Professor of Business a Humanistic
Special chair focusing on business ethics and ecological sustainability from a humanist perspective.
Responsible for teaching an elective master's course, conducting research, and engaging in public debate.
Requires a PhD (preferably in philosophy) and demonstrable research and teaching experience.
Description
Five-year special chair appointment (0.2 FTE, eight hours per week) in collaboration with an affiliated humanist foundation and multiple faculties. The role focuses on education and research in business ethics and ecological sustainability from a humanist perspective, with possibilities for reappointment after evaluation.
Job requirements
- PhD in a relevant discipline, preferably philosophy, with expertise in business ethics and ecological sustainability.
- Demonstrable research reputation or relevant professional experience in fields related to the chair.
- Proven teaching experience and a passion for educational innovation, with experience teaching various student groups.
- Inspiring academic leadership and a coaching, inclusive approach, with attention to diversity and collaboration.
- Ability to integrate humanist values in an open and non-dogmatic way in education, research, and public engagement.
- Willingness to collaborate with colleagues across the participating faculties and the interfaculty center.
Tasks
- Develop and provide education in business ethics and ecological sustainability from a humanist perspective, paying attention to transdisciplinarity and innovation.
- Offer an elective master's course accessible to students from various faculties and external interested parties, addressing current normative issues.
- Conduct research addressing major societal challenges related to business responsibility and ecological sustainability, including themes such as ecological justice, human rights, climate, biodiversity, finance, and stakeholder roles.
- Contribute actively to public debate on the responsibility of businesses regarding sustainability issues.
- Perform the regular duties of a professor in the areas of education and research, including collaboration with colleagues across participating units.
Working conditions
- Position is unpaid; the above standard employment terms do not apply to unpaid staff.
- The affiliated humanist foundation provides an annual expense allowance to support the work.
- Appointment is 0.2 FTE (eight hours per week); reappointment is possible after evaluation.
- 232 vacation hours per year based on a 38-hour workweek, with the option to work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours.
- End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and an 8% holiday allowance.
- Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive work environment that embraces diversity and offers opportunities for growth.
Description of the organization
The host is a research-oriented university with an open academic community that emphasizes interdisciplinary research and teaching, and collaboration with businesses, government institutions, and societal organizations.
The Faculty of Philosophy is a small-scale faculty with approximately ninety staff and around 480 students, organized into three departments: Theoretical Philosophy; History of Philosophy and Ethics; and Social and Political Philosophy. The faculty values both fundamental and applied research and is known for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work.
The interfaculty Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics facilitates research collaboration on themes related to the chair, including organizational ethics, feminist philosophy, philosophy and policy, financial ethics, sustainable banking, and finance.
The Socrates Foundation promotes the exchange of ideas on fundamental societal and cultural issues confronting modern humanism and supports scientific reflection on the foundations of humanism, including the establishment of humanist special chairs.