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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is our goal to make significant contributions to mastering the global challenges of mankind in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 10.000 employees of KIT cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in research, academic education, and innovation.

The KIT-Department of Architecture, part of the Division "Natural and Built Environment" of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is inviting applications for a

Visiting Professorship in Architecture on the topic of "Dealing with the existing building stock in rural areas" – Wüstenrot Stiftung

up from the winter term 2025/26 to the summer term 2027. This visiting professorship is to be awarded to young academics or experts from the discipline of architecture in order to provide an opportunity to begin or expand a career path within the academic system. The professorship is to be awarded for one semester.

We seek architects or young academics from the discipline of architecture who bring current issues concerning the handling of the existing building stock into courses of the master's program in architecture as case studies. Courses offered in English are welcome.

In particular, this involves introducing content that complements the department´s existing range of courses with relevant and responsible contributions addressing major social challenges for building in the present and future with a specific focus on the existing building stock in rural areas. Particularly against the backdrop of climate change and the indispensable need to conserve resources, the question of how to deal with the building stock as a whole is becoming more fundamental and urgent than it was just a few years ago. This is particularly important in order to strengthen the identity and architectural quality in rural areas.

We seek a personality for the visiting professorship who can demonstrate his or her outstanding professional competence as an expert / junior academic in the field of architecture and who is able to contribute current socially relevant practice-oriented and research topics on the topic of "Dealing with the existing building stock in rural areas" in design courses with 12 ECTS incl. design consolidation with 2 ECTS (e.g. accompanying seminar) at the master's level.

Applications with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, scientific career, list of own practice and research projects, list of relevant publications, proof of teaching experience) as well as an exposé on the planned course, which provides information on content and objectives, temporal structure, didactic concept, and describes the added value for the students, KIT-Department, and research, should be sent as PDF, max. 15-20 A4 pages with max. 10MB until June 30, 2025 using the vacancy number 1181/2025 to the Dean of the KIT-Department of Architecture and submitted at dekanat@arch.kit.edu.

For further information, please contact Dr.-Ing. Judith Reeh, email: judith.reeh@kit.edu.

KIT is an equal opportunity employer. Women are especially encouraged to apply.

Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.

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