Assistant Professor, non-tenure track

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

Institute for Digital Ecosystems
Fulltime, 40 hours/week
Starting July 01, 2025, and ending after 3 years   You want to work in a dynamic, open-minded and highly motivated team? Expect exciting research projects with a focus on Behavioral Decision Making, Digital Ecosystems, Digital Humanism, Data Science and AI, Decision Support, and Online Consumer Behavior.

What to expect

• Research life: Collaborate with your colleagues in ongoing research projects at the Institute. Support Institute research projects and set up your own projects with a focus on topics in Behavioral Decision Making, Digital Ecosystems, Digital Humanism, Data Science and AI, Decision Support and Recommender Systems, and Online Consumer Behavior
• Teaching: Plan, create and teach courses. Advise students and co-supervise their theses and exams
• Build a personal network with partners in research, industry and business. Opportunities to visit international partners in the Institute network.
• Organizational and administrative support: Support workshop and conference organization and work together with the Institute team on general tasks
• Exciting research projects on digital ecosystems in a variety of contexts (e.g., financial, consumer, workplace) from a variety of perspectives (e.g., de-biasing and nudging, algorithm development, interface development, adaptive systems design, biosignal processing) with a variety of research methods (e.g., experiments, design science, data science)
• Opportunity to explore your own interests in these research fields. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged. 
• Collaborate on and initiate innovative grant proposals
• Small team with intensive research mentoring 
• Participation in international conferences (e.g., ICIS, ECIS, HICSS)
• Publication of research projects in international journals

What you have to offer

• Academic degree: You have completed a PhD/doctorate in one or more of the following subject areas:
  • Information Systems, Business Informatics
  • Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence 
  • Social and economic sciences (e.g., Business Administration or Economics)
  • Psychology, Cognitive Sciences (e.g., Organisational or Business Psychology)
• Language skills: You are fluent and able to express yourself very well in both spoken and written English. Fluency in German is a big plus.
• Willingness to use multimedia teaching methods: You are prepared to use multimedia teaching and learning formats.
• Motivation: Strong motivation to contribute to the interdisciplinary agenda of the Institute. Highly motivated, curious, well organized, team player. 
• Additional skills: Experience and intermediate to very good skills in at least one of the following areas are an advantage:
  • Teaching (e.g., prior experience in tutorials, workshops)
  • Data science and statistics (including R or Python)
  • Software engineering (e.g., Java, Python)
  • Experimental research (e.g., behavioural and experimental economics, psychology)
  • Applying for and managing third-party funded grants (national and international funding institutions)

  Do you want to join the Digital Ecosystems team? Then please submit your application including

• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation Letter
• Transcript of your Bachelor, Master and PhD/doctoral studies
• If applicable: certificate(s) or references for language and additional skills

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

What we offer you

• Inspiring campus life with over 2,400 employees in research, teaching, and administration and approximately 21,500 students
• A modern campus with spectacular architecture in the heart of Vienna
• Excellent accessibility by public transportation
• Meaningful work in an open-minded, inclusive, and family-friendly environment
• Flexible working hours
• A wide range of benefits, from an in-house medical officer to athletic activities and a meal allowance to a variety of employee discounts

Curious? Visit our website and find out more at www.wu.ac.at/benefits.

The minimum monthly gross salary amounts to €4,932.90 (14 times per year). This salary may be adjusted based on equivalent prior work experience. 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 May 14, 2025 (ID 2406).
We are looking forward to hearing from you!