[AISWorld] Pre-Doctoral Positions at the WU (Vienna, AT) - Institute for Information Management & Control

[Edward Bernroider]

The Institute for Information Management & Control 
(http://www.wu.ac.at/ic/) at the WU (Vienna, Austria) invites applicants 
for a 75% (30 hours/week) Teaching and Research Associate position (pre 
doc) or two 37,5% (15 hours/week) Teaching and Research Associate 
positions (pre doc). This employee positions will be limited to a period 
from November 1, 2011 (commencement date subject to change and can be 
adapted) until October 31, 2017.

Please note that under the terms of the WU personnel development plan, 
the position of Teaching and Research Associate is limited to an 
employment period of not more than six years. Applicants who are already 
employed at WU as substitute employees can therefore only be employed 
for the time remaining to complete the six-year period. Persons who have 
already been employed at WU in a Teaching and Research Associate 
position can only be re-employed in a Assistant Professor, tenure track 
position.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will engage in teaching (2 hours per week of 
independent teaching), in exam invigilation and marking, and in other 
administrative work while pursuing an active programme of academic 
research, which should lead to a doctorate degree at the WU. Candidates 
not fluent in German are expected to learn German within two years.

Required skills and qualifications:
Candidates must have a university degree (master or an equivalent) in 
information systems, business administration (with at least one IT 
related major), informatics, computer science or related disciplines; be 
fluent in English; possess proven skills in programming and/or 
mathematics/statistics and have an interest to align their research to 
the main research fields of the Institute.

Desirable skills and qualifications:
Candidates with an interest in Information Systems and Accounting are 
particularly encouraged to apply. Teaching experience, an international 
orientation and first publication experience are also appreciated.

Reference Number: 1877

Travel and lodging expenses:
We regret that WU cannot reimburse applicants travel and lodging 
expenses incurred as part of the selection and/or hiring process.

Equal opportunities:
WU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to increase the number of 
its female faculty and staff members, especially in management 
positions. Therefore qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. 
In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference.

Application materials can be submitted online or per email until October 
19, 2011

URL for the above positions: 
http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/jobs

In order to apply, you can also send your application to wi-sek at wu.ac.at 
until the application deadline. Please attach a cover letter, your 
curriculum vitae, and other supporting documents demonstrating your 
qualifications and competence for the position.

-- 
Professor Edward W.N. Bernroider
Head of Institute
Information Management and Control

WU
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria

T + 43 1 31336 4466
F + 43 1 31336 746
W www.wu.ac.at/ic/staff/bernroider
E edward.bernroider at wu.ac.at