Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg: Mathilde Planck Contract Lectureships (MPL)

The programme offers women the opportunity to qualify for professorship by teaching at a public Baden Württemberg university of applied sciences, college of art or music or at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). With the programme the state of Baden-Württemberg strives to increase the percentage of female professors. The contract lectureships are worth the monthly sum according to university-internal tariffs and include a maximum teaching load of 4 hours per week and 4 semesters. The state funds the lectureships, while the specific higher education institution may bear the travel costs.

women with particular competence in scientific or artistic work and a higher education degree wishing to qualify for professorship by teaching at a Baden-Württemberg university of applied sciences, college of art or music or at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). To be eligible, the candidate must not have held a teaching assignment at the respective higher education institution in the last 2 semesters.

100 grants per semester

Teaching appointments within the scope of the programme are limited to a maximum of 4 semesters.

Remuneration for teaching appointments, limited to a maximum of 4 hours per week for 4 semesters.

The application and management of the application process is done online. Application forms and further information on the application procedure can be found here.