Job opportunity Assistant Professor, non-tenure track at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Jobportal

What to expect

• Independent research work: You will be expected to work in the fields of Complex Systems, Network Science, Social Network Analysis, Computational Social Science, or Data Science. You will be publishing your findings in top venues of these fields.
• Teaching: You will be planning and teaching courses and holding exams at WU, in German or in English.
• Student support: You will be available to answer students’ questions in German or in English and act as an advisor for Bachelor’s theses and as a co-advisor for Master’s theses.
• Organizational and administrative support: You will be organizing and evaluating teaching activities, planning exams, and acquiring third-party funding.
• Learning from top researchers: You will be working together with renowned researchers in your field and learning from them.
• Teamwork: At the institute, you’ll be working to advance research in your field together with an experienced team.
• Building up a professional network: You will be using the post-doc phase to establish yourself as a researcher and expand your own professional network.

What you have to offer

• A completed PhD or doctoral degree or close to completing a PhD or doctoral degree. You have graduated with excellent grades from a PhD or doctoral degree program on Computer Science, Business Informatics (Information Systems, Business Informatics, Data Science), Information Technology, Software Engineering, or Social and Economic Sciences (with a major in applied Computer Science, Data Science, Business Informatics).
• Academic papers: You have already published academic papers in publication outlets in the fields of Complex Systems, Network Science, Social Network Analysis, Computational Social Science, or Data Science.
• Language skills: Excellent German and English are a requirement.
• Teaching experience: Experience with teaching classes in tertiary higher-ed institutions relevant to our study programs (Bachelor and Master level) in German or English is a must (e.g. Business Information Systems, Data Communication and Computer Networks, Network Security, or Formal Foundations of Information Systems).
• Experience with supervising student theses: Experience with supervising Bachelor’s and/or Master’s theses is a must.
• Willingness to use multimedia teaching methods: You are prepared to use multimedia teaching and learning formats.

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