Working as a professor at a university of applied sciences such as HTW Berlin offers several advantages.

At HTW Berlin professors have a wide range of different tasks. As a professor you will be teaching students and carry out research. Also, scientific transfer allowing cooperation with national and international stakeholders in science, economy, administration or culture will be part of your job.

As a professor at HTW Berlin you are free to structure your lectures and research according to your wishes. It is up to you what you want to put an emphasis on in your teaching. The same is true for your research activities, where you can set your own individual focus.

Generally, at HTW Berlin you will be teaching small groups of students. This allows you to transfer knowledge on a more personal level. Students can be mentored more individually making it easier for you to address their needs. They benefit from your shared experiences when starting into their own career.

Academic self-governance allows you many freedoms in shaping your own professorship. Whatever your needs are, you can fashion your own unique balance between professional and private life.

A vast array of cooperations with diverse stakeholders can be entered as part of your research and teaching activities. Together with regional partners you will be able to see the results of your work in action also providing an important contribution to knowledge transfer between science and society.

Upon being appointed a professor at HTW Berlin you will become a civil servant. This entails financial and professional security for you.