Join the
management team
Researcher + Educator + Entrepreneur = You?
The Center for Digital Technology and Management is a joint institution of LMU Munich and TU Munich. For over 25 years, we have educated interdisciplinary cohorts of innovators who have gone on to found 350+ startups that raised over €9bn, shape policy, and lead research groups across Europe and beyond.
As part of the management team, you work at the intersection of startup-style institution building and academic research. You are co-running one of Europe's most ambitious innovation education programs while pursuing a doctorate on a topic you choose. The combination is what makes this role rare, so read on if this sounds like you.
Community & network
You join one of Europe's most tightly knit innovation networks. Founders, researchers, and decision-makers in industry and politics. And a team of colleagues who genuinely support each other.
International exposure
Through close partnerships with universities abroad, you can spend time at international institutions, strengthening both your research and your professional network.
Your academic identity
Our environment is built for research that's digital, interdisciplinary, and flexible. Close ties to professors at LMU and TUM give you the ideal academic home. Partnerships with universities abroad strengthen your research profile further.
Four years, four roles
Your four-year position blends doctoral research with hands-on work at the Center. In practice, the first 2.5 years lean more toward CDTM responsibilities, while the last 1.5 years shift focus toward completing your research while contributing to the CDTM.
Please note: you do not need to arrange supervision before applying. Supervision is organised only after a candidate is accepted, so there is no need to contact potential supervisors at this stage.
- Education
Own a program format
You design, build, and run your own education format within the CDTM curriculum. This ranges from conceptualising the syllabus to delivering lectures and workshops. You have a large degree of autonomy in how you shape it.
- Operations
Keep the engine running
You support the team and the Center on operational topics: recruiting students for the program, organizing international partnerships for research and course exchanges, and exploring new collaborations for the Center.
- Strategy
Shape where the organization goes
You contribute to the CDTM's strategic direction. This could mean evolving the curriculum, building a long-lasting governance structure, or building long-term financial sustainability. Your input has a direct impact on the organization's trajectory.
- Research
Develop your academic identity
You pursue a doctoral degree supervised by professors from the LMU or TUM. Your topic is yours to choose. We value the intellectual diversity and the niche expertise different research areas bring to the community. Our environment is built for digital, interdisciplinary, and flexible research. Please note that we cannot offer lab-based or hardware-focused doctorates, but if your research can be done on a laptop, you are good to go!
Who we are looking for
- Passion for scientific research and teaching
- Interest in the economic, environmental and social aspects of innovation
- Independent, motivated to learn, and committed to contribute with and implement your own ideas
- Relevant practical experience in dynamic environments (e.g. technology, consulting, innovation, sustainability), and ideally in the development and implementation of innovation/teaching formats
- Excellent Master's degree with a humanities, business or technological orientation
- Initial ideas on possible topics/supervisor constellations for your doctorate
- Business fluent in English (C1)
Management Team
The next full-time position on our management team opens in June 2027. The application process starts in May 2027 via Personio, followed by in-person assessment days. Listen to the podcast to get a behind-the-scenes feel for the job.
- Next position
- June 2027
- Applications open
- May 2027
- Assessment
- In person, after the application window
“As a Center Assistant at CDTM, I conduct research at the forefront of digital development, empower the innovators of the future, and actively shape the growth of an entrepreneurship community.”