Professor (W2) for IT Governance and IT Compliance

Your duties include

• Representing the field of IT governance with a focus on IT compliance and IT security management as well as related topics in the context of IT security, such as auditing, risk management and technical/organizational data protection measures in teaching and applied research
• Establishing and leading a degree specialization in the aforementioned subject area
• Conducting additional courses at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels as well as within the doctoral program
• Research and development activities
• Proactive acquisition of third-party funding through research and transfer activities
• Practice-oriented teaching in the subject areas both in German and in English and also using digital formats (e-learning, blended learning)
• Content-specific and strategic further development of the subject areas with special focus on digitization
• High-quality supervision of practical assignments, Bachelor's and Master's theses as well as doctorates
• Involvement in setting up new international partnerships and maintaining existing ones
• Active and interdisciplinary involvement in administering academic affairs

You offer

• Preferably an academic university degree (Bachelor's and Master's degree or equivalent) in the field of computer science, business informatics or a comparable subject area
• Relevant professional experience, for example as CISO or IT security officer
• Proven experience with security standards such as ISO 270xx, BSI GS/C5 and Common Criteria
• Above-average professional and academic qualifications in the field of IT Governance
• Very good German and English proficiency and ability and willingness to teach in German and in English
• Enthusiasm for passing on your practical experience in teaching applied research to our students as future academics

We offer

• If the requirements are met, a permanent appointment with public servant status
• Services for dual career couples through the Dual Career Netzwerk Nordbayern (dual career network for northern Bavaria)
• Freedom to research and teach innovative topics
• Possibility to obtain research and third-party funding for practice-oriented projects and to conduct these projects
• Good framework conditions for your individual work-life-balance
• Fostering of talents and potentials with a focus on gender equality and creativity
• Attractive internal and external further training courses and a wide range of health, preventative and advisory services
• Modern infrastructure at attractive university locations
• An open communication culture in which diversity is lived and encouraged
• Scope for shaping academic self-administration, such as the conceptual development of degree programs
• Opportunities to supervise consortial doctorates
• Hochschule Ansbach is a university that encourages work in small groups and peer collaboration - also with related fields

Recruitment pursuant to Article 57 (3) of the BayHIG

• Completed university degree, preferably in the field of computer science, business informatics or a similar field
• Excellent academic achievements in research and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent academic qualification
• Pedagogical aptitude
• Special achievements in the application or development of academic knowledge and methods in a minimum of five years of work experience, which must have been acquired after completion of the university degree and of which at least three years must have been acquired outside the university sector. If, over a period of at least five years, a considerable portion of your work involved a cooperation between a university and a non-academic employer, this time may be considered to meet the requirements for non-academic work experience in special cases (pursuant to Article 57 (3) Sentence 1 No. 3 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG)).

We strive to increase the proportion of women as they are underrepresented, particularly in academic positions (Article 7 (3) of the Bavarian equal treatment act (BayGlG)). We are committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach which supports all under-represented groups. Severely disabled applicants are underrepresented and will be given preference in the case of equal qualification, ability and professional achievements. The selection process uses aptitude diagnostics provided by an external HR consultancy. Appointment to the public service can take place for EU citizens who have not yet reached the age of 52; if this condition is not met, you will be employed without public servant status.

Please submit your application documents including the required supporting documents using our online portal by April 30, 2025 at the latest.