Assistant or Associate Professor in New Media Technology

Position Announcement - June 2016

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY 
Research and Teaching Position (Vienna, Austria)

MODUL University Vienna is an international university with a panoramic view
over the City of Vienna. The Department of New Media Technology
(www.modul.ac.at/nmt) is seeking an outstanding scholar at the Assistant or
Associate Professor level to jointly advance the state of the art in one or
more of the following disciplines: Web Intelligence, Big Data, Social Media
Analytics, Knowledge Extraction, Content Mining, Linked Data, Semantic
Search, or Information Visualization.

We invite you to join a dynamic and innovative research team and collaborate
with international organizations as part of high-profile showcases such as
the UNEP Live Web Intelligence Portal  (unep.ecoresearch.net) and the U.S.
Climate Resilience Toolkit (toolkit.climate.gov), and European H2020/FP7
research projects such as InVid-Project.eu, Pheme.eu and DecarboNet.eu. 

The successful candidate will teach courses in graduate and undergraduate
programs offered by MODUL University Vienna
(www.modul.ac.at/study-programs).  The teaching load for this position is
five weekly units per semester - one unit equals 45 minutes in the class
room.  

Essential Qualifications

* Doctorate in business informatics, computer science, management
information systems, business administration, or a closely related field.
* Outstanding track record in terms of publications and research project
experience.
* Strong analytical skills; ability to supervise and participate in software
development efforts.
* Teaching experience and commitment to conduct engaging lectures and
seminars.
* Willingness to contribute to the internal services of the university.
* Excellent written and spoken English (German is not a requirement).

Salary and Application Process

The position will remain open until filled. MU Vienna offers five-year
contracts with the option to renew after a performance evaluation. The
initial salary is between EUR 55,000 and EUR 70,000 before taxes, with
additional remuneration for extra teaching and outstanding scholarship. MU
Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages qualified
women to apply. Please send your application including cover letter,
curriculum vitae and list of publications to maximilian.lang@modul.ac.at
(English or German; preferably as a single PDF file up to 8 MB).

PDF Version of this Announcement
www.modul.ac.at/jobs

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Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl
MODUL University Vienna
Department of New Media Technology
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
web | www.modul.ac.at/nmt
email | scharl@modul.ac.at
twitter | @weblyzard

Received on Tuesday, 31 May 2016 11:53:58 UTC