EDEKA Professorship for Digital Transformation in Retail (Junior Professorship (W1))
Professor @Universität Hamburg posted 2 days agoJob Description
Institution: Faculty of Business Administration (University of Hamburg Business School)
Commencement of duties: as soon as possible
Application deadline: 21.08.2025
Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a digital age” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.
Responsibilities
The Faculty of Business Administration (University of Hamburg Business School) is seeking a junior professor (W1) for an endowed professorship for Digital Transformation in Retail. The professorship is co-financed through an endowment granted by the EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG. The appointment is limited to a fixed term of 3+3 years without tenure track. The endowed professorship is central to the efforts of the University of Hamburg Business School regarding the core objectives internationalization, digitalization, and transfer. In addition, the endowed professorship is a strategic core component of the planned establishment of a University of Hamburg Center for Technology, Innovation and Market Entry, which will drive forward the faculty’s efforts in the areas of digitalization, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Your primary responsibilities involve conducting research and obtaining further scientific qualifications in the field of Information Systems, particularly in the digital transformation of incumbent firms, especially in retail, the founding and management of entrepreneurial firms with digital business models, and managing artificial intelligence in firms. In addition, your responsibilities include:
- Development and implementation of a study program at the bachelor level on the topic of responsible, sustainable, effective, and ethical use of (generative) artificial intelligence. The professor may also develop study programs at the master level.
- Participation in the establishment of the University of Hamburg Center for Technology, Innovation and Market Entry.
- Support and joint supervision of student start-up projects in the existing Digital Innovation Lab under the Information Systems and Digital Innovation Nucleus Professorship.
- Contribute to the organization of the Academia meets Industry roundtables and similar transfer formats.
- Contribute to organizing an annual Digital Innovation Summer School at the master level.
Your profile
This endowed junior professorship is aimed at early career researchers. Ideally, you will have an outstanding academic track record and research experience in the professorship field.
Our expectations:
- relevant, internationally recognized publications in the following research areas
- digital innovation
- digital transformation
- artificial intelligence
- experience in teaching in one of the following areas:
- artificial intelligence
- innovation
- entrepreneurship
Applicants are also expected to:
- have an outstanding doctorate.
- hold a doctorate completed less than 4 years prior (a standard period of 2 years per child granted for parental and care leave). The junior professor will be subjected to an interim evaluation after three years.
Ideally, you will also have:
- Initial international scientific experience
- Initial experience in interdisciplinary work
- Initial experience in the acquisition and management of third-party funded projects
- Knowledge in the field of retail.
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg strives to integrate gender equality, diversity, and a work/study–life balance into teaching and management. We also value diversity and encourage women, people with a disability, and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds to apply.
Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified nondisabled applicants.
We offer our professors the opportunity to research and teach at the highest level. The University of Hamburg and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg also provide:
- support for partners and children (dual career)
- onboarding services
- salaries pursuant to the W pay grades in Hamburg
- advantages of acquiring tenured academic office (civil servant status): very good job and retirement security
- personal and professional education opportunities
- health benefits, incl. EGYM Wellpass
Application and appointment procedure
Upload all supporting documents as a single PDF:
- cover letter
- CV
- publication list
- proof of teaching experience (e.g., as a list of courses)
- proof of experience and success with acquiring and conducting externally funded projects
- certificates and supporting documents
- 3 representative publications
- description of teaching and research plans
- evaluations, where available
- further documentation such as talks, posters, and important roles in organizations, where available
If you have technical problems, contact bewerbungen@uni-hamburg.de.
Further information on the academic search procedure is available at www.uni-hamburg.de/appointment-procedure.
The appointment requirements and professorial duties are determined by the relevant regulations (particularly Sections 15, 18 and 12 subsection 7 Hamburg higher education act [Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz]). Read more about privacy during the selection procedure.
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Location
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg
