Job Profile - HMKW - Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und

Job Profile
Professorship:
Psychology (W2)
Specialization:
General Psychology
Psychological Methodology / Statistics
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Start:
April 2017
Full-time (part-time is possible)
Extent:
Status:
Application
deadline:
Employment
(initially limited to 2 years, later permanent)
December 15, 2016
Your application should include: CV, study certificates, work references, list of publications, and, if you
were not already awarded the title 'professor', the name of two professors (not your PhD-examiners) as
references.
Please send your application to:
HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Rektor
Ackerstrasse 76, 13355 Berlin
[email protected]
Competence profile
We expect highly advanced research expertise as well as pedagogic-didactical competences.
 You should be an outstanding individual with a proven track record of excellent research and a PhD (or
equivalent) in a topic related to psychology.
 Apart from your knowledge and analytical competence, your ability to teach and coach our students in
an affirmative, joyful way is equally important. You should be highly experienced, and committed as
coach and teacher. Your didactic experience should be documented by at least 300 hours of academic
teaching.
 Since we are a university of applied sciences, your professional skills and experiences are equally
important, documented by at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 3
years are non-academic professional experience.
 Your expertise should cover the theoretical foundations of academic research and theory in general
and in business related psychology: Your interest and knowledge covers the domains of general
psychology and psychological methodology. Your areas of specialization are, e.g. general psychology, methodology, statistics, test construction and modelling techniques, applied market research, and
evaluation.
 Last but not least: Your language proficiency in both German and English, allows teaching in and
seamless switching between the two languages.
Equal opportunities
HMKW is committed to fighting inequalities regarding gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, or other factors. We particularly welcome female applicants and applications from people from
diverse backgrounds. Therefore, if all requirements are equally met, an applicant, whose appointment
would increase diversity, would be preferred.
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Profile of HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
HMKW is a university of applied sciences, privately owned, but state-approved by the Federal Agency
for Education, Science, and Research (Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung),
Berlin. All its degree programs are accredited by FIBAA, an internationally recognized agency for academic quality assurance. Since 2014, HMKW is institutionally approved by the federal Science Commission
(Wissenschaftsrat).
Founded in 2009 in Berlin, HMKW opened a first branch in Cologne, in 2011 and a second branch in
Frankfurt/Main in October 2016. As of now, approx. 1.800 students are enrolled at HMKW in Berlin,
Cologne, and Frankfurt.
All our campuses offer the following undergraduate programs (Bachelor of Arts degrees):
1. B. A. Journalism and Corporate Communications
2. B. A. Graphic Design and Visual Communications
3. B. A. Media and Event Management
4. B. A. Media and Business Psychology
And all campuses offer or will offer the following graduate programs (Master of Arts degrees):
1. M. A. Convergent Journalism
2. M. A. Communication Design
3. M. A. Business Psychology
4. [furthermore, an MBA program is being developed]
The main features of our study environments and conditions should be:
 intensive and sustainable learning atmosphere: small study groups, committed teaching and coaching
 vivid campus life: social responsibility, culture of openness and tolerance, of inspiration and excellence
 practical orientation of study contents and learning outcomes: employability as a main goal
 'Bildungsideal': professional expertise, personal empowerment and intercultural sensibility
Psychology Modules
The advertised professorship is mainly reserved for our Psychology programs:
B. A.
M. A.
Psychology
Media and Business Psychology
Business Psychology
Both our undergraduate (B. A.) and graduate (M. A.) courses encompass a foundation of comprehensive,
interdisciplinary modules like Business English, Law and the Media, Media Technology, Digital Economy
etc., and, predominantly, subject specific modules:
Exemplary Psychology modules are
 B. A. Media and Business Psychology: Introduction to Psychology, Psychological Methodology,
Statistics, Test construction. Market and Media Research
 M. A. Business Psychology: Advanced Statistics, Business Anthropology, Psychology of Marketing and
Modern Market Research
HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin
fon:
+49 (0)30-4677693-20
fax:
+49 (0)30-29345739
web: www.hmkw.de
mail: [email protected]
Local court:
Charlottenburg (Berlin)
Reference Number: HRB 116949 B
President:
Chancellor:
General Manager:
Mr Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schulz
Mr Prof. Dr. Ronald Freytag
Mr Ameir Jillab

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