ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE f/m/d

SRH Hochschule Heidelberg is one of the oldest and largest private universities in Germany. It is state recognized and accredited by the German council of Science and humanities. Currently, 3,400 students are enrolled at six Schools. The university offers future-oriented courses in economics, computer science, design, engineering, social, legal and therapeutic sciences as well as applied psychology. At the SRH universities, students learn in a purposeful and independent manner according to the specially developed study concept CORE (Competence Oriented Research and Education). In compact scientifically and practice-based thematic units the students are qualified for professional life by activating teaching as well as competence-oriented exams. The SRH Hochschule Heidelberg is state recognized and accredited by the German Science Council.

We belong to the SRH group, a leading private provider of educational and health-care services with more than 14,500 employees. SRH runs private universities, vocational training centers, schools and hospitals all over Germany.

From 01.02.2020 (or earlier) we are seeking an Academic Associate f/m/d with main focus teaching in full-time for our School of Engineering and Architecture, to round out our team. The position is limited for a period of 2 years.

Your Responsibilities:

• Mostly English-language teaching events in Heidelberg as well as at our cooperation universities in China
• Supporting students with projects, practical examination tasks and dissertations
• Support in hiring lecturers for certain subjects
• Taking over tasks related to planning teaching sessions in consultation with program administration and our Chinese partner universities
• Carrying out application tests at our Chinese partner universities
• Supporting guest lecturers and delegations
• Taking on faculty self-management tasks

Your Profile:

• Completed diploma or master's degree in electrical or communications engineering or similar qualification
• Relevant professional experience and/or postdoctoral as well as initial teaching experience preferred
• Very good written and spoken English
• Willingness to actively develop accompany learning processes according to the CORE Principle
• Excellent intercultural skills and international experience, especially in Asia, a plus
• Willingness to travel if assignments can be planned early on
• Innovativeness to support our dynamic university