Professor in Human Factors (80-100%)

Olten

Key information

Publication date:15 August 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Olten

Job summary

Join FHNW as a Professor*in Human Factors, shaping research! Enjoy flexibility, creativity, and an interdisciplinary work environment.

Tasks

Lead innovative research projects on Human Factors and Safety.
Teach BSc, MSc, and continuing education programs with design input.
Build and lead a research team while networking with stakeholders.

Skills

PhD in Psychology with experience in Human Factors and leadership.
Strong German and English communication skills required.
Proven ability to acquire and manage research funding.

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Professor in Human Factors (80-100%)

University of Applied Psychology FHNW, Institute Human in Complex Systems

Your tasks:

In this position, you will 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 digitized working world. You have great design freedom and work in an innovative environment as part of a cooperative team. Your areas of activity are very diverse:

Conceptualization and management of innovative application-oriented research and development projects with high added value for the involved practice partners and the working world
Teaching in the degree programs (BSc, MSc) and in further education (CAS, MAS) and the opportunity to design and lead further education programs
Active participation in the strategic positioning and further development of activities related to Human Factors in organizations from various (high-risk) sectors
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 digitized 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 higher education didactic qualification or the willingness to acquire this in the course of the first years
Established network in the Swiss economy and good knowledge of the Swiss higher education landscape
Excellent German and English in spoken and written form
High degree of initiative and responsibility

FHNW encourages employees to continue their education in their field and beyond. Whether in teaching or research – the lecturers have various, equal, and life-phase-appropriate paths open to them, with the continuing education offerings of FHNW supporting them with the 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 your application by 15.09.2025.

www.fhnw.ch/psychologie