[Sigwac] Assistant Professor of New Media Technology | MU Vienna, Austria

[Arno Scharl]

Faculty Position Announcement
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY

Semantic Web, Social Media, Future Internet Technology
Information Retrieval and Visualization

www.modul.ac.at/nmt/assistant-professor

The Department of New Media Technology of MODUL University Vienna is seeking
an outstanding candidate for joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor
of New Media Technology. MU Vienna is an international university located on
top of Kahlenberg, a scenic hill overlooking the Austrian capital. It
combines a strong academic foundation with state-of-the-art curricula and a
commitment to innovation and sustainability as key drivers of success in a
dynamic and knowledge-based society. The appointee will teach units within
the MBA in New Media Technology and Management program and is expected to
make significant contributions to the department's research portfolio. 

Requirements

* Doctoral degree in computer science, management information systems, or a
related area (we also welcome applicants about to finish their thesis).

* Strong track record and research interest in one or more of the following
fields:

  - SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGY
  - SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB 2.0, VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
  - INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND TEXT MINING
  - MACHINE LEARNING AND ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
  - INFORMATION VISUALIZATION

* Outstanding teaching skills and the ability to relate to students;
excellent written and spoken English (given the university's international
orientation, German is not a requirement and English native speakers are
encouraged to apply).

* Ambition to produce internationally recognized research output, and
willingness to collaborate within an interdisciplinary team. Experience in
preparing research grant proposals on the national or European level, as
well as in managing and supervising large software development projects.

The position is available from September 2009 onwards (EUR 55,000 per annum;
additional allowances are available). Detailed information on the Department
of New Media Technology and its activities can be found at:
www.modul.ac.at/nmt, www.idiom.at, www.geospatialweb.com, and
www.ecoresearch.net. MU Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and strongly
encourages qualified women to apply. Please send your application including
cover letter, curriculum vitae and list of publications to Mag. Gertraud
Moser at gertraud.moser at modul.ac.at (preferably as a single PDF file; use
www.filemail.com for files exceeding 10 MB). The position remains open until
filled with review of resumes to begin Aug 1, 2009.

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Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl
Vice President
MODUL University Vienna
Department of New Media Technology
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
(e) scharl at modul.ac.at
(w) www.modul.ac.at/nmt