W2 Professorship for General Business Administration with a Focus On Sustainability Management

**Become a member of the Saarland University of Applied Sciences family**
**We are one of the most research-oriented universities of applied sciences in**
**Germany with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Thanks to our active**
**university partnerships around the world and twelve Franco-German degree**
**programs, we are both Francophile and internationally oriented. Our university**
**currently has over 6,000 students and is located in the heart of Saarland's capital city,**
**Saarbrücken. Enjoy the benefits of a dynamic and lively border region with an**
**exceptionally high quality of life while providing the next generation of specialists**
**and managers with the best possible education and preparing them for the**
**challenges of the future.**

**The Business School has a vacancy for the following position to be filled at the**

**earliest possible date**:
**W2 professorship for general business**

**administration with a focus on sustainability**

**management**
- Sound scientific knowledge in the field of economics
- Sound knowledge in the areas of ecological and economic sustainability

management, e.g. strategic sustainability and transformation management,

sustainability controlling & data analysis as well as governance, compliance &
sustainability policy
- Knowledge of ecology (e.g. material flow management, biodiversity, climate

change interactions) or environmental economics (e.g. internalization,

environmental certificates) or in the field of renewable energies is desirable
- Outstanding scientific aptitude, demonstrated by a doctoral degree, and teaching

aptitude
- At least three years of practical professional experience in the desired field

proven by corresponding publications
- Strong language skills in German and English
- Additional language skills in French and/or another

world language are desirable, as is proof of international
contacts and experience

**Your profile**
- Offering corresponding courses in the field of sustainability management (Bachelor

and Master courses), primarily at the Business School in German and English
- Willingness to take on basic courses in the field of general business administration
- Developing and implementing contemporary teaching formats
- Dedicated participation in furthering the faculty and the university, as well as in

academic self-governance
- Willingness to cooperate and work in an interdisciplinary manner across different

fields of study

public relation matters
- On-site presence at the university in order to provide optimal support for students

**Your tasks**

short applicant profile (M/F/d)

available on our website at
htwsaar.de/stellenausschreibungen

as well as a letter of motivation, your

curriculum vitae, scholarly

background, a description of your

professional activities within and

outside the university sector, copies

of certificates, a list of publications, a

brief concept outlining potential areas

you wish to focus on in teaching,

research and transfer, quoting the

reference number 130 by

10.31.2025, in electronic form only to

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We would particularly like to encourage

women and international applicants (M/F/d)

to apply.

Applications from severely disabled

persons or persons of equal status will be

given special consideration in cases of

equal suitability.

If you have any questions about your

modalities, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad

Chairman of the Appointment Committee

T. +49 (0) 681 5867-637

For administrative queries

please contact:
Milena Sieger

Legal, Academic Affairs, and Data

Protection Department

T. +49 (0) 681 5867-330

**Your qualifications**(according to the Saarland Higher Education Act SHSG)

Advantages of the htw saar**

What we offer

**Our location**
- Initial funding for your research projects
- Research and transfer organizations to facilitate contacts with the industry and

social organizations and help implement projects
- A didactic training program for internal qualification
- A university degree in the field of economics (e.g. business administration or

economics, business economics, industrial engineering)
- Teaching skills, generally verified by experience in teaching or training and by

participation in advanced and further training courses in higher education
didactics
- A special aptitude for scientific work, as demonstrated by the quality of a

doctorate.

and methods gained during at least five years of professional practice, of which
at least three years must have been spent outside the higher education sector,