Your tasks
Further develop CODE's academic vision and champion entrepreneurial thinking and acting as a driver for change and development in the world – based on a CODE´s unique approach.
Represent CODE vis-à-vis the Berlin Senate, political stakeholders, accreditation bodies, and partners from industry and the startup ecosystem.
Bear responsibility for academic quality, accreditation, and regulatory readiness as the university scales.
Co-shape the university strategy and business plan together with the chancellor and the stakeholders.
Your profile
University education, eligibility for appointment to a professorship under the Berliner Hochschulgesetz highly welcome. Leadership experience is a must.
Passionate about reinventing learning and teaching for the age of AI; experience with modern pedagogy (e.g. project-based, inquiry-based, constructive alignment).
Genuine affinity with technology, design, entrepreneurship, and startup ecosystems — able toengage founders, investors, and tech leaders as peers.
An inspiring communicator, equally comfortable in external representation and internal community building, who can connect students, faculty, partners, and political stakeholders around a shared mission.
Fluency in English and German.
Why CODE
CODE offers a rare opportunity:To lead a university that was designed from scratch for the digital age—and to shape its future at a moment where impact, scale, and institutional maturity converge.If you believe universities should empower people to build, not just to know—and if you are motivated to steward a bold educational vision into its next chapter—we look forward to your application.
What you can expect:
Fixed-Term contract (4 years).
Full-time position (40 hours per week)
Your application
Please submit your application (motivation letter + CV in one PDF) by May 31, 2026 through our portal: .
For inquiries, you are welcome to contact:
Prof. Dr. Stephan StubnerChairman of the Selection Committeestephan.stubner@code.berlin