Corvinus University of Budapest has over a 100-year-old history and is one of the leading universities in Hungary in Business and Management, Economics, and Social Sciences.
We have around 11,500 students, of which, approximately 2,000 are international.
We are located in a stunning UNESCO Heritage building overlooking the Danube River, in the heart of Budapest.
We have been granted accreditation by EFMD and EAPAA and we are the only Hungarian business university to have two international institutional accreditations by AACSB and AMBA. Additionally, we are members of several international networks such as CEMS, BSIS, PRME, and CFA.
We are proud to have won the most sustainably developing university title in UI GreenMetric’s world ranking in 2022.
The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is looking for a Professor in Innovation and Intellectual Property Management for 3 years definite period.
The starting date is autumn semester 2025.
Job description and key duties:
- Teaching duties:
- Teaching subjects belonging to the education portfolio of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in weekly class hours as defined by the Academic Career Model.
- Research duties:
- Writing articles in prestigious international and domestic journals in the field of Innovation and Intellectual Property Management.
- Participating at important international and domestic conferences, building international scientific relationships, getting involved in research projects, active research application activity in the field of Innovation and Intellectual Property Management, thus securing the resources of the research projects and contributing to the internationalisation of the Institute and the University.
- Service duties
- Active participation in the professional public life of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University, performing service tasks determined by the head of the institute.
- Acquisition and management of research projects and external fundraising,
- Supporting early-career academics at the university, including supervising PhD students as well as students participating in student competition.
- Mentoring assistant professor and associate professor colleagues in the institute.
- Engagement in service roles within the academic community and professional organisations (Holding positions such as journal editor or conference organiser, offering opportunities for faculty to engage in influential roles and expand their professional networks).
Essential qualifications and experience:
- PhD degree and habilitation in any relevant discipline but mainly in innovation and intellectual property management from a reputable institution
- Teaching and research experience in higher education: at least 800 contact hours of which 80 is in English language
- Experience in fulfilling course leader duties: overall responsibility for at least one compulsory course or at least two optional courses
- Verifiable teaching development activity (curriculum development, methodological development): editor, first author, sole author or co-author of at least one coursebook or textbook, or a teaching aid or digital teaching material of 100 or more pages
- Extensive publication track record in highly ranked journals in innovation and intellectual property management
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Internationally recognised outstanding scientific performance: authorship of at least two international (written in English) Q1 or Q2 articles (one of them must be Q1) and the applicant is the sole or first author of at least one of them. (One of these Q1/Q2 articles in the applicant’s field may be substituted by a book or part of a book published in English by a prestigious international publisher.)
- Authorship of multiple articles in leading journals, setting a benchmark for research excellence and providing mentorship on publishing strategies.
- English teaching experience related to the innovation and intellectual property management field.
- Track record of successful PhD supervision in any relevant discipline
- Membership at relevant national and international scientific organisations
- Demonstrated experience in leading or participating in national or international research projects.
- Ability to attract external research funding and manage research projects.
- Willingness to relocate and integrate into the local academic and cultural environment.
Desirable experience:
- Feedback (student evaluation, evaluation of direct supervisor) verifying teaching excellence
- Bringing advanced knowledge and methodologies to inspire and elevate faculty research standards.
- Proven track record of high-quality research publications in top-tier journals.
- Research activity with international impact, substantial international citation (verifiable)
- Active role in the activities of doctoral programs and/or mentoring of doctoral students
- Active role in talent management
- Willingness to innovate course design, teaching material, and teaching methods
- Ability to build and manage relationships with practitioners and corporate, institutional partners in the innovation ecosystem (e.g., corporate innovation division, innovative SMEs, start-ups, family businesses, and research centers, public institutions)
- Experience in the coordination of research groups with the involvement of doctoral students and young colleagues
- Strong international network and collaboration with global academic institutions, regular participation in international conferences, and membership in international networks.
- Participation in the work of professional organisations
- Participation in the editing and/or membership in the editorial staff of domestic and international journals
Remuneration and benefits:
- Favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access
- Time devoted to research, travel support, etc.
- A competitive salary is accompanied by a 15% bonus in case of outstanding performance
- One time relocation support for candidates moving to Hungary
Application procedure:
- The deadline for the submission of the application is 2025.03.31.
- For the required documents and to apply please click here
For further information:
Please, feel free to e-mail us in administrative matters career@uni-corvinus.hu and in academic matters Attila Virág, PhD at attila.virag@uni-corvinus.hu.
