Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich
Zürich
14 hours ago
Professor: Cooperative Professionalisation for Inclusive Education 60 – 100%
- 29 May 2026
- 60 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
Job summary
The Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH) is Switzerland's leading competence center for special education with 2,000 students. This role offers a chance to impact inclusive education and foster collaboration in teaching.
Tasks
- Oversee teaching, research, and development in cooperative professionalization.
- Mentor project teams and support emerging scholars in the field.
- Contribute expertise to the institute’s growth and engage in networks.
Skills
- PhD in special education or related fields; teaching diploma preferred.
- Strong knowledge of the Swiss education system and good networking skills.
- Proven experience in academic publishing and project leadership.
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About the job
The Intercantonal University of Special Education (HfH) is the most important Swiss centre of expertise 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: Cooperative Professionalisation for Inclusive Education 60 – 100%
For the Institute for Professionalisation and System Development, we are looking for a committed individual from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement for the strategic teaching, research and development field "Cooperative Professionalisation for Inclusive Education". A central focus of the position is on transfer, implementation and scaling issues, especially in connection with the sustainable anchoring of coaching competences for collaborative teaching and school development. This is to be based on the foundations of this subject area developed in previous research projects of the institute.
Your area of responsibility
- Comprehensive responsibility in the teaching, research and development area in the fourfold mandate (education, further education, research & development and services)
- Professional supervision of project teams and promotion of young academics
- Dissemination in scientific publications, in the scientific community and in practice
- Bringing in your expertise in the further development of the institute, in committees and working groups
- Visible positioning of the HfH in professional debates as well as in national and international networks
- Assuming responsibility in the further development of the institute
Your profile
- Doctorate in special and remedial education, educational sciences or social sciences
- Teaching diploma or adequate reference to the professional field
- Proven knowledge of the Swiss education system and good networking
- Experience in the conception and management of research and service projects
- Proven expertise in scientific publishing and third-party funding acquisition
- High didactic competence in university teaching
- Leadership, communication and cooperation skills
For further information, please contact:
Prof. Dr Christoph Suter
Institute for Professionalisation and System Development
Phone +41 44 317 12 26
christoph.suter@hfh.ch.
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by 26 June 2026 via the online platform.
www.hfh.ch
Prof. Dr Christoph Suter
Institute for Professionalisation and System Development
Phone +41 44 317 12 26
christoph.suter@hfh.ch.
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by 26 June 2026 via the online platform.
www.hfh.ch
