Full Professor of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences (part-time, 20% (pursuant to § 99 UG 2002)
(Ref.no. 2026-35)
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
WU is currently inviting applications for a part-time (20%) full professorship1 (duration of employment is 2 years) in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences at its newly established Department. The successful candidate is expected to have an excellent international research reputation and to contribute, within the scope of the position, to the development of this new academic unit.
We are seeking candidates with a methodological focus on machine learning, symbolic or sub-symbolic AI (including deep learning, reinforcement learning, generative AI, and automated decision-making), modern statistics or econometrics, optimization, simulation, and experimentation, algorithmic game theory and/or market design. The application scope of the candidates’ research should complement WU’s existing research.
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business combines excellence with responsibility. Its rare triple accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA is a guarantee for the highest quality research and teaching in the fields of business, economics, and business law. WU’s research is characterized by a wide diversity of disciplines practiced at WU, allowing researchers to address complex research questions based on approaches that cross disciplinary boundaries.
International cooperation is very important to WU, and we encourage and support both faculty and student mobility. WU is also very aware of its role as a responsible university, ensures barrier-free accessibility, provides a family-friendly workplace, and is committed to the principles of equitable opportunities and sustainability.
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. Applicants with disabilities 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 certification under the University and Family Audit (Audit hochschuleundfamilie) and assists dual career couples. For further details, please see https://www.wu.ac.at/en/careers/job-portal.
Further details on the call for applications, including a detailed qualification profile, can be found online:
https://www.wu.ac.at/en/careers/job-portal/jobs/professorships.
1 Employed under salary group A 1 pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff [Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer der Universitäten], minimum gross yearly salary: € 93,986.20 (full-time); the actual annual gross salary is subject to negotiation.
