Full Professor of Production Management

Announcement

The University of Klagenfurt wants to attract more qualified women for professorships.

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce an open faculty position in the Department of Economics, Analytics and Operations Research within the Faculty of Management, Economics & Law, in compliance with the provisions of Art. 98 (open-ended) or Art. 98 (limited to 6 years) of the Austrian Universities Act:

Full Professor of Production Management

This is a full-time position. Whether the position will be implemented in compliance with the provisions of Art. 98 Austrian Universities Act as open-ended or limited to 6 years will be decided during the course of the appointment procedure, based on candidate qualifications and experience.

The University of Klagenfurt is a young, vibrant, and innovative university, located at the intersection of Alpine and Mediterranean culture in an area that offers an exceptionally high quality of life. As a public university pursuant to § 6 of the Austrian Universities Act, it receives federal funding. The university operates under the motto “Beyond Boundaries!”

In accordance with its key strategic road map, the development plan, the university’s primary guiding principles and objectives include the pursuit of scientific excellence regarding the appointment of professors, favourable research conditions, a good faculty-student ratio, and the promotion of the development of young scientists.

The professorship will be embedded in the Department of Economics, Analytics and Operations Research (EAOR, https://www.aau.at/en/economics/) within the Faculty of Management, Economics & Law (https://www.aau.at/wr). We are looking for a highly qualified and (in line with academic seniority) internationally recognised academic with high engagement in developing and sustaining an ambitious and innovative research programme.

The successful candidate is an internationally recognised scholar with an outstanding publication record in Production and Logistics Management. In teaching, the professorship is expected to teach in the German and English language Bachelor, Master and Doctoral/PhD programmes of the Faculty of Management, Economics & Law.

Your responsibilities – what awaits you

The duties of the position include:

• Representing the fields of Production and/or Logistics Management in research and teaching
• Representing the EAOR-Department’s Operations Research group in research and teaching
• Teaching in relevant study programmes at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral level in English and German, including the supervision of academic theses. German language skills are not a prerequisite, but teaching ability and proficiency in German (Level B2) are expected within two years after appointment
• Acquisition and management of competitive research funding
• Collaborating with colleagues across the university and with external partners
• Advising and mentoring students and early career researchers
• Contributing to university governance and academic self-administration
• Engaging in third mission activities and public outreach

Your profile

Required qualifications:

• Habilitation or equivalent qualification in a relevant field: Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Management Science, Business Administration, or related fields
• Doctoral degree or PhD
• Excellent research standing and publication record in the field of the position
• Teaching experience at university level and didactic competence
• Experience in the acquisition of and/or willingness to apply for competitive third-party research funding, depending on career progression
• Fluency in English

This distinguishes you additionally

Desired qualifications:

• Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration
• Integration in the international scientific community
• Experience in (co-)supervision of academic theses
• Experience in academic self-administration
• Social skills, competence in leadership and management of teams
• Competence in gender mainstreaming and diversity management
• German skills or willingness to learn German

Why you will enjoy working with us

The remit of the professorship requires that the successful candidate will establish Klagenfurt as primary place of work.

The university is committed to increasing the number of women among the faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications from qualified women. Among equally qualified candidates, women will receive preferential consideration. People with disabilities or chronic diseases who meet the qualification criteria are explicitly invited to apply.

The salary is subject to negotiation. The minimum gross salary for the position at this level (salary group A1 for faculty according to the Austrian Universities’ Collective Bargaining Agreement) is currently € 93,986 per year.

In accordance with the Austrian Income Tax Act an attractive relocation tax allowance can be granted for the first five years in the case of appointments to professorships in Austria. The prerequisites are subject to examination on a case-by-case basis.

Please submit your application in English by e-mail to the University of Klagenfurt, Office of the Senate, attn. Mag.a (FH) Sabine Seebacher via application_professorship@aau.at no later than October 11, 2026, including:

• a mandatory principal part not exceeding five pages https://jobs.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/specimen_main_part_application_professorship.docx). The submission of the mandatory principal part mentioned above constitutes a necessary condition for the validity of your application.
  • one single PDF including:
    • a letter of motivation
    • a detailed scientific CV
    • copies of relevant diploma
    • a comprehensive list of publications and working papers, talks, of all courses taught, and a list of (co-)supervised Master and Doctoral/PhD theses
    • if applicable a list of acquired research grants incl. volumes (in case of consortiums, specify the amount allotted to the applicant)
    • a compact research statement of up to two pages
    • a teaching statement of up to two pages
    • a description of the three most important academic achievements of any kind (up to two pages in total)
    • electronic versions of the three most important publications within the scope of this professorship
    • supplementary documents, where applicable (e.g., course evaluations)

For general information, please refer to https://jobs.aau.at/en/the-university-as-employer/. For specific information about the position, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Schweinzer, (paul.schweinzer@aau.at).