Study Programme Lead Sustainable Technology Venture Engineering (f/m/d)

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With more than 4,000 students in nine topic areas, the USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten is a key player in the Austrian higher education sector and one of the most important employers in the region. The USTP stands for unique creative possibilities as well as team-oriented collaboration and leaves room for individual development and personal growth.

Staff members also profit from our European network within the context of the European University Alliance E³UDRES²! The University of Applied Sciences is constantly growing.

What you will be working on:

• You are responsible for shaping and developing the programme’s profile, curriculum and learning architecture based on the existing strategic foundations
• You lead the programme through accreditation and implementation in collaboration with internal and external partners
• You integrate innovative learning approaches, including challenge- and project-based learning, living labs, flexible learning pathways and emerging technologies
• You build and expand academic, research, industry and societal partnerships and strengthen European and cross-border collaboration
• Following the programme launch, you assume academic and managerial responsibility for the programme, including its quality, personnel, budget and resources, teaching team and continuous development

What we expect from you:

• Relevant higher-education qualification and strong academic or professional expertise in the programme’s thematic field; a degree at least at the master‘s level, PhD or equivalent preferred
• Substantial higher-education experience, ideally in curriculum development, programme management or academic leadership
• Experience in leading interdisciplinary development processes and translating strategic concepts into workable academic and organisational structures
• Strong partnership-building, communication and stakeholder-management skills in an international environment
• Excellent English and ideally good working knowledge of German
• Additional experience in international teaching, accreditation, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as challenge- or project-based learning, is an advantage
• Gender and diversity competence, an inclusive and critically reflective approach to discrimination, and a willingness to undertake further training in these areas

Flexible working hours

Remote Work

More Leisure time

Further training & Development

Childcare

International exchange

Health promotion

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