A dynamic university – two modern locations – three innovative faculties – over 3,000 committed students – around 300 motivated employees – around 60 partner universities worldwide – an extensive research network and a new challenge for you.
The Department of Economics at the Harz University of Applied Sciences is seeking to fill a professorship for an initial period of 3 years at the soonest possible date:
W2-Professorship for Tourism Management and Business Administration, in particular Destination Management – Re-advertisement
Code: e/2024/70
The Harz University of Applied Sciences aims to increase the proportion of women in the academic field. Women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply.
If the requirements under civil service law are met, the position can be filled in a fixed-term civil service relationship for a period of three years or in a fixed-term employment relationship under private law. In principle, the position can be made permanent. If the professional, pedagogical and personal suitability is evaluated positively, a civil servant relationship for life or a permanent employment relationship can be established after three years at the earliest.
As an applicant, you should
- have a relevant university degree in an economics, economic geography or business psychology subject and a doctorate in the same subject areas and
- have proven sound scientific knowledge and relevant professional experience of at least three years with tourism service providers, destination management organizations or other companies or associations specializing in tourism
The other recruitment requirements are set out in Section 35 of the Higher Education Act (HSG-LSA)
Teaching is provided in particular for the tourism degree programs of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics and should be carried out from an application-oriented perspective. It mainly comprises basic and in-depth courses in tourism management at Bachelor’s and Master’s level.
For the advertised position, it is also necessary to teach basic business administration courses. In addition, you should be able to teach other aspects of tourism. Courses such as regional tourism development, innovation management, digitalization or smart governance in tourism are of particular interest.
In addition to destination management and development, one of the following two tourism-related specializations is desired:</strong
We are a university with an international focus and require that you are able to teach the courses related to the subject area in both German and English.
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In principle, anyone who fulfills the general recruitment requirements in accordance with Section 35 of the Higher Education Act (HSG LSA) can be hired as a professor; an information sheet can be requested from the university. The level of remuneration or salary is based on W2 of the Saxony-Anhalt State Remuneration Act (LBesG LSA). The remuneration consists of a W2 basic salary and performance-related components.
In the case of educational qualifications obtained abroad, please send us the relevant proof of equivalence with a German qualification. You can find more information on this on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) at www.kmk.org/zab.
In the case of equal professional aptitude and performance, severely disabled persons and those with equivalent status have priority over applicants who are not legally privileged.
You can find information about the Harz University of Applied Sciences on the Internet at www.hs-harz.de
Information about the Harz University of Applied Sciences, the professorship and the appointment procedure can be found on the Internet at www.hs-harz.de/karriere/professur.
please send your detailed application with the usual documents to the following e-mail address by October 6, 2024, quoting the above reference number:
Bewerbung-Prof-TB-WW@hs-harz.de
or by post to:
Hochschule Harz
Human Resources Department
Friedrichstraße 57-59
38855 Wernigerode
For further information please contact us:
Prof. Dr. Jana Eberlein
Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics
Tel.: 03943/659-200
E-mail: dekanin.ww@hs-harz.de
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