Full Professor of Operations Research Foundations(m/w/x)

# Full Professor of Operations Research Foundations WU is currently inviting applications for the position of a full professor of **Operations Research Foundations** at the Department of Finance Accounting and Statistics. Candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as an outstanding researcher in their field. Depending on the candidate’s academic credentials, the employment contract can be concluded either as a permanent employment contract or as a fixed-term employment contract with the option of a permanent extension. The new professor of Operations Research Foundations will join the **Institute for Statistics and Mathematics** at WU’s **Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistics**. Members of the Institute are affiliated with the PhD Label ‘Mathematics in Economics and Business’, a high-level PhD program. Further, the Institute is responsible for the education in mathematics and statistics in WU’s undergraduate programs, to which it also contributes courses in data science and econometrics. The Institute is running the reputed MSc program ‘Quantitative Finance’ in close cooperation with the Institute of Finance, Banking and Insurance and collaborates with the newly established Department of Business Analytics and Decision Sciences. ## Qualifications The successful candidate is expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in the relevant field and to have excellent qualifications. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age on the basis of the following characteristics: a)    A solid academic qualification (e.g. PhD, habilitation) in (applied) mathematics, operations research, management science or a related area b)    An outstanding international reputation for high-quality scholarship in the area of operations research, commensurate with academic age, especially by having demonstrated the ability to publish in top-tier journals in the field c)    A strong mathematical background, in particular a high level of expertise in optimization and applied probability d)    Excellent teaching qualifications at undergraduate and graduate levels e)    Proven international experience f)     A strong record in attracting research funding g)    Leadership qualities h)    Gender and diversity management skills We are particularly interested in candidates working in the fields of stochastic and robust optimization, simulation-based methods, machine learning techniques in operations research or stochastic control. The research portfolio of the ideal candidate comprises high-level methodological contributions as well as applied research on real world problems in business, economics or related fields. ## Expectations The successful candidate is expected to perform teaching activities at all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD/doctorate, and executive education), both in the classroom and in distance-learning formats. The holder of this position is expected to teach 8 weekly credit hours. The new professor will take an active part in the research and teaching activities of the Institute for Statistics and Mathematics. Moreover, he or she will cooperate closely with the new department "Business Analytics and Decision Sciences" WU is currently establishing. We also expect the new professor to take an active role in the university’s self-governance and third mission activities. WU is committed to diversity and inclusion, and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference. Applicants with disabilities will be supported during each stage of the recruitment process. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age. WU assesses performance in the context of each applicant’s biography and relative to the opportunities available to them. This approach recognizes that academic achievements cannot be assessed separately from each individual researchers’ biographical factors. To ensure equitable opportunities, qualifications are evaluated relative to the applicant’s academic age. This means that WU takes biographical factors such as part-time employment or career interruptions due to caregiving or childcare obligations or other functions performed at or outside of a university into account. Depending on the candidate’s academic credentials, the employment contract can be concluded either as a permanent employment contract or as a fixed-term employment contract with the option of a permanent extension.