Ph.D. Position / Research Associate (f/m/d) - Professorship of Marketing & Technology

15.10.2025, Wissenschaftliches Personal

ABOUT THE TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT: Firmly embedded in TUM’s technological and entrepreneurial ecosystem, the TUM School of Management places a unique emphasis on the interface between management, engineering, and the natural and life sciences. The School aims to bridge the traditional divide between management and technology through interdisciplinary research and education.

Are you passionate about marketing, technology, and consumers? Join our young, international, and highly motivated team in Munich at the newly established Professorship of Marketing & Technology and explore how emerging technologies (AR, VR, AI) shape decision-making.

YOUR PROFILE
- Excellent Master’s degree in human-computer interaction, game engineering, psychology, or computer science
- Strong interest in research questions linked to marketing, management and psychology
- Strong programming skills in C++, C#, OpenXR, Unity, Blender, Unreal Engine
- Solid quantitative skills (R, Python, STATA; ML experience is a plus)
- High personal initiative, entrepreneurial mindset, extra-mile attitude, and willingness to thrive in a competitive environment
- English proficiency and strong communication skills. German language skills are a plus.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct rigorous research in marketing & technology with the ambition to
publish in top journal
- Implement with AR / VR environments, set up experiments, analyze primary or secondary data (e.g., text data)
- Collaborate with colleagues, international co-authors, or industry partners
- Support teaching activities, supervise students, and design own modules
- Contribute to grant applications and industry workshops

WHAT WE OFFER
- Start: January or February 2026 (flexible)
- Contract: 3 years; extension possible
- Compensation: Based on the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service of the Länder (TV-L E13, 75%) with appropriate qualifications
- Ph.D. Support: Access to TUM’s doctoral program and external opportunities for continuous quantitative training (e.g., GSERM, ICPRS Michigan) and research stays abroad
- Environment: Work in interdisciplinary teams, and collaborate with top international partners (e.g., University of Michigan, ESADE, ETH Zurich, Oxford, etc.)

HOW TO APPLY
Send a single PDF including: cover letter stating your motivation to conduct a Ph.D., CV, transcripts, thesis (if available), and references to david.finken@tum.de by November 15, 2025.

TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM)
School of Management
Professorship of Marketing & Technology
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich
www.tum.de

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Kontakt: david.finken@tum.de