Hochschule Luzern (HSLU)
Emmenbrücke
13 hours ago
Head: Master of Arts in Design Program 60 – 80%<br/>(Artistic Professorship)
- 30 January 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Permanent position
- Emmenbrücke
Job summary
Join Hochschule Luzern as the Master Design program leader. Shape the future of design education!
Tasks
- Oversee the development and networking of the Master Design program.
- Lead staff and manage administrative tasks effectively.
- Collaborate on student recruitment with marketing and support projects.
Skills
- Master's degree required; doctorate is a plus. Leadership experience essential.
- Expertise in design and related fields is a must.
- Strong connections within national design industries and communities.
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About the job
Your Tasks
- Responsibility for the Master Design program and its strategic-content development as well as active networking and cooperation with private and public institutions
- Personnel management and administrative leadership
- Responsibility for the finances of the study program
- Student recruitment in collaboration with the Marketing & Communication department
- Collaboration with study programs and courses of the Department of Design Film Art
- Networking of research activities with education
- Participation in the further development of the department
- Supervision of student project and bachelor theses
Your Profile
- Profound knowledge and experience in the addressed professional and knowledge fields
- Practical proof of performance in the field of design
- Very good networking with relevant scenes and important industries, especially at the national level
- University degree at master’s level in the subject area; doctorate is an advantage
- Leadership experience
- Experience with process design and administration in the complex field of a university organization is desired
- Experience in curriculum development
- Interest in inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration with other study programs
- Very good knowledge of German and English
- Cooperative and empathetic personality
- Qualification in university didactics is an advantage or to be obtained within two years
- You are sensitive to issues of diversity, equality, and inclusion
Our Offer
- Attractive employment and leadership work in the Master of Arts in Design program
- Opportunity to help shape the program anew
- Motivated students and an inspiring working environment
- Workplace and excellent infrastructure with workshops on the Design Film Art campus in Emmenbrücke
Professional Inquiries
Prof. Klaus Marek
Vice Director
klaus.marek@hslu.ch
As the largest educational institution of the six Central Swiss cantons, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is at the pulse of the times with its offerings. Visionary and innovative, nationally and internationally, we impart knowledge. Join us and become part of our shared, sustainable future.