Professoral staff

Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

The Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) is Switzerland’s leading interdisciplinary teaching, research, and consulting entity dedicated entirely to the public sector. As a part of the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration, its primary mission is to train senior managers in Switzerland’s public administrations.

IDHEAP seeks to recruit a professor of « Sport Management and regulation ».

Information

Expected start date in position : 01.02.2024 or to be agreed

Contract length : 6 years, renewable (subject to the confirmation of tenure at the end of the probationary period)

Activity rate : 100%

Workplace : IDHEAP, on the University of Lausanne Campus, Dorigny

Your responsibilities

In your functions, you will have to :

• Development and delivery of courses focused on sport management and regulation for the IDHEAP degree programs, in particular in the context of continuing education.
• Lead or our continuing education programs in sport management.
• Research on the management of public and para-public organizations in relation to the regulation of sport ecosystem components.
• Expertise and advisory services for governments and the broader public sector, and international sport organizations.

Your qualifications

In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills :

• PhD in management, public management, or economics related to current sport issues.
• Publications in leading international scientific journals, particularly in the field of sport management and regulation.
• Demonstrated ability to acquire and conduct research and advisory projects for governments and the broader public sector in the field of sport.
• Excellent skills in quantitative methods.
• Excellent knowledge of English and French.

What the position offers you

We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.

Contact for further information

For more information, please contact Professor Stéphane Nahrath: stephane.nahrath@unil.ch / +41 21 692 69 40.

Your application

Deadline : 15.05.2023
Your application must include a letter of motivation, a detailed academic CV indicating your research interests, a list of your publications, and copies of your most recent diplomas. These documents should be transmitted to the University as a single PDF file (a zip format is acceptable).

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to promoting gender equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from female candidates.
www.unil.ch/egalite

UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus

Recruitment process and conditions of Employment for a full or associate Professor.