Full Professor of Information Systems and Applied AI

Details

Posted : 22-May-24

Austria

Type : Full Time

Categories :

Computer and Information - Management Science Computer and Information Science

Academic Designation :

Academic

Work Function :

AI Information Systems

Required Education : Doctorate

WU is currently inviting applications for the position of a full professor of Information Systems and Applied AI at the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management. Candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in Business Information Systems with a focus, among others, in one or more of the following areas : AI / ML / Language Technologies, Business Process Management, Distributed Ledgers and Token Economy, ideally combining different areas in innovative applications. Depending on the candidate’s academic credentials, the employment contract can be concluded either as a permanent employment contract or as a fixed-term employment contract with the option of a permanent extension.

Further details on the call for applications, including a detailed qualification profile, can be found online : .

Please submit your application via WU’s online recruiting tool by July 1, 2024.

WU is committed to diversity and inclusion, and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply and will be supported during each stage of the recruitment process. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age.

WU has been awarded University and Family Audit (Audit hochschuleundfamilie) certification and assists dual career couples. For further details, please see .

employed under salary group A 1 pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff [Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmer / innen der Universitäten], minimum gross yearly salary : the actual annual gross salary is subject to negotiation

The duration of fixed-term contracts is subject to negotiation.

Qualifications

The successful candidate is expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in their field and to have outstanding qualifications. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age according to the following criteria :

• A solid academic qualification PhD, habilitation) in Business Information Systems or a related area;
• An outstanding international reputation for high quality scholarship in the area of Business Information Systems where, among others, we particularly look for candidates working in one or several of the following focus areas :
• AI / ML / Language Technologies,
• Business Process Management,
• Distributed Ledgers and Token Economy

commensurate with academic age, especially by having demonstrated the ability to publish in top-tier journals in the field;

What we expect from the successful candidate

The successful candidate is expected to perform teaching activities at all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD / doctorate, and executive education). Full professors are expected to teach 8 weekly credit hours.

Specifically, we expect the new colleague to contribute to WU’s teaching programs

Furthermore, we expect the new colleague to actively contribute to one or several of the interdepartamental research institutes the department is involved in, such as :

or to WU’s newly established Applied-AI network in terms of project leadership and / or research collaborations : applications should consider concrete ideas for respective collaborations.

We also expect the new professor to take an active role in the university’s self-governance and third mission activities.

For an overview of the department’s current undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BAWISO) specializations we refer to ; for an overview of the curriculum of the Digital Economy Master program, incl. resp. spezialiations we refer to

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