Appointment Manager (m/f/d)

About the job

The Faculty Affairs team is part of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Faculty and ensures professional and high-quality appointment and promotion procedures at the University of St.Gallen. Applications from academic re-entrants are warmly welcome, as are individual applications from persons who would like to take the position in job-sharing.

• Operational management of appointment procedures: chairing meetings including preparation and follow-up, substantive preparation of procedures, coordination with the schools
• Advising the faculty/schools/deans/chairs on appointment procedures
• Interface to other service areas of HSG (HR, teaching planning)
• Support in dual career cases
• Coordination of continuing education offers for the faculty (onboarding workshops for new faculty, professorial leadership, etc.)

• Relevant experience in science management or own research experience
• Knowledge of the university context and academic career paths
• Completed university degree
• Strong solution- and service-oriented attitude
• High flexibility and willingness to perform
• Confident negotiation and communication skills
• Confidence in working with different professional cultures and stakeholders
• Very good English and German skills

"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of the leading business universities in Europe, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers an attractive and innovative environment in research, teaching, continuing education, and administration to around 3,500 employees as one of the largest employers in the region."