Female Professor at KIT

Ideal conditions for excellent research!

Welcome to KIT - the Research University in the Helmholtz Association!

As the only German university of excellence with large-scale national research, we at KIT cultivate interdisciplinary cooperation in a very special way.

We are convinced that excellent scientific results can only be achieved by different people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. For this reason, we are particularly keen to attract female professors to KIT who will join us in tackling global challenges such as the energy crisis, climate change or the future of mobility. KIT offers you unique conditions for your research and for (interdisciplinary) cooperation.

On this page, we have compiled information that can help you make a decision in favor of KIT.

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Testimonials of female professors at KIT

"For my work in software engineering, KIT offers very good conditions for my research and teaching for my international team and me. Among other things, the technical, personnel and spatial conditions as well as the opportunities for professional and interdisciplinary exchange at KIT are very good examples. I think it's great that I can do research at KIT as a PI in various consortia and that there are great opportunities to participate in the further development of KIT."

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anne Koziolek
Head of Modelling for Continuous Software Engineering (MCSE)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

"I came to KIT because I found great opportunities for my research here and, as a team player, my colleagues gave me the feeling that KIT was the right place for me right from the start."

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anne Meyer
Data Science in Mechanical Engineering Institute for
Information Management in Engineering (IMI)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

"KIT offers junior professors and group leaders comprehensive support, abundant resources, and a collaborative, inspiring environment to push the boundaries of research, teaching, and innovation. It actively fosters international and industrial collaborations. For me, KIT therefore stands out as the top destination for both professional and personal growth."

Junior Professor Dr. Rania Rayyes
Institute of Materials Handling and Logistics Systems (IFL)
InnovationCampus Mobility of the Future (ICM)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Excellence through diversity

At KIT, we live equal opportunities and offer attractive career paths to all excellent employees - especially women - of all levels of experience, personal backgrounds and nationalities. In recent years in particular, we have seen the first successes of our active recruitment and equal opportunity appointment procedures:

The proportion of women in professorships has increased significantly over the last 10 years, particularly the proportion of women in professorships under the age of 50.

Excellent female scientists

Numerous female scientists at KIT have been appointed to high-profile positions or have received awards due to their extraordinary achievements.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dorothea Wagner
Institute for Theoretical Informatics (ITI)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

has been re-elected as the Chair of the Science Council and thus remains at the head of the most important research policy advisory body in Germany.

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gisela Lanza
Institute of Production Engineering (wbk)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

The German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, has elected Prof. Gisela Lanza, Director of the wbk Institute of Production Engineering at KIT, as a member.

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Prof. Dr. Almut Arneth
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her research on ecosystems under the influence of global environmental change.

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Portrait von Frau Prof. Anke-Susanne Müller

Prof. Dr. Anke-Susanne Müller
Institute for Accelerator Physics and Technology (IBPT)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

receives the Baden-Württemberg 2022 State Research Prize in recognition of the top physicist's achievements in basic research. With her team, Prof. Müller is making groundbreaking contributions to making particle accelerators more stable, compact and energy-efficient.

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