Professorship in Business Information Systems

With around 6,000 students and 500 people in teaching, research and administration, Pforzheim University is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg. In its three faculties – Design, Business and Technology – Pforzheim University combines creativity with business education and technical precision. Interdisciplinarity, internationality, technology and know-how transfer are essential elements of our success. Our employees and students are not only offered specialist training, but also holistic personality development.

At the Business School, the following professorship is to be filled for the summer semester 2025 or later

Professorship (m/f/d) (W2)

Business Information Systems

Reference number: 241021

Pay grade: W2

Working time: full time

Application deadline: 03.10.2024

Your future area of responsibility:

You are proficient with scientific, relevant methods and concepts of business information systems in relevant areas and excel in practice-oriented teaching and research.

Your academic track record and relevant professional activities and expertise has a clear focus on at least one of the following thematic areas, namely Business Transformation, Business & Process Analytics, Generative AI or Cybersecurity.

You are familiar with innovative didactical concepts and approaches and will be engaged to improve curriculum and contents of our study programs.

You are willing and motivated to teach as well the fundamentals of business information systems on the bachelor level.

You have a track record in practice-oriented research projects and publishing high quality papers in the field of business information systems.

You contribute to advance our Business School through evolving offered study programs and engaging in organizational tasks and self-governance.

Your profile and qualifications:

• You have completed a university degree, ideally in business information systems, computer science or comparable discipline.
• You have gathered relevant professional competence and profound experience in the field of business information systems, and specifically in the relevant subject areas.
• You should have experience in academic teaching.
• You show a high level of motivation and commitment for academic teaching and applied research.
• You provide evidence of recent publications and ideally research activities in the relevant subject areas.
• You have gathered experience in acquiring research projects and have knowledge of public research funding programs and mechanisms.
• You are a team player and demonstrate collaborative spirit.
• You have a good command of English and capability to teach courses in German and English.

The formal requirements for applicants are a university degree and a Ph.D. or a comparable scientific qualification. A minimum of five years of postgraduate experience is required, of which a minimum of three years must have been gained outside the university.

Further details (cf. § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz Baden-Württemberg) can be found in an information sheet which can be downloaded from the university's homepage. The Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences aims to increase the proportion of women in its staff and therefore urges qualified interested women to apply. Disabled applicants with the same qualifications have priority.

Please send your application to the Rector, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Jautz, and apply via our online applicant portal https://stellen.hs-pforzheim.de/9esy4, stating the reference number.

Your contact persons in the HR Management can be reached at + 49 7231 28 6944.