Transfer Professorships

At TH Wildau, transfer professorships are awarded to tenured professors who are not on secondment or on leave of absence, up to a maximum of 10% of the total number of professorial positions at TH Wildau. Research professorships and transfer professorships may not be combined. The term of the appointment is limited to a maximum of five years, depending on the transfer assignment. Appointments are generally made simultaneously and may be renewed for the same person. The term is usually tied to the semester schedule. For the duration of a transfer professorship, the teaching load is 9 semester hours per week.

The President of TH Wildau will inform the university community in a timely manner about the upcoming appointment and thereby invite applications for one or more transfer professorships. Information will also be provided regarding the timeline of the process (submission of applications, decision by the evaluation committee, start of the appointment period).

All tenured professors at TH Wildau who are not on secondment or on leave of absence may submit their applications for a transfer professorship in writing to the Vice President for Research and Transfer in accordance with the announced schedule. The decision on the appointment of a transfer professorship rests with the Executive Board of TH Wildau upon the recommendation of an evaluation committee. The contents of the application and the criteria for its evaluation can be found in the Statutes Governing the Award of Professorships with a Focus on Transfer.

The certificate for the transfer professorship is awarded by the President of TH Wildau at the beginning of each semester during a public university event. At this event, the transfer professors present their concepts and goals for the term of the respective transfer professorship.

All tenured professors at TH Wildau who are not on secondment or leave of absence may submit their application for a transfer professorship by March 15, 2026 for the appointment period beginning in the 2025/2026 winter semester in writing to the Vice President for Research and Transfer using the template provided here.

This appointment process explicitly addresses multi-year transfer tasks. The term of the transfer professorships is limited to a maximum of five years, depending on the transfer task. The application must specify a term deemed appropriate for the transfer task.

In accordance with Section 50(4) of the BbgHG, transfer professors play a key role in knowledge and technology transfer projects or in cross-cutting tasks within knowledge and technology transfer (= transfer task). Applicants may either apply with a self-defined transfer task in accordance with the criteria set forth in the bylaws or focus on one of the two transfer tasks proposed by the Executive Board and deemed strategically relevant to the university:

1. Further development of collaboration with non-university research institutions in the region

• Assessment of the current situation in Berlin-Brandenburg and analysis of the status quo of existing collaborations
• Identification of opportunities for further development
• Development of a concept with an action plan and implementation of initial steps with support from the Executive Board and the ZFT

2. Strengthening the role of TH Wildau in the regional innovation system

• Contributing TH Wildau’s interests and expertise to regional development through dialogue with stakeholders, including municipalities, counties, and federal states
• Actively representing the university in working groups, such as those related to Dahme_Innovation or the Berlin-Lausitz Innovation Corridor
• Initiating regional development projects with support from the Executive Board and the ZFT

The selection committee will conduct a preliminary screening of the applications received and invite suitable candidates to an interview with the committee members (in April 2026). The members of the selection committee are:

• Prof. Dr. Klaus-Martin Melzer, Vice President for Research and Transfer, Chair
• Prof. Dr. Sandra Haas, Department of Economics, Computer Science, and Law
• Prof. Dr. Ute Geißler, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences
• Markus Vossel, Center for Research and Transfer
• TBD, Center for Studies and Teaching
• Prof. Dr. Peter Heisig, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

The decision on the awarding of the transfer professorships will be made by the Executive Board, tentatively in June 2026. The presentation of the certificates for the transfer professorships will then take place during a university-wide public event presided over by the President. At this event, the transfer professors will present their concepts and goals for the term of their respective transfer professorships.