THE DUAL UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAM WITH A FUTURE.
With around 33,000 students at nine study academies and three campuses as well as the Center for Advanced Studies, the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) is the largest university in Baden-Württemberg. Together with 9,000 selected companies as well as social and health-related institutions, the DHBW ensures that the next generation of specialists and managers are excellently qualified in theory and practice in the fields of business, technology, social services and health.
Since January 1, 2023, it has been part of the dual European University EU4Dual.
Become part of DHBW Lörrach and help shape our social mission: We enable young people to achieve sustainable professional success in the context of business, technology or health. Our approximately 2,100 students today are the highly qualified specialists and managers of tomorrow. We work on this together with 150 professors and employees, 700 lecturers and our 750 local and national dual partner companies. Good cooperation, diversity, perspectives and sustainability - that is our strength.
The following position is available in the Business Studies department:
Professorship (m/f/d) for Business Administration, in particular Tourism and Service Management
Job start: 01.10.2026
Place of work: Lörrach
Job scope: 100%
Duration: unlimited
Remuneration: W2
Procedure number: 2025-LÖ-W-2
Your tasks:
You will represent the field of business administration with a focus on tourism, hotels, gastronomy and service management in teaching and application-oriented research. You will combine sound business fundamentals with current challenges from business and society, particularly in the areas of digitalization, internationalization and sustainability. You will design and be responsible for courses with a high degree of practical relevance and use innovative teaching and learning formats, such as project-based learning, digital teaching formats and international collaborations. In addition to teaching, particularly in the fields of business tourism, hospitality and gastronomy, you will actively participate in the further development of the university within the framework of academic self-administration. You will also be involved in cooperative research, transfer and development activities with dual partners and other practice partners.
Possible teaching focus:
- Tourism value creation and integrative tourism management
- Hotel and catering management
- Travel and tourism management
- Destination management
- Sustainability management
- Digitalization in the tourism and service context
- Quantitative and qualitative marketing management
Your profile:
You have successfully completed a university degree in business administration, economics, industrial engineering, business informatics or a comparable field and have a doctorate. You have in-depth knowledge of current digital technologies, data-based business models and service-oriented value creation structures. Ideally, you have relevant practical experience with management responsibility in the tourism, hotel, catering or service management sectors. You have a very good command of written and spoken English to be able to teach and communicate confidently in an international academic environment. International project, teaching or cooperation experience is an advantage. Experience in application-oriented research, for example in the context of consulting projects, acquisition of third-party funding or cooperation with practice partners, is desirable. The willingness to publish in scientific or practice-oriented specialist media also underlines your profile. You enjoy supporting students both professionally and personally and ideally already have experience in university teaching and in the use of innovative and digital teaching formats. You are characterized by the ability to work in a team, interdisciplinary thinking and the willingness to take on responsibility in the development of degree programs and the university.
Since personal exchange with students, colleagues, dual partners and external cooperation partners is central to our university, we expect a high presence at the Lörrach location as well as active participation in academic life and the expansion of regional and international networks.
What we offer:
- Modern working environment and good public transport connections
- Attractive campus with short distances to lecture rooms, library and canteen
- Appreciative welcome culture with an individual onboarding concept
- Collegial cooperation, flat hierarchies and internationality
- Other attractive offers such as company health management, canteen, family room, etc.
- JobBike BW bike leasing offer
- Wide range of professional, didactic and personal training and development opportunities
- Living, teaching and research in the border triangle near the Basel metropolitan region
In accordance with § 47 LHG, a university degree, special academic qualifications (usually a doctorate), pedagogical aptitude and at least five years of practical professional experience, including at least three years outside the university sector, are required. The applicant must also be willing to participate in academic development, in particular through research and continuing academic education. A particular degree of commitment, willingness to cooperate with the companies and institutions involved and a willingness to work on committees are expected.
If the relevant requirements are met, the position will be filled as a probationary civil servant, otherwise as a permanent employee. As a rule, you can be taken on as a professor for life after three years of probationary service as a civil servant.
We look forward to receiving your online application via our application portal by 27.05.2026!
Do you have any questions?
Contact person for the appointment procedure:
Prof. Dr. Johannes Kern
kern@dhbw-loerrach.de
Contact person for equal opportunities:
Dr. Wendy Fehlner
fehlner@dhbw-loerrach.de
DHBW's commitment to diversity and inclusion is central to our success. As a university with global university partnerships and internationally active dual partners, we know that our students and staff can only reach their full potential if they have the freedom to be themselves.
The university strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.
Persons with severe disabilities and persons of equal status will be given priority if they are equally qualified. The principles of the AGG are observed.
Information on the collection of personal data can be found at:
https://www.dhbw.de/datenschutz
