The Faculty of Business and Management at the University of Innsbruck invites applications for the position of a
University Professor
of
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A FOCUS ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.
It is a position in accordance with § 98 of the Austrian Universities’ Act (Universitätsgesetz - UG) and will be based on a civil-law employment contract with the University on the basis of the Salaried Employees Act (Angestelltengesetz). The contract will be concluded for an unlimited period; the extent of employment is 100%.
Responsibilities include
The professor shall represent the field of financial accounting in research and teaching. This field covers in particular questions of national and international financial accounting and reporting.
His or her research shall address key questions of financial accounting and reporting, thereby contributing to the international scientific discourse in this field. The research shall be compatible with research in the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. It should help further develop the research center “Accounting Theory and Research” and the research platform “Economy, Politics and Society” and contribute to developing the research profile of both the Department and the Faculty of Business and Management. The professor will be expected to publish in leading international peer-reviewed journals, to cooperate with international research and/or project partners, and to obtain research funding.
Upon appointment, the professor will teach in the Faculty’s undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs, with teaching being in both German and English. He or she will also be expected to actively participate in the strategic development and governance of the Faculty of Business and Management.
Employment Requirements include
- a pertinent degree in higher education in Austria or the equivalent abroad;
- a pertinent 'Habilitation' or equivalent qualification;
- publications in leading international peer-reviewed academic journals;
- participation in the relevant international scholarly discourses;
- experience in raising external research funding;
- excellent teaching skills;
- international scientific experience pertinent to the discipline;
- the ability to lead teams in research and teaching.
Applications must reach us at the latest by
15.12.2021
Please submit your application to:
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Fakultäten-Servicestelle, Karl-Rahner-Platz 3, 6020 Innsbruck
(
fss-karlrahnerplatz@uibk.ac.at).
The University of Innsbruck is committed to increase the percentage of female employees especially in leading positions and therefore explicitly invites women to apply. In the case of equivalent qualifications,
women will be given preference.
The basic salary is set down in the collective bargaining agreement for university employees. Professors are in the remuneration group A 1. For this position, the monthly salary before tax is 5.321,70 Euro
(14 times). Depending on qualification and experience, a higher salary can be a topic in the negotiations with the rector. The university also offers a range of attractive fringe benefits
(
http://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/).
The application should at least include: CV including a description of the applicant's scholarly and professional career; list of scientific publications; list of on-going and completed research projects
(amount of funding, funding body, duration); planned future research activities at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation; list of courses taught and teaching evaluations; electronic copies of
the five most important publications. The application and all accompanying documents should be submitted electronically (e-mail). Submission as a hardcopy is optional. The applications will be reviewed
internationally, which is why applications have to be in English.
The full, authoritative text in German (published in the official bulletin of the University of Innsbruck 03.11.2021) can be found at
https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.home.
Up-to-date information on the state of the opening can be found at
https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/standorte/innrain52f/berufungen/.
Comprehensive information on the Faculty of Business and Management, the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation may be found at:
http://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten/betriebswirtschaft/career.html.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Tilmann Märk
R e k t o r