The ranking is an important indicator of academic excellence and the lasting influence of the researchers working at the University of Passau and also reflects the international standing of the University.

Professor Jan Hendrik Schumann holds the Chair of Marketing and Innovation. Adopting highly innovative research approaches in online marketing, customer relationship management and service pricing, his work on marketing research has been published in international journals and won several awards.

Professor Dirk Totzek brings extensive expertise in price management, service management and business-to-business marketing. As holder of the Chair of Marketing and Services, he has made a decisive contribution over the years to the University's national and international standing in teaching and empirical research.

Both professors' pioneering projects and publications have not only strengthened the academic reputation of the faculty, but have also paved the way for future collaborations and interdisciplinary initiatives – of particular note is the marketing double master's degree programme offered in cooperation with the University of Metz (France). This joint programme gives students the opportunity to gain intercultural skills and excellent professional qualifications at the same time.

True to its new motto "You.Science.Future", the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems aims to inspire researchers and students alike with innovative projects, research topics at the forefront of science, and internationally oriented study programmes to prepare them for the challenges of a globalised economy.

You can find the full ranking at www.MKTBig15.com.

For more information on current research projects and the double master's programme with Metz, please visit our website at www.wiwi.uni-passau.de.

It is possible to apply for funding of up to € 120,000 for a period of up to 24 months. Funding can be used for all types of costs, but no more than € 67,000 gross for the fellow’s salary.

In addition, fellows profit from a 4-part career development workshop series and from access to the KTBF alumni network.

The program addresses postdoctoral researchers who

• are employed at a state-funded (public law) university or university of applied sciences (= öffentlich-rechtliche Universität or HAW), a Fraunhofer, Leibniz, Max Planck, Helmholtz, DLR institute or at EMBL in Germany at the latest at the start of your project,
• conduct non-clinical research in one or more of the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geosciences, Mathematics, Neurosciences and Physics,
• do not yet have a permanent or tenured position,
• did not successfully apply to one of the the junior research group programs

Application deadline is October 1st. On July 7 a webinar will be offered on How to Apply for the Klaus Tschira Boost Fund 2025.
Further Information: https://gsonet.org/foerderprogramme/klaus-tschira-boost-fund/

The next PICAIS Coffee Talk will take place on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in the Professor’s Lounge (Cafeteria Building, 1st Floor, Room 254).

Our Fellows present on-site are:

• Prof Dr Hedwig Eisenbarth (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
  Host: Prof. Dr. Susanne Mayr (Chair of Psychology with a Focus on Human-Machine Interaction)
  Research Project: AI-based Modelling of Emotion to Understand (Criminal) Behavior
• Dr Joshua Furnal (St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Ireland)
  Host: Prof. Dr. Markus Weißer (Chair of Dogmatic Theology and Theological Issues of the Present)
  Research Project: Transforming Identities and Traditions in European Catholic Systematic Theology: A Comparative Study of the Eschatology of Søren Kierkegaard and Karl Rahner
• Prof Dr Bettina Kemme (McGill University, Canada)
  Host: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Scherzinger, Chair of Computer Science with a Focus on Scalable Database Systems
  Research Project: Legal and Reproducibility Aspects of Sustainable Data Science Systems
• Prof Dr Claudia Sadowski-Smith (Arizona State University, USA)
  Host: Prof. Dr. Karsten Fitz (Chair of American Studies/Cultural and Media Studies)
  Research Project: Government, Diaspora, and Advocacy. Responses to Refugee Migration: Ukrainian Migration to the United States and Germany, 2014-2024

We look forward to your participation and kindly ask for registration by email to picais-office@uni-passau.de by June 20, 2025, for the planning of our catering (coffee/tea and pastries).
If you are unable to attend the event but would like to engage with our fellows, please feel free to get in touch with us.

Find the flyer to download.