W2-Professorship of Business Psychology, with a specialization in Work and Health Psychology

starting September 1st, 2026 | campus Lemgo | permanent position | full-time

We are OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In Lemgo, Detmold and Höxter we develop around 5,700 students: personally, professionally and future-orientated. We foster interdisciplinary exchange and benefit from cooperative structures. This is how we actively shape our appreciative working and educational environment at all locations. Strong institutes and international networks bring our innovations from application-oriented research to the dynamic economic region of East Westphalia-Lippe – and far beyond.

Your responsibilities

You will teach in the Bachelor’s and prospectively also in the Master’s program in Business Psychology.

You will take on courses in applied psychology in the field of Work and Health Psychology (e.g., "Work and Health Psychology", "Occupational Health Management") as well as basic psychological and methodological courses (e.g., “Applied Project in Business Psychology”, “Advanced Multivariate Statistics”).

You will also supervise Bachelor's and Master's students in seminar papers and theses.

You have a strong desire to be on campus and present for your students. Up to 25 % of your teaching can be provided as digital teaching, if required, to enable cross-location lectures.

You are prepared to conduct courses in German as well as in English.

You will promote interdisciplinary study formats, e.g., through practical student projects.

You will conduct research in the field of work and health psychology, ideally related to the digital transformation or innovative, sustainable ways of doing business.

You are interested in conducting research in cooperation with stakeholders from business, politics and administration as well as other research institutions, in addition to acquiring third-party funding.

You have strong interest in innovative communication formats which encourage the dialog between science and society.

You will shape the teaching and research profile of the Department of Business Administration and Economics as a committed, creative and team-oriented individual.

In doing so, you will strengthen the interdisciplinary integration of business psychology where it intersects with business administration, economics and engineering.

You will work with us to further develop our teaching and research profile and build up the Master’s degree program in Business Psychology.

You will contribute to the university’s internal committee work in a collegial manner and participate actively in expanding cooperation relationships with domestic and foreign universities.

Your Profile

You have a strong interest in both teaching and research and good knowledge of quantitative research methods.

In addition, you fulfil the requirements of § 36 Hochschulgesetz NRW and have: a completed university degree in psychology, business psychology or a closely related discipline; a successfully completed relevant doctorate degree; relevant professional experience (at least five years, ideally at least three of which gained outside the university sector) which you have acquired in the areas of workplace health management, occupational health and safety, psychological activities in the health care sector, human-technology interaction or human resource management; as an alternative to the required non-academic professional experience, you have three years of research and scientific publications in the above-mentioned fields, but at least in the advertised field of activity beyond the doctorate, within the framework of a professorship, junior professorship, or habilitati.

Furthermore, you should also have university teaching experience to strengthen students’ professional competence and a good track record of research in the field of work and health psychology, beyond the scope of the work submitted for your doctoral degree.

We Offer

a lively, interdisciplinary and future-oriented environment for your ideas in teaching, research and transfer; supportive balance between your career and your personal life; personalised onboarding and support for new appointees at the start of their university career; ongoing comprehensive further training opportunities – professional, didactic and personal; a strong network of external partners in the down-to-earth and economically strong region of East Westphalia-Lippe; a high quality of life thanks to a wide range of cultural, sporting and recreational activities in the region of Teutoburg Forest.

OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts represents the principle of quality through diversity and wishes to increase the proportion of women among its scientific staff. In case of equal qualification, severely handicapped applicants will be given priority.

We look forward to hearing from you! We will gladly accept your complete application (incl. cover letter, CV, certificates and, if any, teaching evaluations and publication overview) November 5th, 2025. Please only use our online application form to send your documents and address your cover letter to the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Krahl, quoting reference number 10.6.

Do you have any questions? Detailed information on your career option professorship at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts can be found here. If you have individual questions about the application process, our HR officer, Ines Henning, will be happy to help you: +49 5261 702-5124. If you have any questions regarding the advertised professorship please contact Prof. Dr. Anja Iseke from the Department of Business Administration and Economics: +49 5261 702-5586.