Why did Giordano Bruno go to Padua in 1591?

Giordano Bruno traveled to Padua in 1591 primarily because he was seeking an academic platform to teach and promote his philosophical theories. Specifically, he was aware that the chair of mathematics at the University of Padua was vacant at that time and hoped to secure the position.1

While in Padua during the late summer of 1591, he conducted private lectures for German students and authored works including Praelectiones geometricae and Ars deformationum. When it became clear by the beginning of winter that he would not be appointed to the chair—which was eventually offered to Galileo in 1592—Bruno returned to Venice.1