Job opportunity 6 Assistant Professors, tenure track, qualification agreement at Wirtschaftsuni[...]

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien; Wien; Vor Ort; EUR 80 000 - 100 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading business university in Vienna is seeking an Assistant Professor in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences. The successful candidate will conduct high-quality research, teach various programs, and contribute to the department's development. A PhD is required, with a strong emphasis on research capabilities in analytics methods. This full-time position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Leistungen

Six weeks of vacation

Flexible working hours

Training opportunities

In-house medical officer

Employee discounts

Qualifikationen

• PhD degree or anticipate receiving one in the current academic year.
• Strong research potential in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences.

Aufgaben

• Conduct independent high-quality research in Business Analytics.
• Teach at all program levels including supervision of theses.

Kenntnisse

Machine learning

Algorithmic game theory

Simulation optimization

Modern statistics

Data Science

Ausbildung

PhD in relevant field

Jobbeschreibung

You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact We offer an environment where you can realize your full potential. At one of Europes largest and most modern business and economics universities. On a campus where quality of work is also quality of life. We are looking for support at the

Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences

Fulltime 40 hours / week

Starting as early as possible and limited for 6 years

A qualification agreement will be concluded at the start of the employment ( 27 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement). Pursuant to WUs Personnel Development Plan this position can only be fixed-term for up to six years. Once all objectives agreed upon in the qualification agreement have been fulfilled the employment relationship can be made permanent. Employees who have successfully completed a qualification agreement are classified as associate professors. From an organizational regulation perspective they belong to the group of professors. Three years after successful completion of the qualification agreement they are entitled to apply for promotion to full professor according to the By-Laws of WU 43a.

The newly established Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences is currently inviting applications for up to six Assistant Professor positions tenure track (qualification agreement) full-time 40 hours / week.

WUs new Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences focus is on predictive and prescriptive analytics to support informed data-driven strategic business decisions. Researchers at the department develop and apply methods that derive optimal business decisions from data in a business context and empirically validate their effectiveness. A key priority of the department is applying these methods across fields that are complementary to WUs existing research fostering collaboration with other departments at WU.

The successful candidates will help build up the departments research and teaching profile and shape its academic culture.

What to expect

• Conduct independent high-quality research in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences
• Teaching at all program levels incl. independent supervision of bachelor and master theses
• Highly motivated students
• Actively contribute to the development of the new department (research teaching third mission)
• Participate in academic self-governance
• Collaborate with the international academic community and with other departments at WU
• Competitive salary research funds

What you have to offer

• Strong research potential in one or more methodological areas of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences such as:
  • Machine learning (symbolic and sub-symbolic AI including deep learning reinforcement learning generative AI or automated decision‑making)
  • Simulation optimization and experimentation
  • Algorithmic game theory and market design
  • Modern statistics or econometrics
• Candidates should have a PhD degree or anticipate receiving a PhD in the current academic year in Business Analytics Decision Sciences Operations Research Management Science Information Systems Statistics Data Science Applied Mathematics Computer Science or a related field
• Candidates who completed their PhD / doctoral degree at WU Vienna must present proof that they have completed an uninterrupted employment period at a postdoc / Assistant Professor level of at least two years (with a minimum of 20h / week employment) at another university or non-academic research institution without simultaneous employment at WU
• Academic research paper (job market paper) preferably single-authored which has been published or is publishable in a leading academic journal
• Active involvement in the international academic community
• Proven international academic experience is preferred (i.e. a PhD from a non-Austrian university or at least one year of working experience at the postdoc level at a non-Austrian academic institution abroad)
• A demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching
• High ambition and motivation for an academic career
• Ability to work independently
• A demonstrated ability to be a good team player
• Active involvement in setting up or managing academic initiatives or institutions

Required submission materials

• C.V.
• Cover letter
• Job market paper
• Additional papers (optional)
• Two confidential reference letters should be sent directly by the letter writers to the following email address :
• Research statement
• Teaching statement

Travel and lodging expenses

In case you are invited to a job talk at WU the Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences will refund your travel costs on usual terms.

For details of the position please contact Professor Verena Dorner interim Head of the Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences by email :

What we offer you

• Six weeks of vacation / Extra vacation time
• Flexible working hours
• Training opportunities
• A wide range of benefits from an in-house medical officer to athletic activities and a meal allowance to a variety of employee discounts
• Meaningful work in an open-minded inclusive and family-friendly environment
• A modern campus with spectacular architecture in the heart of Vienna
• Inspiring campus life with over 2400 employees in research teaching and administration and approximately 21500 students
• Excellent accessibility by public transportation

Curious Visit our website and find out more at minimum monthly gross salary amounts to 5808.20 (14 times per year). In addition we offer a wide range of attractive social benefits.

Do you want to join the WU team

Then please submit your application by November 19 2025 (ID 2602).

We are looking forward to hearing from you!