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W2 Professorship in sports- and exercise-related health and social psychology (female/male/diverse)
Your tasks
The tasks of the professorship include collaboration in the Bachelor's, Master's, teacher training, and doctoral degree programs (particularly in the im M.Sc. Psychology in Sport and Exercise) as well as in the academic self-administration of the university. The German Sport University Cologne pursues the goal of promoting (inter-) disciplinary and cooperative research. Candidates are expected to actively contribute to research activities at the institute and university levels, as well as to successfully secure, manage, and carry out competitive externally funded projects.
Furthermore, candidates are expected to have experience and a strong commitment to application- and transfer-oriented research and development. This includes, among other things, participating in and further developing transfer-oriented initiatives already established within the department.
Your profile
Requirements for employment pursuant to § 36 of the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia are:
Completed university studies
Ph.D. or equivalent
Appropriate pedagogical/educational skills,
Post-doctoral qualification (habilitation) or equivalent academic achievements.
Applicants are expected to have:
Expertise in at least two of the areas listed above in the field of health and social psychology of sports and physical activity
Relevant international publications covering a broad range of topics in at least two of the professorship’s aforementioned subject areas
Successful acquisition of, in particular, competitive third-party funding
Theory-based approach
Experience in application- and transfer-oriented research or development
Experience with interdisciplinary and/or international research collaborations
Experience in academic self-governance
English-language teaching skills
Positively evaluated and/or award-winning teaching
Competencies in the area of personnel management and development
Contribute to the development and refinement of curricula and degree programs within the professor's area of expertise.
Desirable are
Experience in (co-)supervising doctoral students
Experience in organizing or administering courses or degree programs
Interdisciplinary compatibility with existing and developing research projects at the GSU
Willingness to collaborate with other institutes at the German Sport University Cologne
Experience abroad in academic institutions
The position entails a teaching obligation of 9 SWS.
International applicants are expected to be able to offer German-language courses within six semesters.
Your benefits
The German Sport University Cologne sees itself as an open-minded employer that values diversity. It is committed to diversity and gender equality and welcomes applications that contribute to this – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.
Increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching is one of the university's strategic goals; qualified female academics are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Women are given preferential consideration in accordance with the State Equality Act. Severely disabled persons and persons of equal status are very welcome and will be given preferential consideration within the framework of the statutory provisions.
The German Sport University Cologne offers an excellent academic environment, a wide range of professional development programmes, and support in balancing family and career.
Your application
Please send your application with the usual documents, in particular a description of your professional career, a list of publications, and a selection of important publications, quoting the reference number 2625-Prof-Gesundh.-Sozialpsych. by 01. September 2026 in the form of a pdf file exclusively to the e-mail address bewerbung@dshs-koeln.de. Please attach the completed file "GSU-self-disclosure-professorship-application" to your application. This file is available on the job advertisement page, which can be found here.
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