This event is part of the RMU Postdoc Career Weeks 2026

The professorship at a university of applied sciences offers many advantages: flexibility and freedom in research and teaching, work in small learning groups, the chance to shape students’ career paths and societal knowledge transfer, as well as a good work‑life balance. But how does one become a professor at a UAS? What are the admission requirements and where can the necessary qualifications be obtained? 

We will address these and other questions in our workshop: together with professors from the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences we will show how varied the routes to a UAS professorship are and why it is worth taking this step.

Content:

• Short presentation on the UAS professorship 
• Interview with two professors from Frankfurt UAS 
• Open Q&A session 

Learning Objectives:

• Information on the requirements and benefits of a UAS professorship
• Insights into the personal career paths of two UAS professors
• Opportunity to ask questions about the career track

Speakers:
Ann-Kristina Gleim is a personnel‑development officer and the contact person for cooperation programmes in academic careers at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She studied Linguistics in Marburg among other subjects and later worked as a rhetoric trainer and as a municipal personnel and education officer. Since 2021 she has been involved in the PROFfm – Together Towards a UAS Professorship project.
Franziska Hedrich is a communications and marketing officer at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She studied Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig and then worked for many years in the publishing industry. Since 2021 she has been responsible for communication for the personnel‑development project PROFfm – Together Towards a UAS Professorship.
In addition, Prof. Dr. Alexander Gallas (UAS F) and, Prof. Dr. Deike Pottebaum (UAS F), professors at the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt, will share their experiences.

Target group: Early Career Researchers (R1, R2, R3) from TU Darmstadt, JGU Mainz and GU Frankfurt.

Language: German

Registration via https://eveeno.com/rmu-pcw-2026