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The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research, innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 11,000 students and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our University campus, which is located a stone’s throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work. The School of Business, Economics and Information Systems at the University of Passau invites applications for the tenured civil-service post of : Chair of Information Systems with a focus on Information System Management (pay grade W3) The chairholder will represent the information systems (IS) discipline in research and teaching. Applicants’ research should focus on the use and management of information systems. Of particular interest is research on the use and / or management of digital services, platforms and business models. Promising applicants can demonstrate international visibility through highly ranked publications in international journals in the field of information systems and related disciplines (e.g. MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Management Science) and are able to conduct information systems research at the highest methodological level. With respect to research interests and methods, applicants should augment the existing information systems group in a meaningful way. Possible touchpoints are, for example, in the areas of digital markets and platforms, economics of IS, design and management of artificial intelligence, health IT, information security, sustainability or privacy of digital services. In addition, the chairholder is expected to have experience acquiring third-party funding and a willingness to participate in collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects, some of which are funded by third parties. Participation in the interdisciplinary B.Sc. and M.Sc. Information Systems degree programmes (both at the foundational and advanced modules) as well as at the doctoral level in German and English is expected. Active participation in the acquisition of collaborative projects and coordinated third-party funding programmes, in the further profile development of the University of Passau in the field of digitalisation and in academic self-administration is also desired. The DFG Research Training Group 2720 'Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPE) – Digital platform-based value creation and its implications for data exchange, organisation and socio-economic development', which started in 2022, potentially offers further touchpoints. Academics at our five faculties conduct research, teaching and knowledge transfer activities at the cutting edge and according to the most exacting standards. Europe, sustainability and digitalisation are particular focal points of intensive inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration within the University and with our many national and international partners. As a sustainable, internationally visible and attractive university in and for Europe, the University of Passau seeks to make important contributions to solving the numerous challenges facing humanity both globally and locally. The School of Business, Economics and Information Systems is a young, dynamic and particularly innovative faculty. Economic and societal relevance, a passion for innovation and an interdisciplinary approach are what drives our research activities, which comprise both basic and applied research as well as knowledge transfer. Our focus areas are Accounting, Finance and Taxation (AFT); Economics (ECON); Management, Innovation, Marketing (MIM); Information Systems (WINFO) ; and Quantitative Methods . The successful candidate will be educated to doctoral level and have demonstrated both pedagogical aptitude and academic excellence, whereby the latter is generally established on the basis of the quality of his or her doctoral research and subsequent academic achievements. He or she will, furthermore, possess the German formal postdoctoral habilitation qualification or an equivalent body of academic achievements garnered whilst employed at an institution of higher education, for instance as a juniorprofessor or in a comparable position with a different title (e.g. assistant professor or lecturer), insofar as the duties and qualification profile correspond to those of a juniorprofessor position, or by leading a junior research group under the conditions specified in Art. 98(10) sentence 5 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG); the habilitation-equivalent achievements may also have been attained outside the higher education system. In accordance with Art. 60(3) sentence 1 BayHIG, candidates must not be more than 52 years of age at the time of their appointment. The University of Passau actively promotes equal opportunities for all genders as well as diversity in the workforce; therefore, applications are welcome from all candidates who fulfil the requisite qualifications, without regard to gender, cultural or social background, religion, world view, disability or sexual identity. As the University wishes to raise the proportion of women in research and teaching, female academics are expressly encouraged to apply. This position is suitable for people with disabilities; registered disabled persons are given preference over non-disabled applicants who do not otherwise have statutory preferential status if their overall personal aptitudes, skills and qualifications are equal. To be considered, your application must reach the University by 16 February 2025 . Your full application should include all relevant supporting documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, teaching assignments, teaching evaluations etc.) and should preferably be sent by e-mail to [email protected] . It should be addressed to the Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems of the University of Passau, Professor Stefan Bauernschuster, 94030 Passau. When e-mailing your application, all application documents should be attached as a single pdf file. E-mailed applications are kept on file for six months after the conclusion of the appointment procedure, whereupon they are deleted from our systems. Please visit www.uni-passau.de / en / university / current-vacancies for our data privacy policy.