Lecturer: Risk Management & Insurance 50 – 80 %

Lecturer: Risk Management & Insurance 50 – 80 %

You are an expert in risk and insurance management, clearly conveying complex topics in teaching and continuing education, and enjoy inspiring people and independently developing projects.

Department: School of Management and Law

Start date: As of April 1, 2026, or by arrangement

As a lecturer at the Institute for Risk & Insurance (Team Risk Governance & Business Transformation), you actively shape the further development of the institute. You appreciate an environment where you can combine entrepreneurial initiative and practical relevance with scientific excellence. You take responsibility in all four areas of performance: continuing education, teaching, research & development, and services.

Your tasks include:

• Program management and teaching in continuing education, especially in the CAS Law, Regulation and Risk Management for Insurance Companies
• Development and implementation of webinars or short training sessions on selected focus topics
• Teaching at the Bachelor (BSc) and Master (MSc) levels (e.g., lectures on Insurance Management or Business Mathematics) as well as supervising theses
• Acquisition and management of research projects in collaboration with business partners as well as within the framework of Innosuisse projects
• Publication activities in the field of Risk & Insurance (e.g., professional journals, studies, practice-oriented publications)
• Active representation of the institute as well as building and maintaining a network in the Swiss insurance market

For this role, you bring the following qualifications:

• Several years of professional experience in the insurance environment, which you want to contribute to teaching, continuing education, and project development.
• Doctorate in a thematically relevant field.
• Enjoy working independently and collaborating in an environment that values both professional and didactic expertise as well as entrepreneurial activity.
• Didactic qualification and experience or the motivation to acquire it.
• Interest in building and maintaining contacts in the industry as well as initiating projects.

Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your application by January 21, 2026.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and more than 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 and Master 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 Institute for Risk & Insurance (IRI) is a leading competence center for the insurance industry. It offers education and training for various professional profiles as well as applied research in insurance management. At the interface between science and practice, the institute promotes innovative solutions and exchange on current issues.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

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 key points:

Angela Zeier Röschmann

Co-Head of the Institute for Risk & Insurance

Dagmar Debrunner-Stachl

Recruiting Manager