Professorship of Future Mobility
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
04109 Leipzig
Bewerbungsfrist: 2026-09-30
Overview
- Professorship of Future Mobility (all genders) - endowed by Transdev GmbH
- Open Rank; Vollzeit; Unbefristet; HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Tasks
- Develop innovative concepts for mobility systems; analysis, design, and optimization of multimodal transport and mobility services
- Foster entrepreneurship in mobility-related service innovations
- Conduct research on emission reduction, capacity management, energy efficiency, and circular economy in mobility
- Teach mobility-related technological developments, data-enabled business models, service and process design, and transformation management
- Combine face-to-face, digital, and hybrid teaching formats; follow a research-informed teaching philosophy
- Collaborate with Transdev and affiliated companies; contribute to knowledge transfer activities
Requirements
- Proven track record of high-quality research at the intersection of management and mobility; data-driven, process-oriented, analytical approaches
- Fluency in English; teaching in English is required
- Experience in business school teaching and non-academic work experience considered assets
- Ability to contribute to knowledge transfer and executive education development
- Fulfillment of statutory requirements for appointment as a professor under applicable higher education law
Benefits
- Open Rank professorship with potential tenure-track option for junior-level appointments
- Opportunity to strengthen HHL's profile in sustainable Future Mobility
- Collaborative, international, and supportive working environment
- Engagement with Transdev and affiliated companies on sustainability and mobility initiatives
Conditions
- Unbefristet; Vollzeit
- Location: Leipzig (city context provided in posting); English-language instruction
- Start date: April 2027
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
Bewerbung / Application
- Submit by 30 September 2026 to the Dean of HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
- Required documents: motivation letter, CV, teaching statement with evidence of teaching effectiveness, research statement with publications list, overview of knowledge transfer activities, and references
Contact
- Application addressed to the Dean of HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Additional information
- Role focuses on sustainable Future Mobility; data-driven and process-oriented approaches; collaboration with Transdev; open to international applicants