely in German, and also in the English‑language degree programme “Intercultural Theology.” The university emphasizes research‑oriented teaching.

Research Focus

• Kirchentheorie / Cybernetik (Theory of Church / Cybernetics)
• Homiletik / Liturgik or Poimenik (Homiletics / Liturgical Studies or Poimenics)

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver research‑oriented teaching across the full breadth of Practical Theology.
• Engage in intra‑faculty research projects and inter‑faculty research networks.
• Seek and secure third‑party funding for research projects.
• Participate actively in academic self‑administration.
• Perform duties of University preacher, requiring ordination in a member church of the EKD.
• Communicate effectively within the faculty, including intercultural theology, and work interdisciplinarily.

Qualifications

• Outstanding dissertation and habilitation or equivalent achievements in Practical Theology.
• High‑ranking research and teaching accomplishments, e.g., success in securing third‑party funding or testing innovative teaching formats.
• Ability to teach in German and English.
• Interdisciplinary orientation and willingness to collaborate.
• Ordination (usually in one of the member churches of the EKD) for the preaching role.

Meta Information

• Seniority level: Mid–Senior
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Other
• Industry: Research Services

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