Hochschule München

Professorship for Hospitality Management (W2)

München
Research, teaching
Full-time
Active since: 23.10.2024

As one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany, we dedicate ourselves to a comprehensive range of topics from business, technology, social affairs and design in a holistic and interdisciplinary manner. We see our challenge and obligation in actively shaping the future through teaching, research and transfer. Working in partnership with business and society is of central importance to us.

To strengthen the Faculty of Tourism, we would like to fill the following position for the winter semester 2025/2026 or later

Professorship for Hospitality Management (W2)

Reference number: 1449

We are looking for you: scientific, practical, future-oriented

You are a committed person (m/f/d) with scientific expertise and professional experience in the hotel or hospitality industry.

You have experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Strategic and operational (inter)national management in the (chain) hotel industry
  • Event management (B2B and/or B2C)
  • Entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry.

You are enthusiastic about teaching, research and transfer, set individual priorities within these areas and contribute your diverse skills. You are a personality who

  • enjoy working in a solution-oriented team
  • have an open mindset and are open to innovation
  • communicate empathetically and openly
  • have been involved in the hospitality industry for many years
  • is very well connected in the German-speaking hospitality industry and familiar with industry trends,
    is preferably familiar with digitalization
  • has preferably already started their career with a degree in the hospitality industry
  • has a keen interest in actively developing the future of hospitality teaching and research at the faculty.

The following applies to the professorship

  • You may be able to teach courses in related fields, including in other faculties.
  • You are willing and able to offer courses in English.
  • You are constantly developing your teaching skills and are motivated to use new teaching methods, innovative teaching technologies and online teaching.
  • You are actively involved in the further development of the subject area, in the internationalization of the faculty and in the self-administration of the university.
  • in addition, you will be involved in applied research projects and in the area of knowledge and technology transfer.

For the professorship you need

  • a university degree, preferably in tourism or hospitality management
  • pedagogical aptitude, which you can prove, among other things, through the trial course
  • special aptitude for academic work, which is proven by a doctorate or by an expert opinion on achievements appropriate to a doctorate
  • special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in at least five years of professional practice, which must have been acquired after completion of the university degree and of which at least three years must have been spent outside the university sector. In special cases, proof of professional practice outside the higher education sector can be provided by the fact that a significant part of the professional activity was carried out in cooperation between the university and non-university professional practice over a period of at least five years

The professional equality of all genders is one of our core values, which is why we would like to see more female colleagues, particularly in academia. Women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply.

Anyone who has not yet reached the age of 52 may be appointed as a civil servant, otherwise they will be hired as an employee. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if their aptitude, qualifications and professional performance are otherwise essentially equal.

Work at a future-oriented university

You can expect a lively and creative environment for teaching, research and transfer, which you can actively shape. Munich University of Applied Sciences supports you with numerous offers (and projects). You can organize your work very flexibly. We offer a wide range of childcare options in the form of crèche and kindergarten places as well as a family service.

We look forward to getting to know you!

Please apply via our online portal by 11.11.2024.

If you have any technical questions about the advertised professorship, please contact the Chair of the Appointment Committee directly (Prof. Dr. Irmi Eisenbarth, e-mail: irmi.eisenbarth@hm.edu, Tel.: 089 1265-2139).

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department on 089 1265-4845 or berufungen@hm.edu

If you have any further questions about the promotion of professional gender equality, please contact our representative for gender equality in science and the arts, Prof. Dr. Elke Wolf, frauenbe@hm.edu.

Further information on the job description of a female professor and how to apply can be found at www.werdeprofessorin.de

Additional job locations
München
Entry date
Wintersemester 2025/26
Contract tye
Permanent position, unlimited
Salary
No specification
Employer Info
Hochschule München
Lothstr. 34
80335
Germany
Germany


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