Head of Study Program Spatial Design 60 – 80%<br/>(Artistic Professorship)
Hochschule Luzern (HSLU)
Luzern – Emmenbrücke
Key information
- Publication date:18 August 2025
- Workload:60 – 80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Luzern – Emmenbrücke
Job summary
Join the Hochschule Luzern as the head of BA Spatial Design. Shape the future of design education and enjoy a vibrant work environment.
Tasks
- Lead the development of the Spatial Design program strategically.
- Manage finances and administrative tasks for the department.
- Foster student projects and collaborations across design fields.
Skills
- Master's degree required; teaching experience preferred.
- Strong background in spatial and urban design disciplines.
- Excellent networking skills in the national design community.
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Your Tasks
- Responsibility for the Spatial Design study program and its strategic-content development as well as active networking with private and public institutions in the fields of Workplace Design, Urban Design, Exhibition and Experience Design, and other related areas
- Personnel management and administrative leadership
- Responsibility for the finances of the study program
- Student recruitment in collaboration with the Marketing & Communication department
- Supervision of student project and bachelor theses
- Collaboration with study programs and courses in the field of design
- Networking of research activities with education
- Participation in the further development of the department
Your Profile
- Profound knowledge and experience in the addressed professional and knowledge fields
- Practical proof of achievement in the field of spatial design (e.g., Spatial Design, Urban Design, Experience Design)
- Very good networking with the scenes relevant to Spatial Design, especially at the national level
- University degree at the master’s level in the subject area; doctorate is an advantage
- Leadership experience
- Experience with process design and administration in the complex field of a university organization is desired
- Experience in curriculum development
- Interest in inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration with other study programs
- Very good knowledge of German and English
- Cooperative and empathetic personality
- Qualification in university didactics is an advantage or to be obtained within two years
- You are sensitive to issues of diversity, equality, and inclusion
Our Offer
- Attractive employment and leadership work in the BA Spatial Design study program
- Opportunity to help shape the study program anew
- Motivated students and an inspiring working environment
- Workplace and excellent infrastructure with workshops at the Design Film Art Campus in Emmenbrücke
Professional Inquiries
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Holzer
Director
jacqueline.holzer@hslu.ch
https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/design-film-kunst/
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