Information on our special offers for professors can be found here:

• Dual Career Service
• Service for Newly Appointed Professors
• Reception for Newly Appointed Professors 
• Accommodation at KIT
• Young Investigator Network: Continued Education and Networking for W 1 Professors
• Individual Offers of the Academic Development Division

KIT’s Dual Career Service from the Executive Office and Strategy Business Unit (Appointment Procedures Group) offers a broad spectrum of consulting services to the partners of newly appointed professors.  Supporting the partner in their search for suitable career opportunities in the Karlsruhe region is our main focus here. In addition, we offer extensive information on the topics of "childcare", "schools”, and "housing" in order to provide new professors and their families with the best possible starting conditions.

Details of the services offered, many helpful links and the contact person can be found on this page.

The Service for Newly Appointed Professors of the Executive Office and Strategy Business Unit (Appointment Procedures Group) provides newly appointed professors with extensive support in order to make their start at KIT as easy as possible. The Service for Newly Appointed Professors acts as a central point of contact and arranges expert and competent advice from the respective Business Units.

You can find the services offered, the contact person and the location of the Service for newly appointed professors on this page.

Especially for newly appointed professors, the Human Resources Development and Vocational Training Business Unit (PEBA) has developed a reception which aims to provide a general overview of KIT and its structures over the course of two days. This event provides numerous tips and practical information in a concentrated form to make it easier for newly appointed professors to get started at KIT. It also offers the opportunity to get to know the Executive Board and other newly appointed colleagues and to exchange ideas with them.

You can find more information about this event and online registration at this link.

Temporary accommodation for researchers is available in the Gastdozentenhaus on Campus South.

KIT’s International Guest House at Mühlburger Tor offers international KIT researchers arriving from abroad initial accommodation for up to six months. We recommend that you contact us very early on.

For detailed information on the Gastdozentenhaus and the KIT International Guest House, please click on the links below.

Guest House of the KIT at Mühlburger Tor

The Young Investigator Network (YIN) connects and promotes young investigators at KIT (W 1, junior research group leaders). The network's main activities include exchanging experiences in a lively peer community, customized training courses, financial support, and political advocacy.

For further information on offers and events of the Young Investigator Network, please click on the following link.

You can find a comprehensive offer from the Human Resources Development and Vocational Training Business Unit (PEBA) for professors and executive staff by following this link.

You can find more information on the subject of "Teaching and Learning at University" here (in German only).

In cooperation with the Young Investigator Network (YIN), PEBA offers tailor-made further training courses on leadership skills, management, didactics and personal development for W 1 professors.