Professorship in Business Administration with a Focus on Digital Leadership and Strategic Transformation

Professorship in Business Administration

with a Focus on Digital Leadership and Strategic Transformation

Mediadesign Hochschule (MDH) is seeking to appoint a Professor of Business Administration with a focus on Digital Leadership and Strategic Transformation at its Berlin campus at the earliest possible date.

The professorship will be primarily assigned to the Master’s degree programme Digital Leadership (M.A.) and will include responsibility for the programme’s academic and subject-specific leadership.

At the same time, the professorship is expected to contribute across degree programmes to the further development of the University’s teaching and research in the fields of management, transformation and digitalisation. Teaching assignments are therefore also envisaged in the Media Management (B.A.) and Global Business (B.A./M.A.) programmes, as well as in related degree programmes, certificate programmes, micro-degrees and continuing education offerings.

The position is initially to be filled at a minimum of 0.5 FTE. A subsequent increase in the scope of employment is generally envisaged, subject to the development of the University’s academic programmes.

Responsibilities of the Professorship

• Academic and subject-specific leadership and strategic development of the Master’s degree programme Digital Leadership (M.A.);
• representation of the fields of Digital Leadership, strategic management and strategic corporate transformation in teaching and applied research;
• teaching in German and English at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, as well as supervision of project work, Bachelor’s theses and Master’s theses;
• further development of contemporary curricula and design of courses at the intersection of management, digitalisation, technology, innovation and sustainability;
• development of students’ competencies for leading companies and teams in digitalised and international markets;
• development and piloting of digital, hybrid and internationally compatible teaching and learning formats, as well as further development of micro-degrees, certificate programmes and executive education offerings;
• development and maintenance of partnerships with companies, associations, research institutions and international partner universities, as well as initiation of applied research, knowledge-transfer and externally funded projects;
• active participation in academic self-governance, University committees, and accreditation, quality assurance and institutional development processes.

Your Professional Profile

We are seeking an academically distinguished and strongly practice-oriented individual who understands Digital Leadership not merely as the application of digital tools, but as a comprehensive leadership and transformation responsibility.

You have sound knowledge and experience in several of the following areas:

• Digital Leadership and leadership in digitalised companies and organisations;
• strategic management and strategic corporate transformation;
• digital business models, platform economics and technology-driven innovation;
• change management and organisational development;
• international management and the leadership of intercultural and virtual teams;
• organisational resilience and risk, crisis and uncertainty management;
• Sustainable Operations Management and sustainable corporate development;
• digital and global value and supply chains;
• Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and data-driven management decision-making;
• Entrepreneurship, Business Development and the development of scalable business models, as well as technology-oriented corporate development.

Academic Profile

• experience in applied research and in securing or conducting externally funded projects;
• a proven record of publication and research activity in one or more fields relevant to the professorship;
• experience with company-related teaching, knowledge-transfer or executive education formats;
• ability to translate academic findings into practice-oriented projects, case studies and innovative educational offerings;
• an excellent professional network in business, industry, academia or international institutions.

Teaching Profile

• experience in developing Bachelor’s and Master’s curricula;
• experience in digital and hybrid higher education teaching;
• experience in applied, project-based teaching;
• experience in supervising final theses.

Requirements for Appointment

• a completed university degree in Business Administration, Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Informatics, or another relevant or interdisciplinary related field;
• a doctoral degree graded at least “very good” in a field relevant to the professorship, or a foreign doctoral degree of equivalent academic quality;
• pedagogical aptitude and proven experience in higher education teaching;
• special achievements in the application or development of academic knowledge and methods in relevant professional practice;
• fulfilment of the statutory requirements for the appointment of professors pursuant to Section 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz);
• at least five years of relevant professional experience, of which at least three years must have been gained outside the higher education sector;
• relevant leadership, management or project responsibility in companies, organisations or comparable institutions;
• ability to conduct courses and examinations in both German and English;

What You Can Expect at MDH

The professorship offers broad scope for academic and entrepreneurial initiative. At its core is the opportunity to establish a renewed academic profile for the Master’s degree programme Digital Leadership while also providing cross-programme development impetus for Media Management, Global Business and other future-oriented offerings at MDH.

• small study groups and close interaction with students;
• short decision-making processes and the opportunity to develop new formats quickly;
• scope for applied research and knowledge transfer;
• opportunities to develop digital and international academic programmes;
• collaboration with corporate and university partners in Germany and abroad;
• the opportunity to develop your own research, knowledge-transfer and continuing education formats;
• an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented university environment.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents with your application:

• letter of motivation,
• academic and professional curriculum vitae,
• certificates and degree documents,
• teaching portfolio or other evidence of pedagogical aptitude,
• list of courses taught,
• overview of publications, presentations and research activities,
• evidence of relevant professional experience in the form of employment references or comparable documents,
• a brief outline of a potential teaching and research concept for the field of the professorship,
• an initial presentation of conceptual ideas for the further development of the Master’s degree programme Digital Leadership (M.A.).

MDH welcomes applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity. Applications from women and individuals with international backgrounds are expressly encouraged. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given particular consideration where qualifications are equal.

Please send your complete application documents by email to bewerbung@mediadesign.de