Professorships

The Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for an

Associate Professor of Healthcare Management and Research

(tenure track W2 to W3)

at the School of Business, Economics and Society. The position is to be filled by the earliest possible starting date for an initial period of six years. FAU offers the long-term perspective of a permanent appointment to a full professorship at pay grade W3 if the requirements of the tenure evaluation are met.

We seek to appoint a leading expert with an internationally visible profile in research and teaching. The professor will be assigned to the Institute of Management and will focus on the areas of healthcare management and research from a predominantly business administration perspective. Candidates are expected to have conducted well-founded research using applied methods of empirical social research and in areas that are suitably connected to the Institute for Management at the School of Business, Economics and Society and other faculties. The professor must be willing to collaborate with existing professorships in research and in the context of the Master’s degree program in Health Management and Health Economics (MiGG) and the Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA) and Master in Health and Medical Management (MHMM) which are taught in German. Modules taught by the professor that are suitable for the Faculty of Medicine are also desirable.

To ensure the flexibility of professional development programs, the professor will be required to teach outside of regular teaching hours (evenings and weekends). We expect the successful candidate to be actively involved in supporting the internationalization of degree programs at FAU. Applicants should have an economic and preferably also medical background with a minimum requirement of medical knowledge at the Master’s level. The candidate must demonstrate the quality of their previous research through publication of research in relevant journals in the field of healthcare research. Candidates should also be represented in international networks and expert panels.

The successful candidate will represent healthcare management and healthcare research and teach these subjects in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. Ideally, the candidate will contribute to several of the following research areas in healthcare research:

• Healthcare management for designing healthcare services (managed care) through the use of monetary (e.g. pay-for-performance) and non-monetary (e.g. quality transparency) incentive systems
• Regional health services research (use of register data or primary data from regional health services)
• Health economic evaluations
• Preference research on healthcare structures and services (patients, doctors) (medical decision making)
• Use of digital care innovations to ensure high-quality healthcare provision
• Acceptance research to design solutions for care management and patient care
• Outcome measurement by means of patient-reported experiences (PREs) or patient-reported outcomes (PROs)

The professorship will be expected to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with other departments at the university, extramural research and industry.

Successful candidates should demonstrate an excellent academic track record in research and teaching at the highest international standards. They should have substantial research experience abroad and/or international cooperations as well as experience in managing research projects and in raising third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree as well as a passion for education and relevant teaching experience are prerequisites. Candidates who are able and willing to teach in both English and German are preferred. The position also requires additional postdoctoral qualifications. These should be in the form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or equivalent academic qualifications. These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor).

The successful candidate should become actively involved in administering academic affairs and in developing strategic initiatives. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.

FAU offers career development and an attractive initial package. Based on international standards and transparent performance agreements, FAU ensures a fair tenure-track evaluation process.

FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant institutional network.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each], list of third-party funding, copies of  certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by February 16, 2025, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Please contact the Dean wiso-berufungsverfahren@fau.de with any questions.

The Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a

Full Professor of Corporate Management

(salary group W3)

at the School of Business, Economics and Society. This is a full-time and permanent position to be filled at the earliest possible starting date.

We seek to appoint a leading expert with an internationally visible profile in research and teaching. The successful candidate should represent all facets of corporate management in research and teaching. The professor is expected to contribute to research excellence at the faculty and FAU through internationally competitive research and publication in national and international journals in corporate management. In addition to the primary research focus of corporate management, other neighboring disciplines such as succession and organizational resilience are of interest. Research conducted at the professorship should offer collaborative links to other research focus areas at the Institute of Management and the School of Business, Economics and Society.

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to teach in business sector strategies, corporate strategies, change management and managerial finance as these are key management topics in the Master’s degree in management. The professorship is responsible for managing and accompanying the accreditation of this degree program on behalf of the Institute for Management and candidates must be willing to contribute to the future development and representation of this program. Candidates must have experience in teaching large foundation courses, design and implementation of online teaching modules and teaching professional development programs (MBA and Executive Education).

Successful candidates should demonstrate an excellent academic track record in research and teaching at the highest international standards. They should have substantial research experience abroad and/or international cooperations as well as experience in managing research projects and in raising third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree as well as a passion for education and relevant teaching experience are prerequisites. The position also requires additional postdoctoral qualifications. These should be in the form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or equivalent academic qualifications. These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor).

The successful candidate should demonstrate academic leadership, the ability to support early career researchers and to drive FAU’s strategic agenda. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods. The professor is required to teach in English and German as compulsory modules in the curriculum must be taught in these languages.

FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant institutional network.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each], list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by February 9, 2025, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics . Please contact the Speaker of the School of Business, Economics and Society at wiso-berufungsverfahren@fau.de with any questions.