2 Assistant Professors, Tenure Track, Qualification Agreement

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Commercial professions (other)

Research, development, teaching

Fulltime

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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 Europe's 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 WU's 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.

WU's 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 WU's existing research, fostering collaboration with other departments at WU.

The successful candidates will help build up the department's 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

Required submission materials :

The selection process consists of two stages : an online interview in the first round, followed by an in-person job talk on campus.

Travel and lodging expenses :

ln 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 phone : , or by email :

What we offer you

The minimum monthly gross salary amounts to €5, 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