W2 Professorship with tenure track to W2 in Business Admin., in particular Marketing with a foc[...]

Applicants should be involved in research and teaching on the design, use and control of smart sales in terms of sustainability and digitisation as sub-areas of marketing. An omni-channel perspective is desired in this examination.

Applicants should have proven themselves in their previous research in at least two of the following application areas of smart sales:

• Optimisation of technology-supported interfaces (hardware, software, Big Data etc.) between suppliers and consumers with a marketing focus, which goes beyond a purely end-customer-oriented perspective
• Achieving sustainability goals and compliance with ethical issues in the context of sales processes
• Increasing consumer acceptance of innovative technologies
• Analysing and addressing consumer needs, in particular increasing consumer well-being with the support of smart sales systems
• Evaluation of the contribution of smart sales systems to company performance from a marketing perspective

Quantitative-empirical methods should be applied within the examined topics.

We are looking for a team-oriented and committed person whose research activities are business-oriented and compatible in particular with the faculty's research areas "Marketing and Consumer Science" and business informatics. Promising applicants will be able to provide evidence of their first excellent publications in leading international journals in marketing, have a clear research profile, are methodologically well proven and also have initial experience in acquiring and/or implementing third-party funded projects (DFG, EU, VW, federal government or comparable funding organisations).

The successful candidate is expected to be highly committed to business administration teaching in the field of marketing in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, the doctoral programme and the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences. The University of Göttingen attaches importance to research-oriented teaching and to contribute actively to our doctoral programme and the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences. The successful candidate is further expected to offer courses in German and English and it will be appreciated if the professorship participates in inter-faculty associations. The acquisition of third-party funds, as well as active participation in the development of the faculty are also expected.

Appointment requirements are stipulated by Article 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act in the most current version of that law. As a rule, junior professors and other members of the University of Göttingen can only be considered for a professorial appointment if after the completion of the doctoral thesis they have transferred to another university or worked for a minimum of two years in research elsewhere. The University of Göttingen is a Public Law Foundation and thereby entitled to award professorships. Details will be provided upon request.

Applications from abroad are explicitly welcome. The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore explicitly invites qualified female scholars to apply. The University has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports its employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equivalent qualifications, applications from disabled persons will be given preference. In order for the University to be able to protect the interests of the applicant, information about a disability or equal status should be included in the application.

Applications should include the usual documents, as well as a research and teaching concept. Please send your application as a single PDF file to the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics at bewerbungen@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de no later than October 24, 2024. Please note the following instructions: Third-party finding details should be specified including total amount, own share, further applicants (if applicable), project consortium and presentation of own contribution in the application process. Research concept (preferably in English) should include a description of your future research topics and approaches (1 page). Please also include two core publications in PDF format that characterize your previous research (preferably at least one as first author).

If you have further questions, please contact the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics: dekanat@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de.

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