W2 Professor (m/f/o) of Sustainable Human Resource Management

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Reference No.: 099/2022 With around 5,500 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 01.10.2023:

The Role:

We are seeking to appoint an individual with an interest 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

• Sustainable human resource management
• Industrial and organisational psychology

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, (Industrial) Psychology 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:

• Human resources and organisation in the social economy / social management
  
• Social competences / coaching
  
• Experience with business simulation games
  
• Diversity management
  
• Qualitative research methods

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 would also be welcome. 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, an excellent teaching performance, university-level didactic skills (including digital and media skills), international visibility in research and additional interdisciplinary competences are desirable. Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences is entitled to award doctorates in field with particular research strength. As a result you will find a research-friendly environment that will enable you to successfully develop and expand additional areas of research emphasis in the field of Sustainable Human Resource Management as well as being involved in our Doctoral Centre for Social, Health and Economic Sciences. 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 university degree, pedagogic ability, and a particular aptitude for scientific work, which will generally have been demonstrated by the acquisition of a good quality doctoral degree. Over and above this, 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.

If your qualifications were obtained in another country, we request that you provide evidence of the equivalency of your qualifications with German qualifications. More detailed information on this can be found on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) on:
https://www.kmk.org/zab/zeugnisbewertung.html The conditions of employment for professors are contained in § 35 of the Higher Education Act of the state of Saxony-Anhalt (HSG LSA) in the version published on 1 July 2021 (official gazette LSA 2021, 368, 369) in conjunction with the regulations governing appointments at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences (BO) dated 14 July 2021. The ability to conduct scientific work must have been demonstrated by the conferral of a doctorate. In particular, for professors at universities of applied sciences, it is the case that in accordance with § 35 para. 2 no. 4b (HSG LSA, specific achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods must have been demonstrated in professional practice, at least three years of which must have been outside the higher education sphere. Remuneration for the post is at W2 level in accordance with Remuneration Order W from the Remuneration Act in the State of Saxony-Anhalt (Landesbesoldungsgesetz, official gazette LSA 2011, 68) as amended). Magdeburg Stendal University of Applied Sciences is striving to increase its proportion of female members of staff. For this reason we are particularly pleased to receive applications from suitably qualified women. Magdeburg Stendal University of Applied Sciences is a certified family-friendly university and supports the compatibility of family and working life in a variety of ways. Priority will be given to applications from severely disabled candidates (m/f/o) 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. Should you have any questions regarding the substance of the advertised post, please contact the Dean, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Behrendt, Tel.: +49 (0)3931 2187 4818 or email: fabian.behrendt@h2.de. Questions regarding the appointment process itself should be directed to the Appointments Officer in the Rector’s Office, Ms Antje Völker, Tel: +49 (0)391 886 4196 antje.voelker@h2.de. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with certificates, references and evidence of your professional expertise. Please use our online application portal by 05.01.2023. Further information on appointing professors at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and on the appointment process can be found here.