Tim Warszta

Prof. Dr. Tim Warszta is a Professor of Business Psychology at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule Westküste), leading the Westküsteninstitut für Personalmanagement (West Coast Institute for Human Resource Management). He specializes in HR digitalization, talent management, and workforce sustainability. His work bridges psychological theory and practical HR strategies, focusing on recruitment innovation, employee retention, and organizational adaptation to digitalization and energy transitions.

Education
PhD in Business Psychology from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, focusing on online personnel selection acceptance. Prior roles include HR manager and organizational consultant.

Research Interests
- Digital recruitment strategies (e.g., gamification, AI)
- Employee retention in hybrid work environments
- Workforce development for emerging industries (e.g., hydrogen economy)
- Employer branding in the digital age
- Vocational training and apprentice retention

Grants & Projects
- €1.7M in external funding, including BMBF projects on hydrogen economy workforces and digital skills profiling
- KI-Stiftung professorship for AI in HR
- MWVATT project on regional workforce management optimization

Teaching
- Bachelor: Personality diagnostics, HR development, case studies in HR
- Master: Talent management, research projects in organizational psychology

Labs & Initiatives
- Director of the Westküsteninstitut für Personalmanagement (focusing on digital HR and sustainable workforce solutions)
- Member of regional labor-market advisory boards and industry partnerships