PhD or Postdoc position, Faculty of Business and Economics

Position number: LS-Veit-01-0626 (please indicate this in your application)

The Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Augsburg, Germany, invites applications for a

PhD or Postdoc position
(100%, pay grade 13 TV-L)

 

at the Chair of Information Systems and Management (Prof. Dr. Daniel Veit) starting in September 2026. The initial contract will run for three years with the option to extend it for up to further three years. This position can be varied as part-time employment, provided that job sharing ensures the full-time performance of the tasks.

Your future tasks

  • Work on your own Doctoral thesis and work on research project in a research area of the chair ( https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet/wiwi/prof/bwl/veit/research/) or related.
  • Aim for publications in leading international journals of the Information Systems and related disciplines.
  • Contribution to a third-party funded project by the BMFTR titled “PayOrOkay – Sustainable ‘Pay or Consent’ Business Models Between Data Protection, Freedom of Information, and Media Freedom.”
  • Assistance for lectures and exercises, or independent teaching (presumably 5 hours per week during the semester).
  • Responsibility for selected tasks in chair administration.

Whom are we looking for

  • You have a very good Master’s degree in management information systems or related fields (e.g. business administration, business informatics, business engineering, psychology, social sciences, mathematics or economics) or you graduate in one of these areas during the next months.
  • You enjoy conceptual, empirical and creative work.
  • You are qualified in working with quantitative empirical data (SPSS, R, AMOS, MPLUS or similar).
  • You have excellent communication skills.
  • You are fluent in English. German or the willingness to learn the language are an asset.

What we offer

  • A dynamic atmosphere with international focus.
  • Contemporary topics and opportunities for career building in national and international research projects with focus on transformative impact of information systems on economy and society, especially digital business models, digitalization of public administration, or other important topics such as the sharing economy, digitalization and sustainability or digital privacy research.
  • Opportunity to realize own ideas to develop the department.
  • The opportunity to pursue an academic qualification (research-oriented PhD or Postdoc) will be actively supported.
  • Flexible options to work from remote with obligation to be present on team days and for teaching assignments.

Required qualification has to be proven by relevant certificates. If personal and tariff requirements are fulfilled, salary follows the collective agreement for civil servants on a contractual basis in the public sector in West Germany according to pay grade 13 TV-L.

If you have any questions regarding the position or the application process, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Daniel Veit ( office-veit@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de). Information about the work of the Chair of Information Systems and Management can be found here: https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet/wiwi/prof/bwl/veit/.

The University of Augsburg promotes the professional equality of women. Female candidates are explicitly invited to submit their application. The University of Augsburg stands up for compatibility of family and professional life. For more information, please contact the woman’s representative office. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification.

Please send your application including cover letter, full curriculum vitae, relevant certificates, and list of publications as a single PDF-file per e-mail until

June 18th 2026

to:

Professor Dr. Daniel Veit
Universität Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
mit Schwerpunkt Information Systems und Management
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universitätsstraße 16
86159 Augsburg, Germany
E-Mail: office-veit@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de  

 

 

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