Your Profile & Research Focus:

While a broad understanding of the field is expected, we seek a candidate who can deepen at least one of the following core areas:

• Venture Creation: Startup incubation, lean start-up, funding strategies, and scaling-up.

• Digital Business Models: Platform economy, ecosystem strategy, and digital services.

• Innovation Management: Design Thinking, rapid prototyping, and open innovation.

• Corporate Entrepreneurship: Intrapreneurship and strategic business planning.

Requirements (§ 43 BbgHG):

• Completed university degree and a PhD (magna cum laude or equivalent).

• Pedagogical aptitude for teaching in English.

• Minimum of 3 years professional experience, of which at least 2 years were spent outside the university sector.

• Relevant practical experience in founding, venture capital, business development, or innovation management.

• Experience in acquiring third-party funding is considered an asset.

What We Offer:

• Start Date: Ideally Summer Semester 2026.

• A permanent employment contract (part-time min. 50% or full-time).

• A versatile, innovative, and international work environment in cooperation with renowned partner universities.

• Lean hierarchies in a dynamic, entrepreneurial university environment.

• Responsibility, creative freedom, and the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Join XU:

Help us shape the digital future. We offer a creative, interdisciplinary environment, the freedom to develop new curricula, and strong industry networks.

Apply Now:

Please address your application to our President, Filipe de Castro Soeiro, and send it via email including CV, publication list, and proof of professional practice.