The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the
position of Tenure Track Assistant Professor
in »Operations Research and AI«
to begin as soon as possible. The position is a W2 fixed-term (6 year)
tenure-track professorship with the
possibility for promotion to a tenured W3.
=> Please submit your application by 30 March 2026 via the TUM
recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de
Scientific Environment
The professorship will be assigned to the TUM School of Management and
located in Munich. The TUM School
of Management is one of the leading management schools in Germany and
internationally. Our focus in research
and teaching is at the interface of management and technology, where we
aim to make a real impact. Our faculty
members publish regularly in top business, economics, and general
science journals. An interdisciplinary research
environment awaits the successful candidate. The school has close ties
to industry.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the
promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to
appoint an expert in the research area of Operations Research with a
focus on Artificial Intelligence, especially
data driven optimization and machine learning. Teaching responsibilities
include courses in the university's
bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs, particularly in the Master in
Management and Technology.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated initial scientific
achievements and the capacity for
independent research at the highest international level. The ideal
candidate combines strong methodological
expertise in both disciplines and their intersections and should have
the potential to publish in leading academic
journals. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or
equivalent scientific qualification, as well as
pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience
abroad is expected (please see
www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information).
Our Offer
Based on the best international standards and transparent performance
criteria, TUM offers a merit-based
academic career path for tenure track faculty from Assistant Professor
through a permanent position as Associate
Professor, and on to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty
Recruitment and Career System apply.
TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific
community, embedded in the vibrant research
environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is
multicultural, with English serving as a common
interface for scientific interaction. TUM offers attractive salary
conditions and social benefits.
The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career
consulting to the partners of newly
appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of
new professors, their partners and
accompanying family members.
Your Application
TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages
applications from women. The position is suitable
for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in
case of generally equivalent suitability,
aptitude and professional performance.
Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM's
application guidelines for professors.
These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty
Recruitment and Career System are available
at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM's
information on collecting and processing personal
data as part of the application process.