Professor*in Human Factors (80-100%)

14 February 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
Olten

Job summary

Join the Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie FHNW as a Professor*in Human Factors. Shape the future of applied research and teaching in a dynamic setting.

Tasks

Lead innovative research and development projects with practical impact.
Teach and design programs in BSc, MSc, and continuing education.
Network actively with stakeholders in high-risk sectors.

Skills

PhD in Psychology, experience in Human Factors and team leadership.
Strong initiative and responsibility in project management.
Fluent in German and English, with a solid network in Switzerland.

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Flexibility, freedom to design, creativity, interdisciplinarity - this is how we work

Professor*in Human Factors (80-100%)

University of Applied Psychology FHNW, Institute for Humans in Complex Systems

Your tasks:

In this position, you develop and shape application-oriented research and teaching in the field of Human Factors with a focus on safety and/or human-machine interaction in the digitalized working world. You have great freedom to design and work in an innovative environment as part of a cooperative team. Your areas of activity are very diverse:

Design and management of innovative application-oriented research and development projects with high added value for the involved practice partners and the working world
Teaching activities in degree programs (BSc, MSc) and continuing education (CAS, MAS) and the possibility to design and lead continuing education programs
Active participation in the strategic positioning and further development of activities related to Human Factors in organizations from various (high-risk) industries
Acquisition of third-party funding
Building and leading a research team
Active networking with internal and external stakeholders

Your profile:

You are a team-oriented and convincing person with a university degree in psychology and a doctorate, preferably in the field of work and organizational psychology. In addition, you bring the following:

Proven experience in acquiring and managing third-party funded research and development projects with practice partners; ideally in Human Factors with a focus on safety and/or human-machine interaction in the digitalized working world
Experience in leading a team
Relevant several years of professional experience in the private sector and the application fields of work and organizational psychology
Experience in university teaching as well as a university didactic qualification or the willingness to acquire this during the first years
Established network in the Swiss economy and good knowledge of the Swiss higher education landscape
Excellent German and English spoken and written
High degree of initiative and responsibility

FHNW encourages employees to continue their education in their field of expertise and beyond. Whether in teaching or research – lecturers have various, equivalent, and life-phase-adapted paths open to them, whereby FHNW's continuing education offerings support with methodological tools. Because the curiosity and development of employees enable the development of our university – and vice versa.

Will you soon be part of our team? We look forward to receiving your application by 31.03.2026

www.fhnw.ch/psychologie