Pay grade W2, for the subject area "International Tourism Management"
full-time
European Campus Rottal-Inn Pfarrkirchen
Application period: [contact details available in the full listing]
Start: starting summer semester 2027 or later
We are seeking a dedicated, academically accomplished professional with substantial practical experience who will help further enhance the international standing of the European Campus Rottal-Inn in Pfarrkirchen. A professorship at our dynamic and rapidly growing campus offers the opportunity to educate and mentor aspiring tourism managers from around the world and prepare them for positions of responsibility in business, academia and entrepreneurship.
MAIN TASKS
The primary focus of the professorship is teaching in tourism-related bachelor's and master's programmes. In particular, you will teach topics in business administrations and economics within a tourism context, as well as destination development, with a particular emphasis on governance, stakeholder management, strategy, and product and project development. In addition, you will deliver courses in applied statistics and empirical methods, including quantitative and qualitative research approaches, research design, data analysis and evidence-based decision-making.
The successful candidate will provide academic guidance and personal support to our predominantly international student body.
To ensure a practice-based education, your responsibilities will extend beyond teaching to include contributing to the continued development of the European Campus Rottal-Inn and the design and implementation of new degree programmes. A willingness to teach foundation courses and to take on additional teaching and faculty responsibilities withing the Faculty of European Campus Rottal-Inn is required.
In addition to delivering courses in English, you will be expected to develop and implement research projects within the discipline and/or collaborative projects with industry partners. Active participation in academic self-governance and the university committees is a prerequisite.
YOUR PROFILE
The successful candidate holds a university degree in tourism or a related field within the social sciences, business and economics, health sciences, or geography.
In addition, you possess sound knowledge of the tourism industry. Expertise in the management of tourism organisations and destinations, as well as in the development and marketing of tourism products, would be advantageous.
Experience in the design and delivery of online and hybrid teaching formats is also desirable.
Given the international orientation of the European Campus Rottal-Inn, courses are taught in English, while accompanying learning materials must also be provided in German. Therefore, excellent German language skills and excellent, demonstrable proficiency in written and spoken English are essential. This may be demonstrated through a recognised language certificate, completion of a university or doctorate taught in English, or documented evidence of extensive teaching and publication activity conducted in English.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- completed university education
- exceptional research skills, usually demonstrated by the quality of the candidate's doctorate;
- pedagogical aptitude
- special achievements in the application or development of scientific knowledge and methods in professional practice of a minimum of five years, which must have been completed after obtaining the university degree and of which at least three years must have been completed outside of the higher education sector; in special cases, proof of professional practice outside the higher education sector can be provided by having completed a substantial part of the professional practice of a period of at least five years in cooperation between the higher education and non-higher education sectors.
Under current law, the standard teaching requirement for full-time professors at universities of applied sciences is 18 teaching units per week per semester.
The position is suitable for severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they essentially have equal qualifications, expertise and professional performance.
Deggendorf Institute of Technology is aiming to increase the proportion of women among its scientific staff. For further information valid across Bavaria visit www.werdeprofessorin.de.
All those below the age of 52 can be appointed as public servants. Part-time positions will be offered under a contract governed by private law.
For candidates holding foreign university degrees it is mandatory to submit a certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, ZAB) in the course of the recruitment procedure for final evaluation of the recruitment requirements (https://zab.kmk.org/de/zeugnisbewertung).
OUR BENEFITS
Relocation Support
Welcome event for all new employees. Exclusive access to DIT Career Service's partner & family support programme, including personal assistance for relocation and job opportunities.
On-Site Facilities
Unlimited use of libraries and learning facilities. Free on site staff parking. Subsidised pre-school childcare centre at the main campus in Deggendorf. Budget friendly options in campus cafes and canteens.
Flexibility & Freedom
Flexible working hours. Freedom to work partially from home. Opportunity to apply for short term work in other EU universities via Erasmus mobility programme.
LIFE AND WORK AT DIT
Your work environment
The DIT is considered the most research-oriented and international University of Applied Sciences in Bavaria. Only English study programmes are taught at the Pfarrkirchen campus, which makes the European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI) a cosmopolitan and modern working environment. The ECRI is centrally located. It is located in the charming district town of Pfarrkirchen, which belongs to the administrative district of Lower Bavaria and is situated in south-eastern Germany. The town is idyllically situated between the Danube and Inn rivers and offers many leisure activities. Pfarrkirchen has excellent school and educational facilities. Attractive cities nearby are Passau, Regensburg, Linz and Salzburg, and Munich International Airport is only a 90-minute drive away. The proximity to Austria and the Czech Republic places the district town at the center of Europe. Employees can spend their breaks in the cafeteria located on campus, and parking is available directly on campus.
Focus on research
The Deggendorf Institute of Technology is one of the most dynamic and ambitious Universities of Applied Sciences in Southern Germany renowned for excellence in research. R&D projects are always rooted in real-life cases, as research staff collaborate with regional and international companies from the private sector to develop innovative solutions for immediate application, mainly funded by national government and EU grants.
For example, between January and April 2023, 27 applications for research funds were approved by the local government, supplying our professors and scientists with the financial backing to work on R&D projects. To further support these projects, professors are granted teaching-free semesters to focus on research work.
Our own facilities provide an ideal environment for applied research and teaching: 3 teaching campuses in Deggendorf, Cham and Pfarrkirchen plus 13 innovation and technology campuses equipped with the best facilities to specialise in a particular field (as depicted) are dotted in a network around the region. Research projects are generally categorised into four main areas: Digitalisation, Sustainability, Intelligent Mobility and Health Sciences.
YOUR APPLICATION
If you are interested in a position at the Deggenorf Institute of Technology, we look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents (CV, certificates, proof of professional background and the relevant subject-related references) via the "Apply now" button. Our HRM team will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the application process. You are also welcome to network with us via LinkedIn!
HR contact
Hannah Stöffl, M.A.
Deputy Head of Division
Technical contact
Dr. Erik Lindner
Professor