Assistant Professor, tenure track (qualification agreement) logo Vienna University of Economics and Businesslogo Fulltime logo Research, development, teachinglogo published till: 2025-09-03 Teaching and Research Associate - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU) - Logo You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact? On a campus where quality of work is also quality of life. Employees who have successfully completed a qualification agreement are classified as associate professors. From an organizational regulation perspective they belong to the group of professors. Three years after successful completion of the qualification agreement, they are entitled to apply for promotion to full professor according to the By-Laws of WU 43a. The Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (IfSTO) at WU Vienna's Department of Strategy and Innovation is currently inviting applications for an Assistant Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, tenure track (qualification agreement) to join our interdisciplinary department. We are looking for a creative and engaging scholar who will contribute to building department strengths in the area of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. A successful candidate will have a PhD in management, economics, psychology, sociology or a related field, and a research program that enhances our department's interdisciplinary and quantitative focused work. At the same time the successful candidate is invited to engage with scholars at any other institute of the department to cut across into the diverse areas of the department such as strategy, management control or decision science. Your responsibilities The successful candidate will be expected to: Develop an international reputation in research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation by publishing in high-quality outlets. Be actively involved in the international academic community (e.g., through international cooperation). participation in and/or leadership of professional association committees Teach 90 contact hours (four WU standard courses) per year on topics related to Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Business Analytics Supervise Bachelor's and Master's theses Support and guide PhD students in their research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Contribute actively to administration and to the development of the Institute Contribute to the further development of study programs and courses Engage in Third Mission activities Apply for third-party research funds What you have to offer We expect that successful candidates fulfill the following criteria: PhD degree (or equivalent) in Management, Economics, Psychology, Sociology or a related field; Proven international academic experience (i.e. a PhD from a non-Austrian university or at least three years of academic work experience as a post-doctoral researcher outside of Austria); A strong commitment to high-quality research on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Age as well as evidence of ability to conduct impactful research and to publish in top journals; Active involvement in the international academic community; Teaching experience (including thesis supervision) in relevant areas in English and/or German at Bachelor- or Master-level; Speak English fluently Willingness to use multimedia teaching methods: prepared to use multimedia teaching and learning formats. Experience in successfully attracting third-party research funds Experience in supporting and guiding PhD students Experience in developing new courses on empirical methods or entrepreneurship and innovation and related fields Proven commitment to academic self-governance and/or Institute administration Experience in Third Mission activities Required submission materials C.V. (Cover letter Job market paper Research statement Teaching statement Additional papers (optional) For details of the position, please contact Professor Christopher Lettl by email: .