Research Associate for Teaching, Research and Knowledge Transfer Development and Digital Teaching Architectures (m/f/d) Hochschule Zittau / Görlitz (FH)

Would you like not only to teach, but also to actively shape university teaching, research and knowledge transfer? An exceptional role awaits you: At the Chair of Business Administration, particularly Production Management and Logistics, you will shape the next generation of academic teaching and applied research: digital, modular, practice-oriented and forward-looking. You will develop complete teaching and learning architectures rather than individual teaching materials, ranging from lectures, exercises and seminars to digital learning modules. Your objective is to design courses that are didactically consistent, digitally usable, scalable and capable of long-term further development. A research associate is sought to help develop digitalised, competence-oriented and practice-oriented university teaching in business administration, particularly production management and logistics. A key focus is the conception, development and complete elaboration of integrated teaching and curriculum architectures. This includes the systematic development, digitalisation and continuous further development of courses, modules and degree programme components. The aim is to create modular, didactically consistent and digitally usable teaching formats that can be used in face-to-face, hybrid and online teaching and developed further over the long term. A particular focus is the complete preparation of teaching materials: lecture scripts, slides, exercises, seminars and digital teaching formats, including didactic speaking scripts and multimedia content. Teaching materials must also be prepared in English where required. The postholder will also support the SCO-TTi research group (Science Center Oberlausitz – Technologie – Transfer - innovativ) in academic development, research and knowledge transfer activities. These include, in particular, developing research questions, contributing to funding applications, reviewing literature and technologies, preparing academic content and supporting publications, academic reports and knowledge transfer projects with practice partners. The position thus combines innovative teaching development with applied research and technology transfer at the intersection of business administration, production, digitalisation and future working environments.

Your responsibilities

Teaching and curriculum development

• Develop and fully elaborate courses in general business administration, production management and logistics,
• Prepare structured teaching materials (lecture scripts, slides, exercises and seminars),
• Develop lecture scripts ready for oral delivery to ensure consistent lecture delivery,
• Design digital teaching formats (e.g. video, audio, microlearning and interactive content),
• Further develop and update existing teaching modules, e.g. the business administration module for engineering and natural science degree programmes (100950), Lean Production and High-Tech Production Systems,
• Deliver teaching amounting to 4 SWS (weekly teaching hours during the semester),
• Contribute to degree programme development (e.g. Digital Business & Engineering),
• Coordinate with internal and external partners (companies and colleagues),
• Analyse market, technology and education trends,
• Contribute to internal university development and change processes in teaching,
• Analyse subject-specific, technological and didactic developments to continuously develop teaching content,
• Support internal university coordination and development processes in teaching.

Research and knowledge transfer

• Contribute to the SCO-TTi research group,
• Support the development of new research questions and academic concepts,
• Prepare and further develop national and international funding applications,
• Conduct literature and technology reviews,
• Contribute to academic publications, reports and presentations,
• Support research and knowledge transfer projects with companies and external partners,
• Contribute to the development of academic networks.

All duties must be performed in close coordination with the holder of the Chair of Business Administration, particularly Production Management and Logistics.

Your profile

Required qualifications:

• Completed academic university degree (Master’s or equivalent, ideally in business administration, industrial engineering or related disciplines),
• Sound subject knowledge in business administration, production management and logistics,
• Experience in university teaching, instructional design or learning experience design,
• Experience at the intersection of subject expertise, didactics and digitalisation,
• Experience in developing digital teaching and learning formats (e-learning, blended learning, microlearning and video recordings of teaching content),
• German language proficiency at a minimum of CEFR level C1, particularly for independently delivering courses in German and developing academically sound teaching materials; very good English language skills for preparing teaching materials in English and collaborating in academic contexts.

Desirable qualifications:

• Experience in preparing teaching or learning materials,
• Experience in academic research and academic writing.

Your strengths:

• Very good communication and teamwork skills,
• An independent, structured and solution-oriented working approach,
• An interest in applied research and technology transfer.