[AISWorld] Post-Doc Position(s) at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

[Robert Winter]

The Institute of Information Management, University of St. Gallen is 
seeking qualified applicants for one or two post-doc / senior researcher 
positions. Candidates must have completed or nearly completed a Ph.D. in 
IS or a closely related discipline, and a demonstrated capability for 
research excellence. The selected candidates will be expected to publish 
in top IS journals. Although the position(s) have no teaching load, it is 
possible to engage in post-graduate teaching on request. 

About the Institute and the University

The Institute of Information Management (IWI-HSG) is associated with the 
School of Management, the largest school of the University of St. Gallen 
(HSG). While HSG has top business school ratings (#1 business research 
University in German-speaking countries, #7 business school in Europe, #1 
business Master program in Europe), the Institute of Information 
Management is one of the largest research units that contribute to HSG’s 
business innovation focus. IWI-HSG faculty members have not only published 
their research in leading IS journals and are hold editorial positions in 
reputable IS journals. Moreover, IWI-HSG runs a research program 
maintaining strong connections to large companies in the German-speaking 
countries, and organizes community events in various fields. As a 
consequence, problem analysis, data collection and artifact evaluation 
opportunities are outstanding. Detailed information on IWI-HSG can be 
found at http://www.iwi.unisg.ch/en/ 

About St. Gallen

St. Gallen is located one hour north-east of Zuerich in the 
German-speaking part of Switzerland. With a population of some 70’000, 
from whom are 8000 students or University staff, St. Gallen is the center 
of Eastern Switzerland. Nestled between Lake Constance and a mountain 
range of up to 2500m, leisure opportunities abound year-round.

Required Background and Fields of Expertise

(1) As IWI-HSG is well-known to combine a strong problem / design-oriented 
IS research orientation with complementary explanatory / conceptual 
research components, successful applicants are expected to have 
credentials in both paradigms. As IS research at a leading Business School 
has a managerial rather than a technical perspective, successful 
applicants will not have an implementation focus, but rather a management 
/ design / use / value focus. 
(2) Complementary fields of expertise include simulation studies in IS, 
qualitative studies in IS adoption / use, or human computer interation – 
from a non-technical, IS perspective. Successful applications should have 
credentials also in one of these fields.
(3) While proficiency in English is required, German language skills would 
be certainly helpful from an integration perspective.

Immigration Information

According to local legislation, the position(s) can be filled with 
non-Swiss, EU citizens if no equally or better qualified Swiss citizens 
apply, or to non-EU citizens if no equally or better qualified EU citizens 
apply. The position(s) are part-time (60-80%) and non tenured (two years) 
so that non-Swiss citizens need to apply for temporary immigration permits 
(class B) after being offered a position. Before applying, check whether 
your country of citizenship is eligible for temporary working permits in 
Switzerland.

Application Procedure

Your electronic application documentation should include:
1. Summarized curriculum vitae (CV) - 2 pages maximum.
2. Scientific merits and research, including a statement on any experience 
in working in projects and acquisition of external research funding – 2 
pages maximum.
3. List of your most important publications – 2 pages maximum. These 
publications need to be accessible by us or need to be attached (with full 
bibliographic meta data) to your electronic application.

The closing date for the application is 5th December 2013. Questions may 
be directed to Prof. Dr. Robert Winter, robert.winter at unisg.ch
Robert Winter will interview potential candidates at ICIS/Milan during 
14th-18th December.

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