Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences
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HKA as an employer

Engineering & research at first hand

Working at a university means keeping up with the latest developments. It is a fulfilling and meaningful job to accompany young people on their educational career and provide decisive stimuli for their lives. As a university of applied sciences, we also make a relevant contribution to society by generating innovations and addressing pressing questions of the future. How do we want sustainable mobility in cities and in rural areas to look like? How can we ensure energy supply by using renewable energy sources? Or how can we advance digitization? These are just a few of the questions we are addressing. With our particularly broad spectrum of research topics, HKA has a leading position in Baden-Wuerttemberg. You are part of this exciting environment and help shape HKA either by teaching and research as a professor, or by making your contribution as an employee.

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest and most research-intensive universities in Baden-Württemberg. It employs about 200 professors, more than 330 research assistants and approx. 270 administrative and technical staff members. In addition, more than 400 lecturers support teaching.

Young professors for HKA

ALPAKA - Academic Career Development of Professorial Junior Staff at the University: The project addresses the challenges of attracting and developing professorial staff at HKA. It is funded by BMBF and MWK within the framework of the joint program "FH-Personal” of the federal and the state governments.

Mission Statement and Corporate Design

If you ask someone on campus about the values that HKA represents, you will probably get at least one of these three features in reply: Application-oriented, Competent, Passionate. We not only create knowledge to be applied but we also have tons of fun doing it!

Mission statement & corporate design of HKA

Conviviality and events

Regular celebrations and events on campus are an important part of the University society. These can be solemn, such as the Annual Academic Celebration, where the year’s best graduates are honored. Some are casual and feature a DJ and beer benches, as the campus festival or Campus Day. Either way, the academic calendar’s highlights provide great opportunities to chat and mingle.

Events at HKA

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Climate-positive campus

University members implement ideas for the future of HKA by agile processes and working groups: The goal is to make the campus surrounded by trees actually a "green" campus. Central topics are mobility and buildings on campus as well as creating spaces for social encounters and collaborative work.

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Family-friendly University

To balance work and family life, HKA offers flexible working hours and working from home options, and part-time employment in general is also possible. Some daycare places are available by means of a cooperation with Haus Sonnensang.

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Further training for staff

It is very important to HKA to support our employees by continuous training. It makes the daily work easier, but above all helps with the personal growth of our employees as well as improving cooperation and teamwork.

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Health@University

The "Health@University" working group at HKA organizes a two-day health care event every year, which includes seminars on health topics, fascia training, relaxation exercises, various challenges, and much more.

Public service benefits

As a major employer in the Karlsruhe Technology Region, we offer above all a crisis-proof job in the public sector, combined with a number of benefits, such as an occupational pension from the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL), a subsidy for the use of public transport (JobTicket BW), and subsidized meals in the student canteen and cafeteria. In addition, university members have access to academic facilities such as the library and the information services in the university network.

Culture in Karlsruhe

In the European Commission's 2019 Culture and Creative Cities Ranking, Karlsruhe ranks second in Europe after Florence in the category with 250,000-500,000 inhabitants. Prominent institutions in Karlsruhe include the Center for Art and Media (ZKM), the Baden State Museum, the State Art Museum, and the Baden State Theater. The cultural landscape is enriched by jazz and rock clubs as well as the cultural centers Tollhaus and Tempel. Major events include DAS FEST, the European Culture Days, the Handel Festival, the Castle lightshow, and various film festivals. At the European theater festival Premières, young directors show their first productions. Artists and designers present their work at the art Karlsruhe and EUNIQUE art fairs.

Culture in Karlsruhe

Cultural and creative cities ranking

Contact

Human Resources

Director: Dr. Iris Gibbert
Phone: +49 (0)721 925-1030

Deputy Director: Janick Troes
Phone: +49 (0)721 925-1028

personalspam prevention@h-ka.de

Moltkestraße 30
76133 Karlsruhe