Please submit your application online

by August 31, 2026 through the
RWTH appointment portal at:
www.berufungsportal.rwth-aachen.de

For inquiries specific to the academic
position, please reach out to the
Dean’s Office at the Faculty of Archi-
tecture at berufungen@dekanat.arch.
rwth-aachen.de. If you encounter
technical issues with the appointment
portal, please get in touch with our
support team at berufungsportal@
rwth-aachen.de.

This position is available on a part-time
basis upon request. We welcome ap-
plications from all qualified candidates,
regardless of gender. RWTH Aachen
University is recognized as a family-
friendly institution and provides a dual
career program to support partner hir-
ing. Our Family Services Center, part
of the Equal Opportunities Office, is
available to offer guidance on family
matters, including childcare and care-
giving responsibilities.

At RWTH Aachen University, we are
dedicated to advancing women’s ca-
reers and strongly encourage women
to apply. When candidates have equal
qualifications, skills, and accomplish-
ments, preference may be given to
women, provided there are no overrid-
ing considerations in favor of another
candidate. We also welcome applica-
tions from qualified individuals with dis-
abilities and those with equivalent sta-
tus, and we look forward to applica-
tions from international candidates.

For information on the collection of
personal data under Articles 13 and 14
of the General Data Protection Regula-
tion (GDPR), please refer to: www.
rwth-aachen.de/gdpr-information.

RWTH Aachen University is one of Germany’s pre-eminent Universities of
Excellence and is renowned for its high-quality teaching and world-class
research. Assuming profound responsibility towards society, RWTH ad-
dresses bold scientific questions and translates its knowledge into mean-
ingful applications. RWTH strives for the convergence of knowledge,
methods, and findings and integrates in-depth disciplinary knowledge
within the interdisciplinary research consortia established in its eight pro-
file areas. The University’s dynamic, creative, and international environ-
ment encompasses efficient research networks and institutionalized col-
laborations. With its innovative RWTH Aachen Campus project, the Uni-
versity boasts one of the largest technology-oriented research environ-
ments in Europe.

Full Professor (W3)
in Building Construction
at the Faculty of Architecture

We are inviting applications for the position of full professor in the area of
building construction, to be filled by winter semester 2027/28. We are
seeking an outstanding individual who understands building construction
as a design discipline and who will develop it further with us in research,
teaching, and social responsibility. At the center lies a future-oriented,
construction-based approach to design: we are looking for an outstand-
ing architect for whom construction and architectural idea belong to-
gether, and who understands building under conditions of scarce re-
sources and multiple challenges also as a design opportunity.

The professorship teaches the fundamentals of building construction and
develops innovative concepts and methods of resource-conscious build-
ing, digital fabrication, craftsmanship, serial construction, and building
within the existing, integrating them into architectural design.

Within the interdisciplinary environment of RWTH Aachen University, in-
cluding the Built and Lived Environment (BLE) profile area, the professor-
ship cooperates with other research institutions whose technical innova-
tions can be shaped into new constructions and building methods.

In teaching, the professorship conveys the constructional fundamentals
of the Bachelor’s program in Architecture and the interrelations between
design, construction, and material. In addition, it is responsible for design
studios, elective courses, and research-oriented teaching in the Bache-
lor’s and Master’s programs in Architecture and Urban Planning.

Prerequisites are a completed university degree in Architecture and a
special aptitude for academic work. This is to be demonstrated by a doc-
torate of outstanding quality and/or by an outstanding, internationally rec-
ognized body of architectural work that is pioneering for sustainable
building construction. Pedagogical skills are expected; evidence of teach-
ing achievements should be enclosed with the application documents.
Fluent German is not required to start the position but the successful
candidate will be expected to hold classes in German within the first 5
years.

The Faculty of Architecture at RWTH Aachen is convinced that excellent
building construction and design quality benefit from diversity and we
particularly invite women to rethink and shape this discipline with us.