 In 1983, he was appointed professor of physical geography at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.In 1986, Frankenberg received the lectureship for physical geography and regional studies at the Geographic Institute of the University of Mannheim.From 1989 until 1991, Peter Frankenberg was dean and pro-dean respectively at the faculty of history and geography and from 1991 until 1994, pro-rector of research at the University of Mannheim.