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<p class="p"><strong>Full Professor of Data and
Knowledge Engineering </strong><strong>(Ref.no 203748)<br>
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)</strong><br>
<br>
<br>
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) is currently
inviting
applications for the position of a Full Professor[1]
of Data and Knowledge Engineering at the Department of Information
Systems and
Operations.<br>
<br>
WU is the largest business university in the
European Union and is centrally located at the heart of Europe.
The University
maintains an excellent position as a center for research and
teaching and
attracts an international group of students and faculty. It offers
a broad
range of subjects in all areas of economics and business
administration. WU is
one of only five EQUIS accredited universities in the
German-speaking world and
is striving to achieve a top position among the leading European
business
universities. For details, please see <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.wu.ac.at">www.wu.ac.at</a>.<br>
<br>
Applicants should have: a) a solid academic qualification
(e.g. PhD, Habilitation); b) an outstanding international
reputation in high
quality scholarship, especially by having demonstrated the ability
to publish
in top-tier journals of the field; c) a strong record in
attracting research
funding; d) a demonstrated commitment to excellence in executive
teaching; and e)
proven leadership qualities.<br>
<br>
The successful candidate is expected to do
research on data and knowledge engineering in areas such as
database systems,
semantic web, knowledge management, data mining, information
retrieval and
event processing, and should possess a high competency in the
relevant methods.
Furthermore, he/she is expected to have established an
international reputation
as a researcher in his/her field and have an outstanding
publication record.<br>
<br>
We expect a strong interest in teaching at
bachelor, master, and PhD levels as well as in executive education
programs.
The successful candidate will participate in teaching programs at
all levels
(Bachelor, MSc, PhD and Executive Education). Teaching experience
in English is
required; teaching experience in German is not necessary.
Non-German-speaking
candidates will be expected to acquire proficiency in German over
a certain
period of time.<br>
<br>
The new professor should take an active role in
the University’s self-governance.<br>
<br>
For details of the position, please contact
Professor Taudes, Chair of the Department of Information Systems
and Operations,
by phone: ++43-1-31336-5611, or email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alfred.taudes@wu.ac.at">alfred.taudes@wu.ac.at</a>.</p>
<p class="p">Candidates should send their applications
(including all relevant documents, curriculum vitae, list of
publications, list
of classes held, etc.) to the Rector of WU Wirtschaftsuniversität
Wien,
Professor Christoph Badelt, Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna. Electronic
applications
can be sent to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:prof.application@wu.ac.at">prof.application@wu.ac.at</a>. Please quote the
reference no. given
above when submitting your application. Applications must be
submitted by August
1st, 2012.<br>
<br>
WU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks
to increase the number of its female faculty members. Therefore
qualified women
are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification,
female
candidates will be given preference. WU has established an Equal
Opportunities
Working Group, which is involved in all selection proceedings
pursuant to § 42
of the 2002 Universities Act.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p class="p">[1] employed under salary group A 1 pursuant to the
Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Employees
[Kollektivvertrag für
die Arbeitnehmer/innen der Universitäten], minimum gross yearly
salary: € 63.996,80;
the actual annual gross salary is subject to negotiation</p>
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<span class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/jobs/universitaetsprofessuren#p30">http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/jobs/universitaetsprofessuren#p30</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wu.ac.at/press/about/structure/about/publications/bulletin/pdfs/kz2037.pdf">http://www.wu.ac.at/press/about/structure/about/publications/bulletin/pdfs/kz2037.pdf</a></span></pre>
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