University of Cologne, Germany Opens 30+ Academic, Research & Administrative Positions for 2026
The University of Cologne (Germany) has announced 30+ openings across academic, research, and technical/administrative roles, including PhD positions, postdoctoral fellowships, research associates, lecturers, IT specialists, engineers, legal staff, and university administration posts.
The University of Cologne (Germany) has announced 30+ openings across academic, research, and technical/administrative roles, including PhD positions, postdoctoral fellowships, research associates, lecturers, IT specialists, engineers, legal staff, and university administration posts. With deadlines ranging from January to February 2026, these vacancies span humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, IT, law, and public engagement, offering diverse career opportunities at one of Germany’s leading research universities.
| Position Title | Department/Institute | Staff Type | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Associate in Eastern European History Wiss2512-10 | Historical Institute | Academic staff | January 7, 2026 |
| Doctoral Researcher (f/m/x) Wiss2512-21 | Research Project China's Foreign - Related Rule of Law | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Academic staff | January 7, 2026 |
| Lecturer for special tasks (m/f/d) for art theory and art didactics Wiss2512-19 | Department of Art and Music | Faculty of Humanities | Academic staff | January 11, 2026 |
| Research Assistant (WHB) (m/f/d) in the office of the Cluster of Excellence ML4Q Wiss2512-01 | Office of the Cluster of Excellence ML4Q | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | Academic staff | January 12, 2026 |
| Research Associate (f/m/d) in Iconicity in Co-singing Gesture Wiss2512-05 | Institute of Musicology | Academic staff | January 12, 2026 |
| Doctoral Researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology Wiss2512-14 | University of Cologne, Global South Studies Center | Academic staff | January 18, 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Reseracher Social and Cultural Anthropology Wiss2512-15 | University of Cologne, Global South Studies Center | Academic staff | January 18, 2026 |
| Doctoral Researcher (f/m/x) Wiss2512-16 | MESH - Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities | Academic staff | January 18, 2026 |
| Research Associate - Musicology Wiss2512-22 | Department of Art and Music | Faculty of Humanities | Academic staff | January 18, 2026 |
| Research fellow in algorithms and data structures (f/m/x Wiss2512-17 | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Academic staff | January 21, 2026 |
| Temporary Senior Academic Officer position (m/f/d) Wiss2512-13 | Institute of Art History | Faculty of Philosophy | Academic staff | January 23, 2026 |
| Research Assistant (WHB) (m/f/d) in a humanities subject Wiss2512-20 | Research Dean's Office of the Faculty of Philosophy | Academic staff | January 24, 2026 |
| Research Associate Wiss2512-12 | Chair of Educational Support and Social Work | Faculty of Human Sciences | Academic staff | January 26, 2026 |
| Research Associate (m/f/d) - Department of Iberian and Latin American History Wiss2512-08 | Department of Iberian and Latin American History | Academic staff | January 31, 2026 |
| PhD Position (f/m/x) - Nuclear Physics Wiss2512-18 | Institute for Nuclear Physics | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | Academic staff | January 31, 2026 |
| Fully funded Postdoc position (f/m/x) for Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1678 Wiss2512-11 | Institute of Biochemistry | Riemer Lab | Academic staff | February 1, 2026 |
| Doctoral student (f/m/d) Wiss2511-18 | Institute for Theoretical Physics | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | Academic staff | February 28, 2026 |
| Position Title | Department/Institute | Staff Type | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary staff member (m/f/d) for the Cologne Children's University 2026 TUV2512-12 | Coordination Office for Science and the Public | Technical and administrative staff | January 8, 2026 |
| Lawyer (Employment Law) full-time or part-time TUV2512-04 | Human Resources Management Department / Employment Law Section | Technical and administrative staff | January 9, 2026 |
| Engineer specializing in building services engineering TUV2512-06 | Department 53 | Technical Building Management | Technical and administrative staff | January 11, 2026 |
| Product-Owner für DMS (w/m/d) TUV2512-01 | Department 15 | Organizational Development | Technical and administrative staff | January 11, 2026 |
| Administrative Assistant - Secretariat TUV2512-05 | Office of the Staff Council for Technology and Administration | University of Cologne | Technical and administrative staff | January 12, 2026 |
| IT-Architekt*in / Enterprise Architect (f/m/d) TUV2511-09 | IT Center University of Cologne (ITCC) | Technical and administrative staff | January 14, 2026 |
| Scientific DevOps/Integration Engineer (w/m/d) TUV2512-11 | IT Center University of Cologne (ITCC) | Technical and administrative staff | January 15, 2026 |
| Controller - Personnel costs TUV2511-16 | Department 61 | Economics and Finance Division | Technical and administrative staff | January 15, 2026 |
| IT - System Administrator - Focus on System Integration TUV2512-09 | University and City Library | Technical and administrative staff | January 15, 2026 |
| Employee in Continuing Education Management TUV2512-08 | Department 43 | Personnel Development | Technical and administrative staff | January 15, 2026 |
| Employee in Event Management TUV2511-07 | Cologne Alumni - The network of the University of Cologne | Technical and administrative staff | January 16, 2026 |
| Project Manager - Civil Engineering TUV2506-10d | Department 53 | Technical Building Management | Technical and administrative staff | January 18, 2026 |
| Coordinator of the platform for teacher education: University of Cologne Teacher Education Hub TUV2512-07 | Vice-Rectorate for Teaching and Studies | University of Cologne | Technical and administrative staff | January 18, 2026 |
| 2 psychotherapists (specializing in TP and/or AP) TUV2511-14 | Psychodynamic University Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne | Technical and administrative staff | January 25, 2026 |
| Specialist for Media and Information Services (Library Assistant) (m/f/d) TUV2510-09 | Cataloging in non-subject-specific libraries / Dean's Office of the Faculty of Philosophy | Technical and administrative staff | January 30, 2026 |
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