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Professorship and Head of Institute Digital Communication Environments (80–100%)
The Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW is welcoming, joyful, quirky and transformative! We are looking for a new
head for one of its five institutes. This involves a professorship with a focus on research, which is orientated
towards topics of visual communication, digital cultures and media design.
Diversity at the university - we seek differentness
Your tasks
The Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW (HGK Basel)
comprises a Bachelor's and Master's degree programme as well as a research and continuing education division.
Your responsibilities include:
- Leadership of the IDCE Institute, including strategic direction, budget and personnel management, as well as
overseeing development, planning, and implementation.
- Active participation in the Management Board of HGK Basel, contributing to internal and external committee work.
- Strategic positioning and networking of the IDCE on both regional and international levels.
- Head of Research at IDCE, responsible for securing third-party funding, leading research initiatives, publishing in
academic journals, presenting at conferences and exhibitions, and supervising PhD candidates.
- Strengthening the connection between research and teaching within the institute as well as across the university to
promote interdisciplinary collaboration, including active participation in teaching.
Your profile
You hold a university degree (MA) and a doctorate (PhD) or have several years of Equivalent distinguished
international research experience in a design discipline or related field.
Furthermore, you meet the following criteria:
- You have extensive leadership experience, incl. human resources, finance, strategy and development.
- You have several years of high-profile research and teaching experience, particularly in one or more of the
following areas: Graphic Design, Digital Design, Visual Communication, Visual Cultures, UX/UI Design, Generative AI,
Game Design, Editorial Design, Media Design.
- You have an established research network, can demonstrate high quality research outputs, andalready have
successfully acquired third-party funding for research projects.
- You have experience with innovative teaching methods and the implementation of high-quality, research-led and
practice-orientated teaching.
- You have excellent communication and organisational skills.
- You hold a qualification in higher education didactics or are willing to acquire this within the first few years.
- You possess excellent German and English language skills in both spoken and written form
The FHNW strives to increase the proportion of women in professorships and in leadership positions. We are committed
to a diverse and inclusive learning environment that actively promotes equity, inclusion, and social justice, and
therefore seek candidates whose experience, teaching philosophies, and scholarly practice will help to expand and
support this commitment.
Your prospects:
FHNW professors shape their activities along their field of expertise, shaping it through their experiences and
interests. The integration into an institute or a study program promotes professional exchange and interdisciplinary
cooperation across universities. The flexible working conditions allow employees a high degree of self-determination
and personal responsibility.
We look forward to your application by June 30, 2025.
Your benefits:
Wide range of university sports
Cultural programme of lectures, concerts, theatre and films
Established implementation of equal pay
Targeted promotion of doctoral projects
Sabbatical for professors for research and practical projects
Annual working hours and time allowance for further education, administration and university development
Start Date: per 01.09.2026 or by agreement.
Apply online
Your workplace
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel FHNW
Freilager-Platz 1, Postfach,
4002Basel
Any questions?
About the position:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Perren, Director HGK Basel , Contact: 061 228 43 46
About the recruiting process:
Nadja Brunazzi, HR Lead, Contact: +41 61 228 43 48
Will you soon belong to our team? We look forward to your application.
www.fhnw.ch/hgk
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The Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW is welcoming, joyful, quirky and transformative! We are looking for a new
head for one of its five institutes. This involves a professorship with a focus on research, which is orientated
towards topics of visual communication, digital cultures and media design.
Diversity at the university - we seek differentness
Your tasks
The Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW (HGK Basel)
comprises a Bachelor's and Master's degree programme as well as a research and continuing education division.
Your responsibilities include:
- Leadership of the IDCE Institute, including strategic direction, budget and personnel management, as well as
overseeing development, planning, and implementation.
- Active participation in the Management Board of HGK Basel, contributing to internal and external committee work.
- Strategic positioning and networking of the IDCE on both regional and international levels.
- Head of Research at IDCE, responsible for securing third-party funding, leading research initiatives, publishing in
academic journals, presenting at conferences and exhibitions, and supervising PhD candidates.
- Strengthening the connection between research and teaching within the institute as well as across the university to
promote interdisciplinary collaboration, including active participation in teaching.
Your profile
You hold a university degree (MA) and a doctorate (PhD) or have several years of Equivalent distinguished
international research experience in a design discipline or related field.
Furthermore, you meet the following criteria:
- You have extensive leadership experience, incl. human resources, finance, strategy and development.
- You have several years of high-profile research and teaching experience, particularly in one or more of the
following areas: Graphic Design, Digital Design, Visual Communication, Visual Cultures, UX/UI Design, Generative AI,
Game Design, Editorial Design, Media Design.
- You have an established research network, can demonstrate high quality research outputs, andalready have
successfully acquired third-party funding for research projects.
- You have experience with innovative teaching methods and the implementation of high-quality, research-led and
practice-orientated teaching.
- You have excellent communication and organisational skills.
- You hold a qualification in higher education didactics or are willing to acquire this within the first few years.
- You possess excellent German and English language skills in both spoken and written form
The FHNW strives to increase the proportion of women in professorships and in leadership positions. We are committed
to a diverse and inclusive learning environment that actively promotes equity, inclusion, and social justice, and
therefore seek candidates whose experience, teaching philosophies, and scholarly practice will help to expand and
support this commitment.
Your prospects:
FHNW professors shape their activities along their field of expertise, shaping it through their experiences and
interests. The integration into an institute or a study program promotes professional exchange and interdisciplinary
cooperation across universities. The flexible working conditions allow employees a high degree of self-determination
and personal responsibility.
We look forward to your application by June 30, 2025.
Your benefits:
Wide range of university sports
Cultural programme of lectures, concerts, theatre and films
Established implementation of equal pay
Targeted promotion of doctoral projects
Sabbatical for professors for research and practical projects
Annual working hours and time allowance for further education, administration and university development
Start Date: per 01.09.2026 or by agreement.
Apply online
Your workplace
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel FHNW
Freilager-Platz 1, Postfach,
4002Basel
Any questions?
About the position:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Perren, Director HGK Basel , Contact: 061 228 43 46
About the recruiting process:
Nadja Brunazzi, HR Lead, Contact: +41 61 228 43 48
Will you soon belong to our team? We look forward to your application.
www.fhnw.ch/hgk
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