Career position in compliance with § 99 (5) UG (tenure-track) in the field

at  BOKU Universitt fr Bodenkultur Wien

The Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Institute of Sustainable Economic Development
wishes to fill a

OTHER DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience abroad as well as in teaching and leadership at universities and research

institutions

• Management and personnel management skills, including skills in the areas of gender and

diversity management as well as inclusion and accessibility in communication

• Experience with theoretical and empirical contributions regional development and regional

management in the context of societal transformation

• Experience with the application of qualitative and quantitative methods of empirical social

sciences as well as with inter- and transdisciplinary methods at the regional scale

• Experience with the acquisition, management and implementation of research projects
• Experience in working with different regional actor groups
• Ability to work in heterogenous teams and independently

Publication date: 8th of November 2024
Closing date for applications: 13th of December 2024
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna seeks to increase the number of its female
faculty and staff members. Therefore, qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of
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equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference unless reasons specific to an
individual male candidate tilt the balance in his favour.
People with disabilities and appropriate qualifications are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please submit your application in English incl.

• Curriculum vitae with detailed presentation of professional, teaching and research activities

incl. ORCID

• List of all publications (refereed & non-refereed), lectures and projects
• Electronic transmission of the PDF files of five own publications which you consider to be

particularly important

• Rough concept for future plans in research and teaching including your contribution to the

scientific profile of the Department

• Teaching portfolio including evaluation results
• Brief explanation why you think you should be particularly suitable for this position (max. 1

page)
and indicating the reference code 253 to recruiting@boku.ac.at until 13th of December 2024.
Applicants are not entitled to reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs incurred as a
result of the selection procedure.

• Research in the field of regional development and regional management
• Teaching and supervision or co-supervision of final papers within the scope of legal

possibilities

• Transfer of knowledge and the promotion of junior researchers in line with the social

responsibility of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

• Assumption of administrative tasks within the framework of university self-administration
• Acquisition and management of competitively funded national and international research

projects

• Development of inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches at the interface of social,

natural and engineering sciences

• Contributions to theories of regional development and regional management
• Development and application of social science, inter- and transdisciplinary methods as well

as the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods in social sciences

• Acquisition of third-party funded projects and management of project teams
• Publication and presentation of research results for national and international scientific

communities and regional actor groups

• Representation of the research field at the national and international level