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W2-Professorship Business Psychology, with a specialization in Human Resources and Organizational Psychology
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
Lemgo
Permanent
Full Time
Apply by: 2025-04-09
Published: 2025-02-27

IT’S TIME TO GROW.
Join our university in the :W2-Professorship of Business Psychology, with a specialization in Human Resources and Organizational Psychology
at the next possible date | campus Lemgo | permanent position | full-timeWe are OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In Lemgo, Detmold and Höxter we develop around 5,700 students: personally, professionally and future-orientated. We foster interdisciplinary exchange and benefit from cooperative structures. This is how we actively shape our appreciative working and educational environment at all locations. Strong institutes and international networks bring our innovations from application-oriented research to the dynamic economic region of East Westphalia-Lippe – and far beyond.
Your responsibilities
You will teach in the Bachelor’s and prospectively also in the Master’s program in Business Psychology.You will take on courses in applied psychology in the field of Human Resources and Organizational Psychology (e.g., “Human Resources and Organizational Psychology”, “Digital Change in Organizations”, “Human Resource Management in Digital Contexts”) as well as basic psychological and methodological courses (e.g., “Differential and Personality Psychology”, “Diagnostics and Evaluation”).
You will also supervise Bachelor’s and Master’s students in seminar papers and theses.
You have a strong desire to be on campus and present for your students. Up to 25 % of your teaching can be provided as digital teaching, if required, to enable cross-location lectures.
You are prepared to conduct courses in German as well as in English.
You will promote interdisciplinary study formats, e.g., through practical student projects.
You will conduct research in the field of human resources and organizational psychology, ideally related to digital transformation or innovative, sustainable ways of doing business.
You are interested in conducting research in cooperation with stakeholders from business, politics and administration as well as other research institutions, in addition to acquiring third-party funding.
You have strong interest in innovative communication formats which encourage the dialog between science and society.
You will shape the teaching and research profile of the Department of Business Administration and Economics as a committed, creative and team-oriented individual.
In doing so, you will strengthen the interdisciplinary integration of business psychology where it intersects with business administration, economics and engineering.
You will work with us to further develop our teaching and research profile and build up the Master’s degree program in Business Psychology.
You will contribute to the university’s internal committee work in a collegial manner and participate actively in expanding cooperation relationships with domestic and foreign universities.
Your Profile
You have- a strong interest in both teaching and research
- good knowledge of quantitative research methods
- a completed university degree in Psychology or Business Psychology
- a successfully completed doctorate degree in the field of Human Resources and Organizational Psychology
- relevant professional experience (at least five years, at least three of which gained outside the university sector) which you have acquired in the areas of workplace human resources and organizational development, human resource management and leadership or change management
- university teaching experience to strengthen students‘ professional competence
- a good track record of research in the field of human resources and organizational psychology, beyond the scope of the work submitted for your doctoral degree
We Offer
- a lively, interdisciplinary and future-oriented environment for your ideas in teaching, research and transfer
- supportive balance between your career and your personal life
- personalised onboarding and support for new appointees at the start of their university career
- ongoing comprehensive further training opportunities – professional, didactic and personal
- a strong network of external partners in the down-to-earth and economically strong region of East Westphalia-Lippe
- a high quality of life thanks to a wide range of cultural, sporting and recreational activities in the region of Teutoburg Forest


We look forward to hearing from you!
We will gladly accept your complete application (incl. cover letter, CV, certificates and, if any, teaching evaluations and publication overview) until April 9th, 2025.
Please only use our to send your documents and address your cover letter to the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Krahl, quoting reference number 10.4.
Do you have any questions?
Detailed information on your career option professorship at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts can be found .
If you have individual questions about the application process, our HR officer, Ines Henning, will be happy to help you:
+49 5261 702-5124
If you have any questions regarding the advertised professorship please contact Prof. Dr. habil. Nadine Guhr from the Department of Business
Administration and
Economics: +49 5261 702-5711
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