UNIVERSITÄT POTSDAM - W1 t.t. + W3 Digital Product Design & Development

Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has become an engine of intellectual and economic growth for the region. Around 20,000 students and 3,000 employees work on our three campuses – Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm – at one of the most beautifully situated academic institutions in Germany. The Digital Engineering Faculty at the University of Potsdam invites applications for joint professorship under the Jülich Modell with the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH (HPI) to be filled as soon as possible: Junior Professorship (W1) with Tenure Track Digital Product Design & Development

Frist: 05.04.2026

The professorship aims to strengthen the academic foundation of a newly planned Computer Science Master’s track on Digital Product Design & Development and contributes to the interdisciplinary profile of the Business & Society Cluster at HPI. It addresses the design, development, and management of digital products.

The W1 tenure track professorship focuses on responsible data-driven product design and development, emphasizing the responsible and human-centered design of AI- and data-driven digital systems.

Please submit your application in one single PDF file, with the relevant documentation, to berufungen@hpi.de by April 05, 2026.

General information on professorial appointments is available online at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/arbeiten-an-der-up/appointments. For further questions please contact Prof. Dr. Ralf Herbrich at ralf.herbrich@hpi.uni-potsdam.de.