Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professorship in Strategic Management

University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics; Basel; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics, invites applications for an Open-Rank Professorship in Strategic Management to begin February 1, 2028, or date to be agreed. The successful candidate will engage in high-impact research, mentor early-career researchers, and contribute to teaching at all levels, with potential to lead an MSc program in Management.

The position emphasizes quantitative empirical research grounded in theory, with a strong commitment to teaching and

Qualifications

• Open-Rank Professorship in Strategic Management.

Responsibilities

• Pursue ongoing excellence in research and publish in leading international outlets.
• Support and mentor early-career researchers.
• Teach at all levels and contribute to curriculum development.
• Lead an MSc program in Management (eventually).

Job description

Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professorship in Strategic Management

Company: University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics

Discipline: Strategic Management

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Posted: 02/11/2026

Open-Rank Professorship in Strategic Management

The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Basel, Switzerland invites applications for an Open-Rank (Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or Full) Professorship in Strategic Management to begin on February 1, 2028, or at a date to be agreed.

The Faculty of Business and Economics fosters a collaborative research environment with the aim of con-tinuously strengthening the faculty's visibility and reputation as a leading institution in the fields of business and economics. The holder of this professorship is expected to contribute to the faculty's success through ongoing excellence in research, support and mentoring of early-career researchers, and a strong commit-ment to teaching at all levels. Teaching may be in English.

We are looking for an excellent quantitative empirical researcher whose work is grounded in theory, and who has an established record of publications in leading international outlets (commensurate with career stage). The successful candidate is also a committed and effective educator who can contribute to and further de-velop the curriculum at all levels and eventually lead an MSc program in Management.

The Faculty of Business and Economics offers a stimulating and supportive research environment. Profes-sors benefit from highly competitive salaries, research budgets, internal funding opportunities as well as state-of-the-art infrastructure for high-performance computing and the storage and processing of data. The area of business is to be strengthened within the faculty: In a separate advertisement, we are also seeking to fill a professorship in Information Systems.

The quality of life is very high in Basel and the surrounding area. The University of Basel stands for excel-lence through diversity and is committed to equal opportunities and family friendliness. In its efforts to in-crease the proportion of female professors, the University is particularly interested in applications from women. Furthermore, we actively support diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all back-grounds.