Job Profile - HMKW - Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und

Job Profile - HMKW - Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und

Job Profile
Professorship:
Psychology
Specialization:
Psychology of Design and Media
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Start:
October 2016
Extent:
part-time: 75 % (approx. 13-14 lecturing hours per week)
Status:
employment
Application
deadline:
June 20, 2016
(initially limited to 2 years, later permanent)
Your application should include: CV, study certificates, work references, list of publications, and, if you
were not already awarded the title 'professor', the names of two professors (not your PhD-examiners) as
potential references.
Please send your application to:
HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Rektor
Ackerstrasse 76, 13355 Berlin
k.schulz@hmkw.de
Competence profile
We expect highly advanced scientific as well as pedagogic-didactical competences.
 You should be a brilliant scientist or intellectual, approved at least by a PhD (or equivalent) in a topic
related to psychology and/or design.
 Beside your knowledge and analytical competence, also your ability to teach and coach our students
in an affirmative, joyful, and sustainable way is equally important. You should be highly experienced,
and committed as coach and teacher. Your pedagogic, didactic, and methodical talent and experience
should be documented by at least 300 hours of academic teaching.
 Since we are a university of applied sciences, your professional skills and experiences are equally
important, documented by at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 3
years are non-academic professional experience.
 Your expertise should cover the theoretical foundations of academic research and theory in general
and media/design related psychology: Your interest and knowledge covers the intersection of psychology and design. Your areas of specialization are, e. g., user experience, ergonomics, interface/interaction design, behavioural economics.
 Last but not least: Your language proficiency in both German and English, allows teaching in and
seamless switching between both languages.
Equality policy
HMKW is full-heartedly engaged in fighting against inequalities regarding gender, ethnicity, sexual,
religious orientation, bodily challenges, or other factors. We particularly welcome applications of women
and people with diverse backgrounds. Therefore, if all requirements are equally met, an applicant, whose
appointment would decrease one of the mentioned inequality quotas, would be preferred.
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Profile of HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
HMKW is a university of applied sciences, privately owned, but state-approved by the Federal Agency
for Education, Science, and Research (Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung),
Berlin. All its degree programs are accredited by FIBAA, an internationally recognized agency for academic quality assurance. Since 2014, HMKW is institutionally approved by the federal Science Commission
(Wissenschaftsrat).
Founded in 2009 in Berlin, HMKW opened a first branch in Cologne, in 2011. In October 2016, the
opening of a second branch in Frankfurt/Main is planned. As of now, approx. 1.250 students are enrolled
at HMKW in Berlin and Cologne.
All our campuses offer the following undergraduate programs (Bachelor of Arts degrees):
1. B. A. Journalism and Corporate Communications
2. B. A. Graphic Design and Visual Communications
3. B. A. Media and Event Management
4. B. A. Media and Business Psychology
And all campuses offer or will offer the following graduate programs (Master of Arts degrees):
1. M. A. Convergent Journalism
2. M. A. Communication Design
3. M. A. Business Psychology
4. [furthermore, an MBA program is being developed]
The main features of our study environments and conditions should be:
 intensive and sustainable learning atmosphere: small study groups, committed teaching and coaching
 vivid campus life: social responsibility, culture of openness and tolerance, of inspiration and excellence
 practical orientation of study contents and learning outcomes: employability as a main goal
 'Bildungsideal': professional expertise, personal empowerment and intercultural sensibility
Psychology and Design Modules
The advertised professorship is mainly reserved for our Psychology and Design programs:
B. A.
M. A.
Psychology
Media and Business Psychology
Business Psychology
Design
Graphic Design and Visual Communications
Communication Design
Both our undergraduate (B. A.) and graduate (M. A.) courses encompass a foundation of comprehensive,
interdisciplinary modules like Business English, Law and the Media, Media Technology, Digital Economy
etc., and, predominantly, subject specific modules:
Exemplary Psychology modules are
 B. A. Media and Business Psychology: Foundations of Media Psychology; Foundations of Marketing and
Advertising; Digital Gaming and Learning; Information and Communication
 M. A. Business Psychology: Psychology of Marketing & Modern Market Research; User Experience &
New Media
Exemplary Design modules are
 B. A. Graphic Design and Visual Communications: Creational creative process; Interface/Interaction
Design
 M. A. Communication Design: Critical & Creative Thinking; Design & Social Reserach, User Centered
Design; Creative Design Processes; Communication; Persuasion, Engagement; Creative Leadership
HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft
Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin
fon:
+49 (0)30-4677693-20
fax:
+49 (0)30-29345739
web: www.hmkw.de
mail: info-berlin@hmkw.de
Local court:
Charlottenburg (Berlin)
Reference Number: HRB 116949 B
President:
Chancellor:
General Manager:
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schulz
Prof. Dr. Ronald Freytag
Hr. Ameir Jillab