Professor for Inclusive Education and Equal Opportunity Learning 80 – 100%
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:17 December 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH) is a leading Swiss center for special education. Join a dynamic environment focused on inclusion and educational equity.
Tasks
- Advance inclusive education and equitable learning strategies.
- Lead research and development projects in inclusive education.
- Support academic teams and promote emerging scholars.
Skills
- PhD in special education or related fields required.
- Expertise in inclusive education and educational justice.
- Strong leadership and communication skills essential.
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The Intercantonal University of Special Education (HfH) is the most important Swiss competence center for special and remedial education with around 2,000 students. In teaching, research, and services, we are committed to participation and educational equity. Our work combines scientific excellence with social responsibility and is oriented towards the needs of practice, politics, and the education system.
Professor for Inclusive Education and Equal Opportunity Learning 80 – 100%
At the heart of the institute is the question of how educational standards can be ensured equitably even under difficult learning conditions to enable successful educational pathways. A focus is the strategic teaching, research, and development area "Inclusive Education and Equal Opportunity Learning."
The professorship addresses inclusive education as a field of teaching, practice, and research with the goal of enabling equal participation in high-quality education for all people. The focus is on questions of heterogeneity and educational equity, the development and research of inclusive (subject) didactics, as well as the analysis and further development of success conditions and teaching methods for inclusive instruction.
For this strategically important area, we are looking for a committed and research-strong personality by agreement.
Your area of responsibility
- Further development of the strategic teaching, research, and development area "Inclusive Education and Equal Opportunity Learning" in education, continuing education, research, and services
- Acquisition and management of research and development projects as well as projects for third parties
- Professional supervision of project teams and promotion of young scientists
- Dissemination in scientific publications, at expert committees, conferences, and in the scientific community
- Professional contribution to the implementation of the overall strategy of the HfH
- Bringing in your expertise in the further development of the institute, in internal committees and working groups
- Visible positioning of the HfH in professional debates as well as in national and international networks
Your profile
- PhD in special and remedial education, educational sciences, or social sciences
- Teaching diploma as well as diploma in school-based special education advantageous
- Comprehensive expertise on topics of inclusive education, heterogeneity, educational equity, and equal opportunity learning
- Proven research competence, experience in leading research projects including third-party funding acquisition – ideally related to learning under difficult conditions
- High didactic competence in university teaching
- Proven knowledge of the Swiss education system and good networking
- Leadership, communication, and cooperation skills
For further information, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Barbara Fäh
Rector
Phone +41 44 317 11 00
barbara.faeh@hfh.ch.
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by January 13, 2026, via the online platform.
www.hfh.ch
Prof. Dr. Barbara Fäh
Rector
Phone +41 44 317 11 00
barbara.faeh@hfh.ch.
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by January 13, 2026, via the online platform.
www.hfh.ch
