Professorship (m/f/d) (W2) Business information systems

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The Business School at Pforzheim University seeks to appoint a full-time Professorship (m/f/d) (W2) in Business information systems, beginning in the winter semester 2026/2027, within the framework of a permanent employment contract. We invite you to apply by January 8, 2026.

Your Role and Impact

• You are proficient in scientific, relevant methods and concepts of business information systems in relevant areas and excel in practice-oriented teaching and research.
• Your academic track record and relevant professional activities and expertise have a clear focus on at least one of the following subject areas, namely ERP Systems (SAP S/4 HANA), Process Mining, Business Analytics, Generative AI.
• You are well-versed in innovative didactical concepts and approaches and will actively contribute to the continuous development of our curricula and study program content.
• You are motivated and committed to teaching the fundamental principles of business information systems at the bachelor’s level.
• You have a track record in practice-oriented research projects and publishing high quality papers in the field of business information systems.
• You contribute to the advancement of our Business School as study program director by further developing our study programs and actively participating in self-governance and organizational tasks.

What we are looking For

• You have completed a university degree, ideally in business information systems, computer science or in a comparable discipline.
• You have gathered relevant professional competence and profound experience in the field of business information systems, and specifically in the relevant subject areas.
• You have experience in academic teaching.
• You show a high level of motivation and commitment to teaching and applied research.
• You provide evidence of recent publications and ideally research activities in the relevant subject areas.
• You have gathered experience in acquiring research projects and have knowledge of public research funding programs.
• You exhibit strong teamwork skills and a distinct collaborative mindset.
• You possess an excellent command of English and demonstrate a readiness to teach courses in both German and English.

The formal requirements for applicants are a university degree and a Ph.D. or a comparable scientific qualification. A minimum of five years of postgraduate work/research experience is required, of which a minimum of three years must have been gained outside the university. Further details (cf. § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz Baden-Württemberg) can be found online on the university's homepage.

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