Job opportunity Full Professor of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Jobportal

WU is currently inviting applications for multiple faculty positions to launch its new Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences. This call focuses on two positions as full professors¹ who are expected to have established an excellent international reputation as a researcher in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences. We are seeking candidates with a methodological focus on machine learning symbolic or sub-symbolic AI (including deep learning reinforcement learning generative AI and automated decision-making) modern statistics or econometrics optimization simulation and experimentation algorithmic game theory and/or market design. The application scope of the candidates research should complement WUs existing research. Depending on the candidates academic credentials the employment contract can be concluded either as a permanent employment contract or as a fixed-term employment contract with the option of a permanent extension.²

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) combines excellence with responsibility.
Its rare triple accreditation by EQUIS AACSB and AMBA is a guarantee for the highest quality research and teaching in the fields of business economics and business law. WUs research is characterized by a wide diversity of disciplines practiced at WU allowing researchers to deal with even the most complex of research questions.

International cooperation is very important to WU and we encourage and support both faculty and student mobility. WU is also very aware of its responsibility to its students faculty and staff and is committed to gender equality equal opportunities accessibility family-friendly working conditions and sustainability.

The successful candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as researchers in their field and to have outstanding qualifications. Candidates qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age on the basis of the following criteria:

a) A solid academic qualification (e.g. PhD habilitation) in business analytics and decision sciences including operations research management science information systems statistics artificial intelligence data science applied mathematics applied computer science or a related area;

b) An outstanding international reputation for high-quality scholarship in in Business Analytics and Decision Sciences especially by having demonstrated the ability to apply advanced methodologies from machine learning symbolic or sub-symbolic AI (including deep learning reinforcement learning generative AI and automated decision-making) modern statistics or econometrics simulation optimization and experimentation algorithmic game theory and/or market design. This expertise should be evidenced by publications in top-tier journals in a field that complements WUs existing research. Examples of such fields include but are not limited to:

Climate Energy Mobility

Crisis Management and Security

Culture Creativity Tourism Sports

Health Livable Society-

Social Network and Market Platforms;

c) Excellent teaching qualifications at undergraduate and graduate levels;

d) Proven international experience;

e) Experience in attracting research funding;

f) Leadership qualities;

g) Gender and diversity management skills.

The successful candidate is expected to perform teaching activities at all levels (bachelors masters PhD/doctorate and executive education) both in the classroom and in distance-learning formats. The holder of this position is expected to teach 8 weekly credit hours.

We expect the new professors to play a key role in establishing and developing the new Department Business Analytics and Decisions Sciences at WU as well as its associated research fields and teaching programs. The new professors are expected to actively participate in academic self-governance and third-mission activities at WU.

The successful candidates will have a strong interest in collaborating with and developing young researchers and junior faculty together with their peers at the department. Collaboration with researchers at other WU departments is expected as is a demonstrated willingness to publish in the journals included in WUs Star journal list( is committed to diversity and inclusion and qualified women are strongly encouraged to case of equal qualification female candidates will be given preference. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply and will be supported during each stage of the recruitment process. Candidates qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age.

In your application you can include personal data related to biographical factors. WU will keep all data that you send us as part of your application confidential. All persons involved in the selection procedure are bound by obligations of secrecy.

Application documents should include at the minimum:

a letter of motivation referencing the criteria specified in the call for applications;

an academic CV;

a separate list of publications in journals included in the WU Star journals list ( with those directly relevant to the position profile clearly highlighted.

Applicants should address their applications to the Rector of WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1 1020 Vienna and upload these documents using the button below.

Please submit your application via WUs online recruiting tool by January 11 2026.

For details about the position please contact Professor Verena Dorner interim Chair of the Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences: .

For details about the application process please contact the Senior Faculty Recruitment team by email at .

Please note: Only applications uploaded via our online recruiting tool will be their application documents applicants must respond to all criteria specified in the call for applications especially to items A) Qualifications and B) What we expect. A reference to these two items is considered a mandatory element of any application to WU Vienna and any applications that lack this mandatory element cannot be considered.

¹ Employed under salary group A 1 pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmer/innen der Universitäten minimum gross yearly salary: 92460.20; the actual annual gross salary is subject to negotiation

² The duration of fixed-term contracts is subject to negotiation.