Newly appointed professors 2026

Each year, about 30 appointment procedures are completed successfully at the University. Here, you can find all newly appointed professors at a glance.

Main building seen from the Inselplatz

Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)

Welcome!

Sebastiano Bernuzzi

Denomination: Numerical Relativity

Previous employer: University of Jena | DEU
Corinna Kufner

Denomination: Photonic Abiogenesis

Joint appointment with: Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology | DEU
Robert Pham Xuan

Denomination: Educational Science with a focus on Inclusion and Heterogeneity in the Educational System

Previous Employer: University for Continuing Education Krems | AT
Eduard Preis

Denomination: Pharmaceutical Technology

Previous employer: University of Marburg | DEU
Patrick Roberts

Denomination: Archaeological Science

Joint appointment with: Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology | DEU
Marek Sierka

Denomination: Computational Materials Science

Previous employer: University of Jena | DEU
Dilek Aysel Tepeli

Denomination: Intercultural Communications with a Focus on Migration Studies

Previous employer: Ruhr University Bochum | DEU
Anja Träger

Denomination: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Previous employer: University of Jena | DEU
Saleh Zakerinia

Denomination: Finance and Labor

Previous employer: Harvard Business School | USA