Associate or Full Professor in Business Informatics (all genders) Part-time in Vienna, Austria

Permanent employee, Part-time · Vienna

Job position and department´s overview
Modul University Vienna is seeking an outstanding scholar for a Professor position for its School of Applied Data Science to teach undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses in the area of business informatics (www.modul.ac.at/study-programs). This position is at the Associate or Full Professor level.
Your responsibilities
  • Perform teaching activities at all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD/doctorate, and executive education). The teaching load for this position is 2 units/week per semester (1 unit = 45 minutes of teaching), i.e. 4 units/week per year.
  • Contribute to Modul University’s teaching programs in the field of Business Informatics and Data Science.
  • Contribute to the acquisition of external funding, project leadership, international research collaboration. The successful candidate will be expected to further develop their research agenda in the general area of business informatics. 
  • Take a role in the university’s self-governance and third mission activities.
Your profile
  • Doctorate (PhD) as well as venia docendi or an equivalent subject-relevant academic qualification (including internationally equivalent qualifications).
  • Business administration, informatics or related background with a focus on programming, information retrieval, and data science. 
  • Evidence of outstanding research ability and potential, through a record of publications in top-tier journals and/or participation in relevant research projects. 
  • Ability to attract external funding to support research programs and to successfully build collaborative research programs with other universities, research institutes and industry.
  • Experience, competence and established commitment to high quality teaching, guidance in scientific work and supervision of PhD students.
  • Ability to teach courses in the fields mentioned above and/or related areas.
  • Experience in successful acquisition, execution, and management of third-party funded research projects.
  • Interpersonal skills including gender and diversity management skills, communication and leadership skills.
  • Excellent spoken and written English language skills; proficiency in German language is welcome.
Why join us?
  • Cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research approach with dedicated support in research project acquisition
  • Individual professional development
  • An international and multicultural working environment
Further information
This is a part‐time, unlimited contract position where applicants are prepared to work 20 hours per week (with overtime hours). The initial annual gross salary is EUR 8,000 for an Associate Professor and EUR 10,800 for a Full Professors (plus approx. 30% contribution to the social security and pension fund paid by the employer according to Austrian Law), with additional remuneration for extra teaching or supervision of theses. The position remains open until filled; the review of applications will commence immediately after the announcement. Deadline for applications: 3rd of August. Starting date: 1st of October 2025.
For questions related to this position, please contact lyndon.nixon@modul.ac.at. Please submit your complete application on our job portal (in English; preferably as a single PDF file not exceeding 8 MB):
  • Brief motivation letter indicating why you believe yourself being suitable for this position (max. 1-page A4)
  • Curriculum vitae including ORCID and Google Scholar profile and details of professional, teaching and research experience
  • List of publications
  • Research portfolio and a list of the five most important peer-reviewed publications
  • Teaching portfolio and a concept of your teaching approach
About us
Modul University Vienna is an international private university and offers cutting-edge education at BBA, BSc, MSc, MBA and PhD levels. Students and staff come from over 70 countries around the world, providing for a multicultural and diverse work environment.

As an employer, Modul University Vienna offers:

  • Opportunities to work from home
  • Flexible working hours
  • International and dynamic team
  • Personal and professional development
  • Independent working environment
  • Public transport ticket

Modul University Vienna is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to equality and diversity that does not discriminate on the basis of, among other factors, age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender expression, national origin, race, sexual orientation, or social class. We especially encourage women and people who belong minority groups to apply and welcome all applications that can contribute to a diverse working culture.

We are looking forward to YOUR application!
Thank you for your interest in working at Modul University Vienna!

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