The Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, invites applications for up to six tenure-track Assistant Professor positions starting with the 2026-27 academic year. These are full-time positions in a newly established department. The successful candidates will help build up the department’s research and teaching profile and shape its academic culture.
A qualification agreement will be concluded at the start of the employment (§ 27 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement). The Assistant Professor positions are initially fixed-term for six years. Once all objectives agreed upon in the qualification agreement have been fulfilled, the employment relationship can be made permanent and the position holder promoted to Associate Professor. Three years after successful completion of the qualification agreement, the position holder may apply for promotion to Full Professor (according to the By-Laws of WU § 43a).
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
We expect
- candidates with strong research potential in methodological areas of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences, such as machine learning/AI, optimization, simulation, and experimentation, modern statistics or econometrics, algorithmic game theory and/or market design,
- candidates to hold a PhD degree or anticipate receiving a PhD in the current academic year in Business Analytics, Decision Science, Operations Research, Management Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field,
- active involvement in the international academic community,
- proven international academic experience is preferred (i.e. a PhD from a non-Austrian university or at least one year of working experience at the postdoc level at a non-Austrian academic institution abroad),
- a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching,
- high ambition and motivation for an academic career,
- the ability to work independently,
- a demonstrated ability to be a good team player,
- and active involvement in setting up or managing academic initiatives or institutions.
Please note: Candidates who have completed their PhD/doctoral degree at WU Vienna must provide proof of an uninterrupted employment period of at least two years (minimum 20 hours per week) at the postdoc or Assistant Professor level at another university or non-academic research institution, without simultaneous employment at WU.
WHAT TO EXPECT: You will be able to pursue independent, high-quality research in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences, teach at all program levels, and supervise bachelor’s and master’s theses. As part of a newly founded department, you will actively shape its development and governance and collaborate with the international academic community and other WU departments.
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Please submit your cover letter, curriculum vitae, at least one research paper, a research statement, and a teaching statement. In addition, two confidential reference letters can be uploaded by the letter writers to econjobmarket or, alternatively, sent directly to the following email address: bads-recruiting AT wu DOT ac DOT at. The deadline for the submission of your application is November 14, 2025. Interviews will be conducted online, starting in December.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES: WU's new Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences’ focus is on predictive and prescriptive analytics to support informed, data-driven strategic business decisions. Researchers at the department develop and apply methods that derive optimal business decisions from data in a business context and empirically validate their effectiveness. A key priority of the department is applying these methods across fields that are complementary to WU’s existing research, fostering collaboration with other departments at WU.
The department's research thus contributes to advancing analytics- and data-driven solutions for challenges such as augmented decision-making, supply chain optimization, revenue management, global business strategies, pricing strategies, churn prediction, fraud detection, human resources, personalized recommendations, and the design of online platforms.
In the area of teaching, the department will play a central role in the establishment of a new major in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences in the bachelor program, to contribute to the master program Digital Economy, and to take an active role in the further development of WU’s PhD programs.
Should you require any further information, please contact Ben Greiner (bgreiner AT wu DOT ac DOT at) or Stefan Pichler (stefan DOT pichler AT wu DOT ac DOT at).
WU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to increase the number of its female faculty. Therefore, qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference.
Application procedure
Submission materials required
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Two confidential reference letters uploaded by the letter writers or sent directly
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Other material (in one file) (optional)
- Letters of reference: 2