Job Advertisement
Reference No.: 111/2020

With around 5,800 students and over 500 employees, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences is a medium-sized university at the heart of Saxony-Anhalt. Our locations in Magdeburg, once an imperial residence and nowadays the state capital, and the Altmark town of Stendal, the Brick Gothic capital and birthplace of Winckelmann, have long been known for their creative spheres, and today also offer excellent studying, working and living conditions. In an interdisciplinary environment of engineering, business, health and humanities subjects, we provide modern and innovative programmes of study and embody a culture of high quality, which is anchored in our mission statement.

Subject to the availability of funding, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences is seeking, for an unlimited period, to fill the following full-time post (16 lecture periods per week) in the Department Economics, primarily at its Stendal site, by 01.10.2021:

The Department of Economics has an interdisciplinary focus and offers undergraduate, cooperative and advanced BA and MA degree programmes in different disciplines. As its leading position in the current CHE rankings shows, the Faculty of Economics has an excellent regional network with industrial companies and institutions in Saxony-Anhalt and also an international orientation.

The Role:
We are seeking to appoint a person who is interested in further developing the profile areas of the university through practical teaching and applied research. The appointee will take responsibility for all teaching and research matters relating to the Department of Economics in the area of appointment. As far as teaching is concerned, the post holder will primarily be involved in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes offered by the Department of Economics, but over and above this in relevant modules of programmes offered by other departments at both of the university's sites.

Participation in academic self-governance tasks and the organisation of teaching and studies is expected, as well as the development of the study programmes. In addition to this, committed involvement in technology and knowledge transfer with local and national industry is also required.

Furthermore, we also expect you to be prepared to offer classes in the English language, to demonstrate commitment to our further education courses and to facilitate interdisciplinary and intercultural teamwork.

Your Profile:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced individual who will take responsibility for the area of appointment with the focus on

• Human Resource Management
• Organisations and organisational development

and who is able to demonstrate relevant accomplishments and experience in teaching and research, as well as in practice within companies and/or non-profit organisations.

A university degree in Business Administration or a closely related subject is essential. The duties of the role also include taking over classes in General Business Administration. Experience and accomplishments in the following areas, which qualify applicants to take on relevant teaching and research activities, are also desirable and advantageous:

• Knowledge Management / Organisational Learning
• Process Management
• Digital Management / Work 4.0
• Organisation and leadership in the Social Economy / Social Management

Experience in the acquisition of third-party funding and the support of research projects will be advantageous. Furthermore, given the increasing internationalisation of the university, in addition to fluency in the German language you will also have excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English. Experience abroad is also desirable.

Extensive capabilities and professional success in the focus area as well as in research must be demonstrated for this professorship. Alongside a reputation as an expert, excellent teaching performance, university-level didactic skills (digital and media skills), international visibility in research and additional interdisciplinary competences are desirable.

General Conditions of Employment: The conditions of employment for professors are contained in § 35 of the current version of the Higher Education Act of the state of Saxony-Anhalt (HSG LSA). These include a completed university degree, an aptitude for teaching, and a particular suitability for scientific work, which will as a rule be demonstrated by the quality of the candidate's doctorate. Particular achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods must have been demonstrated through professional practice, at least three years of which must have been outside of the higher education sector.

What we offer:

• A post remunerated at W2 level is available for the professorship (Remuneration Order W from the Act Reforming Remuneration Law in the State of Saxony-Anhalt (BesNeuRG LSA, official gazette 04/2011) as amended).
• Subject to fulfilment of the requirements, the successful candidate will be appointed to the rank of civil servant with unlimited tenure or alternatively to an unlimited employment relationship under private law, in accordance with § 38 para. 1 sentence 9 HSG LSA.
• We will support you in working in an autonomous manner in a creative environment with regional partners from the scientific and industrial hub of Saxony-Anhalt and with partners on the national and international stage.
• As a university of applied sciences we offer a professorship with plenty of creative potential and the opportunity to combine your teaching activities with application-oriented research and practical projects.
• A service-oriented university administration with committed members of staff will support you in the implementation of your ideas in teaching and research.
• As a family-friendly university, we also support the compatibility of family and career in a variety of ways. To this end we provide a family-friendly and healthy working environment. A family-friendly infrastructure offering a high quality of life in our university towns of Magdeburg and Stendal enable you to live and work in the regional environment of the university.

We systematically encourage the careers of women and are striving to increase the proportion of women in academia. For this reason we would be particularly pleased to receive applications from qualified women. Priority will be given to applications from severely disabled candidates who demonstrate equal professional aptitude and performance.

We attach a great deal of importance to support for students and integration of the university in the region. For this reason, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences requires a high level of presence from its teaching staff. Accordingly, professors should be prepared to reside within the university's catchment area.

Interested?
We look forward to receiving your detailed application with certificates, references and evidence of your professional and scientific expertise (covering letter, curriculum vitae with details of your professional and scientific development, list of publications, list of third-party funding acquisitions, list of courses taught and other evidence of teaching qualifications, teaching and research concepts plus copies of your five most important publications as well as copies of certificates and accompanying documentation). Please send your application quoting reference number 111/2020 by 14.01.2021 to:

personaldezernat@h2.de
(one document in PDF format, max. 10 MB)

Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Personaldezernat
Postfach 3655
D-39011 Magdeburg

Enquiries
Should you have any questions regarding the advertised post, please contact the Dean, Professor Dr. Burkhard von Velsen-Zerweck (phone: +49 (0)3931 2187 4818 or email: burkhard.von-velsen@h2.de).

Any questions regarding the application process itself should be directed to the Appointments Officer in the Rector's Office, Ms Antje Völker, phone: +49 (0)391 886 4196 or email: antje.voelker@h2.de

Further information on appointing professors at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and on the course of the appointment process can be found here.