Job Details

Professor (Part-Time, 60%)

Tomorrow University is seeking a Professor (part-time, 60%) to lead the university's transfer activities: building sustained relationships with companies and research institutions that generate real-world challenges, applied research opportunities, and career pathways for our learners. The role comes with a formal appointment as Professor under German higher education law, and carries the full academic responsibilities of a professorship alongside its transfer mandate.

Key Responsibilities

Transfer — your primary focus

• Build and maintain relationships with companies and research institutions that translate into concrete transfer formats: challenge partnerships, applied research collaborations, guest expertise, and practice-based learning opportunities
• Represent the programme academically to external partners, ensuring collaborations are grounded in sound pedagogy and applied research quality
• Help translate partner needs into challenge briefs and project structures that serve both learner development and partner value

Teaching

• Design, develop and continuously improve courses across our degree programmes.
• Deliver engaging asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences.
• Develop authentic assessments that foster applied, interdisciplinary learning.
• Supervise bachelor's and master's theses and support learners throughout their academic journey.
• Contribute to curriculum innovation and continuous programme improvement.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

A demonstrable track record of personally initiating and building partnerships between academia and practice; with companies, research institutions, or both

Because this role includes appointment as Professor, you must also have:

• A PhD in the fields of Sustainability, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, AI or Technology
• At least five years of relevant professional experience after earning your master's degree, including three years outside academia.
• An academic publication and/or applied research record.
• Passion for, experience in, and expertise in online teaching

What success looks like

We believe in being upfront: this role carries explicit partnership targets, which we'll agree together during onboarding. Indicatively:

• First 3 months: a mapped landscape of potential transfer partners for the programme and first conversations underway
• Year 1: a defined number of active company and research-institution partnerships delivering concrete value for learners (challenges, applied projects, research collaborations)
• Ongoing: a sustainable transfer network that enriches the programme and opens research and funding opportunities

The role comes with a fixed base salary (pro-rated to 60%) plus a performance-based component tied to the partnership and transfer targets above. We'll be fully transparent about how this is calculated during the hiring process.

Perks & Benefits

Work from anywhere, anytime

Our flexible work culture gives you the freedom to design your day. Need a change of scenery? We offer a co-working space budget so you can connect and collaborate wherever you are.

Grow with us

At Tomorrow University, we foster lifelong learning. You'll have access to our innovative programs and be part of a culture that encourages continuous growth—personally and professionally.

Travel the world together

Twice a year, we bring the whole team together for a week-long Workation somewhere in Europe—think bonding, brainstorming, and big ideas in beautiful places.

Time to recharge

You'll get 25 vacation days per year, plus public holidays based on your location.

Ready to shape the future of education and make an impact? Join us and help reimagine how we learn, grow, and build a better tomorrow.

At Tomorrow University, we believe in your potential—not your paperwork. Degrees are great, but your drive matters even more