You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact? We offer an environment where you can realize your full potential. At one of Europe’s largest and most modern business and economics universities. On a campus where quality of work is also quality of life. We are looking for support at the
Institute for Strategy and Managerial Accounting Fulltime, 40 hours/week
Starting September 01, 2024, and ending after 6 years
A qualification agreement can be concluded after a contract duration of two years (§ 27 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement). Pursuant to WU’s Personnel Development Plan, this position can only be fixed-term for up to six years. Once all objectives agreed upon in the qualification agreement have been fulfilled, the employment relationship can be made permanent. 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.
We are looking for a candidate who conducts high quality research in management accounting with the potential to publish in the top-tier accounting journals. The candidate should have a clear focus on archival research methods. The candidate is expected to work on her*his own research projects and co-operate with our faculty and PhD-Students. Next to the research, the candidate will design and teach courses in management accounting in the bachelor, master, and PhD programs at WU Vienna, and engage in the institute’s third mission activities.
Our institute has a long-standing tradition and excellent reputation in the international academic community and business practice. We have a diverse team consisting of senior and junior colleagues bringing together international and local expertise. What we have in common is that we all strive for excellence in all our research, teaching and third mission activities. For the third time in a row, we are ranked number 1 in Europe in terms of research output in management accounting (BYU accounting ranking 2021, 2022, 2023) and have won numerous teaching awards. We engage in various third mission activities, such as conducting company projects and organizing conferences and events, where we bring together international researchers, high profile practitioners, and ambitious students.
Our expertise is at the intersection of management accounting, general management, and strategy. Typical topics that we examine are:
- Management Control Systems and Corporate Governance
- Managing Creativity and Innovation
- Performance Evaluation
- Target setting, forecasting, and predictive analytics
- Purposeful organizations: Corporate purpose and CSR
- The new work context (e.g., part-time work, telecommuting…)
- Data analytics and the interaction of humans and machines
In our research we use different quantitative methods, such as surveys, laboratory experiments, and archival data. Our teaching ranges from large scale introductory courses, to small scale interactive project courses.