Full Professor of Public and Non-Profit Management (all genders welcome)

The University of Klagenfurt wants to attract more qualified women for professorships.

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce the following open position in the Department of Accounting, Financial Management, and Governance within the Faculty of Management, Economics & Law, in compliance with the provisions of Art. 98 (open-ended) or Art. 99 (limited to 5 years) of the Austrian Universities Act:

Full Professor of Public and Non-Profit Management (all genders welcome)

This is a full-time position available from 1 October 2026. Whether the position will be implemented in compliance with the provisions of Art. 98 Austrian Universities Act (open-ended) or Art. 99 of the Austrian Universities Act (limited to 5 years) will be decided in the course of the appointment procedure.

The University of Klagenfurt is a young, vibrant, and innovative university, located at the intersection of Alpine and Mediterranean culture in an area that offers an exceptionally high quality of life. As a public university pursuant to § 6 of the Austrian Universities Act, it receives federal funding. The university operates under the motto “Beyond Boundaries!”.

In accordance with its key strategic road map, the development plan, the university’s primary guiding principles and objectives include the pursuit of scientific excellence regarding the appointment of professors, favourable research conditions, a good faculty-student ratio, and the promotion of the development of young scientists.

The professorship will be embedded in the Department of Accounting, Financial Management, and Governance within the Faculty of Management, Economics & Law (https://www.aau.at/wr). We are looking for a highly qualified and (in line with academic seniority) internationally recognised academic with high engagement in developing and sustaining an ambitious and innovative research programme.

The successful candidate is a well-recognized scholar with a good publication record in Public and Non-profit Management and demonstrated expertise across a broad range of topics, including Financial and Performance Management, Digital Transformation and other topics of reform and policy management in public and non-profit institutions. We are looking forward to a candidate who will develop an internationally visible profile for research and teaching in Public and Non-profit Management at the University of Klagenfurt.

The duties of the position include:

• Representing the field of Public and Non-Profit Management in research and teaching
• Acquiring and managing competitive research funding
• Collaborating with colleagues across the university and with external partners
• Teaching in relevant Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral/PhD programmes
• Advising and mentoring students and early career researchers
• Contributing to the long-term development of the department and its international standing
• Advancing the department’s and faculty’s research priorities, with a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration
• Contributing to university governance and academic self-administration
• Engaging in third mission activities and public outreach

Required qualifications:

• Doctoral degree or PhD
• Habilitation or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
• Excellent research standing and publication record in Public and Non-Profit Management
• Teaching experience at university level and didactic competence
• Experience in the (co-)supervision of academic theses
• Experience in acquisition and management of competitive research grants (in line with academic seniority)
• Fluency in English and German

Desired qualifications:

• Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration
• International experience
• Experience in academic self-administration
• Social skills, competence in leadership and management of teams
• Competence in gender mainstreaming and diversity management

The remit of the professorship requires that the successful candidate will establish Klagenfurt as primary place of work.

The university is committed to increasing the number of women among the faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications from qualified women. Among equally qualified candidates, women will receive preferential consideration. People with disabilities or chronic diseases who meet the qualification criteria are explicitly invited to apply.

The salary is subject to negotiation. The minimum gross salary for the position at this level (salary group A1 for faculty according to the Austrian Universities’ Collective Bargaining Agreement) is currently € 92,460 per year.

In accordance with the Austrian Income Tax Act an attractive relocation tax allowance can be granted for the first five years in the case of appointments to professorships in Austria. The prerequisites are subject to examination on a case-by-case basis.

Please submit your application in English by e-mail to the University of Klagenfurt, Office of the Senate, attn. Mag. (FH) Sabine Seebacher via application_professorship@aau.at no later than January 11, 2026, including:

• a mandatory principal part not exceeding five pages https://jobs.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/specimen_main_part_application_professorship.docx. The submission of the mandatory principal part mentioned above constitutes a necessary condition for the validity of your application.

• one single PDF including:
  • a letter of motivation
  • a detailed scientific CV
  • copies of relevant diploma certificates
  • a comprehensive list of publications and working papers, talks, of all courses taught, and a list of (co-)supervised Master and Doctoral/PhD theses
  • if applicable, a list of acquired research grants incl. volumes (in case of consortiums, specify the amount allotted to the applicant)
  • a compact research statement of up to two pages
  • a teaching statement of up to two pages
  • a description of the three most important academic achievements of any kind (up to two pages in total)
  • electronic versions of the three most important publications within the scope of this professorship
  • supplementary documents, where applicable (e.g., course evaluations)

For general information, please refer to https://jobs.aau.at/en/the-university-as-employer/. For specific information about the position, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Kanduth-Kristen, LL.M. (sabine.kanduth-kristen@aau.at).