Career Model Teaching & Research

Last updated: January 2026

Academic Career Paths at USTP

For staff members in teaching, research, and knowledge transfer

USTP’s Career Model Teaching & Research provides clear, transparent, and fair career perspectives – oriented towards European higher education standards. It combines individual development opportunities and strategic objectives of the university, thereby answering three central questions:

• Which academic career paths are there at USTP?
• How are these paths structured?
• How can employees develop further in professional and personal terms?

Central Guiding Principles

• Equal opportunities, fairness, and transparency
• Practice-oriented teaching at the higher education level
• Close ties between teaching, research, and knowledge transfer
• Assurance of international comparability to facilitate mobility

Three Dimensions of Competencies

All job profiles in the career model build on three pillars of competence:

1. Practice – relevant professional experience in the respective occupational field
2. Research – scientific qualification and research competence
3. Teaching – skills of higher education didactics and teaching experience

A consistent characteristic is the active development and qualification of all staff members.

Overview of Career Paths

Teaching & Research

Research

Teaching & Practice

Academic Professionals

Development & Promotion

USTP promotes the career development of its employees through:

• Annual one-on-one reviews between team members and team coordinators
• Qualification agreements (e.g., for a PhD/doctorate)
• Career and development talks at predefined career stages
• Systematic further training offers, such as:
  • Certificate in Higher Education Didactics
  • Research and practice qualifications
• Diverse methods of reflection and individual mentoring

Transparency & Recruiting

• All positions are openly advertised (in-house, on job platforms, and Europe-wide)
• Selection processes follow clear, transparent criteria
• Advancement opportunities are generally bound to available positions
• Exceptions apply only to tenure track models

The career model is reviewed at regular intervals in order to guarantee fair, transparent, and up-to-date framework conditions.

You can find all open positions here.