Professor or Assistant Professor of Migration Law 80 - 100%

Professor or Assistant Professor of Migration Law 80 - 100%

Do you want to contribute together with the University of Zurich (UZH) to the development and expansion of a Center for Migration Law (ZMZ) addressing exciting questions of labor migration, migration management and digitalization as well as comparative migration law? Then we have the right position for you.

Department: School of Management and Law

Start date: August 1, 2026 or by arrangement

• You are responsible for the expansion and establishment of the advertised professorship in migration law.
• Together with another professorship, you represent ZHAW in the Zurich Center for Migration Law and Research (ZMZ), a cooperation with the University of Zurich (UZH), and further develop it.
• You acquire and lead third-party funded research projects dealing with all facets of migration and interdisciplinary issues.
• You design and conduct courses in studies and continuing education on migration law, European law, and international law.
• You supervise qualification theses of students.
• You ensure knowledge transfer in development and service projects.
• Legal university degree and doctorate in law or related fields
• Several years of practical experience in the field of the professorship
• Proven research expertise and publication activity
• Experience in third-party funding acquisition and management of research and service projects
• Experience in teaching and continuing education
• Ability to communicate professionally in a multilingual environment (German, English, and preferably another language)

You have diverse interests, take responsibility for expanding the subject area, and are used to working cooperatively in expert teams. In addition, you can quickly familiarize yourself with new topics and combine high scientific competence with a strong transfer orientation. The professorship requires entrepreneurial skills with a view to practice- and professional field-relevant development areas and the ability to acquire R&D projects.

The appointment as professor is made by the University of Applied Sciences Council upon appropriate qualification.

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents including three meaningful publications (preferably as sole author and from the last five years) via the online platform by March 9, 2026. Initial interviews are planned for calendar weeks 12 to 16 and presentations before the selection committee in calendar weeks 19 to 26, 2026.

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), with around 9,500 students, is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country represented in renowned rankings of the business newspaper "Financial Times" and accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research, and continuing education. The internationally recognized bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, cooperative PhD programs, and numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically based, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented. The SML maintains numerous cooperations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

The professorship in migration law is located in the Social Law Unit at the Institute for Corporate Law and takes a comprehensive and connecting focus on the different needs, requirements, and challenges of all involved parties, such as international workers, companies, governments, and authorities. Together with the University of Zurich (UZH), the professorship contributes to the profiling of the joint Center for Migration Law and Research Zurich (ZMZ), which deals with migration law from national, European, and international law perspectives.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation. To increase the proportion of women in leadership positions, applications from women are particularly welcome.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points: