Assistant Professor – University of Innsbruck

Vacancy

Assistant Professor – career track (40 hours / week)

At the Department of Sports Science at the University of Innsbruck seeks applicants for the post of university assistant / university assistant is – (career position) posted at the time being 6 years, starting as soon as possible. A Qualification Agreement for conversion into a permanent position (Assoz.Prof.) can be offered on probation.

Main tasks:

• Sports science research activities at the interface of sport epidemiology and sport economics with special consideration of alpine sports; in particular in connection with sports promotion and the incidence of injuries in sports.
• Research-guided teaching in the field sports science of with a focus on sport economics/sport management incl. preparation and follow-up as well as examination activities; supervision of students incl. supervision of Bachelor’s theses; collaboration in the supervision of doctoral, diploma and Master’s students).
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation in the context of empirical social research (cooperation with all research groups at the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck)
• Collaboration on organisational and administrative tasks

Required qualification:

• Completed, relevant degree with doctorate (sports science, social and economic sciences or a related field).
• Several years of relevant professional experience after the dissertation / PhD studies (post-doc experience)
• Relevant professional mobility experience during or after the doctorate/PhD studies
• Research experience in the context of quantitative social research in sports, especially sports economics/sports management as well as research experience in the context of epidemiological issues, ideally in alpine sports
• Knowledge especially in the field of quantitative empirical social research; knowledge in the context of systematic reviews and meta-analyses would be desirable
• Knowledge in the field of machine learning would be desirable
• Experience in teaching at university level in the areas of sports economics/sports management as well as organisational and administrative tasks
• Scientific achievements beyond the dissertation as evidenced by publications in international journals
• Experience in working in the area of third-party funding (acquisition, management)
• Excellent problem-solving ability; teamwork and communication skills
• German language skills (min. B2 level or willingness to acquire this in 3 years)
• Social skills

The application must be accompanied by:

• Cover Letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Presentation of the research achievements and future research objectives including the description of a research project at habilitation level.
• Statement of teaching philosophy and a teaching proposal.