Head of Department University and Society (60%)

About the job

Head of Department University and Society (60%)

University of Teacher Education FHNW, Institute for Continuing Education and Consulting

Knowledge. Skills. Shaping the future. Together for strong teachers, speech therapists, special education teachers, school principals

Your tasks:

As head of the newly created Department University and Society, you will lead the department personnel-wise and financially. You are responsible for the continuing education and service offerings in the areas of university teaching, counselling training, adult education and life-long learning and will strategically develop these further.
Your tasks include:

• Planning, implementing and further developing offers and projects together with the department staff (including budget responsibility).
• Leading and purposefully promoting staff; planning of work portfolios
• Systematic collaboration with other departments at the Institute for Continuing Education and Services as well as other committees of the University of Teacher Education
• Conducting performance negotiations with various stakeholders; preparing offers
• Co-responsibility for the development of the institute as a member of the extended institute management
• Engagement in continuing education teaching and/or in service projects (including acquisition) according to own expertise

In the long term, an increase in employment percentage is planned. There is also the possibility to choose Olten as the workplace.

Your profile:

You are an integrative, solution-oriented and pragmatic personality with pronounced communication skills. You gladly take on leadership, personnel and project responsibility and move confidently in the university and school environment. You seek the big picture and are accustomed to managing interfaces and collaborating with people from various disciplinary backgrounds.
In addition, you bring the following:

• Completed university degree (university, ETH, university of applied sciences) in an educational science discipline; doctorate is an advantage
• Expertise in university didactics, innovative teaching-learning settings, digital teaching, coaching/counselling and/or life-long learning
• Proof of university didactic qualification
• Experience in acquisition and implementation of service projects as well as in continuing education at universities
• Leadership experience in expert organisations (ideally in the university sector) as well as management skills

Your prospects:

Our attractive employment conditions include high flexibility regarding working hours and location. At the university, a culture of dialogue and transparent communication characterised by appreciation and trust is cultivated in collaboration. We consider scope for design and action as important resources for innovation. In addition, the diversity and differences of staff and students are lived as strengths of the university.

Your benefits:

 

Wide range of university sports

Cultural programme with lectures, concerts, theatre and films

Practised pay equality between women and men

Targeted support for doctoral projects

Sabbatical for professors for research and practice projects

300 hours of time allowances for continuing education, administration and university development

Start date: Position start from 1 November 2027 or by arrangement. Apply online Your workplace: University of Teacher Education FHNW
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch

Any questions?

About the position:

Prof. Dr Adrian Baumgartner, Head of Institute for Continuing Education and Consulting, Contact: +41 56 202 81 36

About the application process:

Maja Hartmann, HR Manager, Contact: +41 56 202 70 37

Will you soon be part of our team? We look forward to receiving your application by 4 September 2026.

www.fhnw.ch/de/ph