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Campus der Universität Bielefeld — © Universität Bielefeld

Dr. Markus Günther

Senior Lecturer

Bielefeld University
Department of Business Administration and Economics
Technology Management and Entrepreneurship

Universitaetsstr. 25
D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany

Phone: +49 521.106-4893
E-Mail: markus.guenther@uni-bielefeld.de

Office: UHG V9-153, Lage-/Raumplan

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Born 1976 in Vienna, Austria.
Citizenship: Austrian.

Education and Academic Degrees

2002 - 2007	Doctoral studies in Economics and the Social Sciences, University of Vienna
1996 - 2002	Studies of International Business Administration at University of Vienna, Austria
1995	“Matura” (with honor), Austrian equivalent of A-Levels, High school BG/BRG Franz-Keimgasse in Mödling, Austria

Academic Experience

since 2019	Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor ("Akademischer Oberrat"), Bielefeld University
2010-2019	Junior Professor, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Bielefeld University (2013: positively reevaluated; 2016 prolonged, 03/2018-03/2019 on parental leave)
2016-2017	Acting Full Professor ("W3"), Chair of Innovation- and Technology Management, Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University
2008 - 2010	Department of Business Administration, University of Vienna Universitätsassistent
2003 - 2007	Department of Business Administration, University of Vienna Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in Ausbildung (Scientific Staff)
2002 - 2003	Projektzentrum Lehrentwicklung - University of Vienna Main working field: New Media at universities. Responsibility for technical consultation and project accompaniment, communication management and training. Delegate of the University of Vienna at the "Forum Neue Medien" of the BMBWK.

Avocational Lector

2018-2020	University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
2015-2020	FHWien University of Applied Sciences of WKW, Vienna
2010-2020	Department of Business Administration, University of Vienna
2010-2013
2010-2013
2003-2010	Human Resource Development, University of Vienna
2008	University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2007	Assistive Technologies, Johannes Kepler University Linz
2005-2009	eCompetence, University of Vienna

Professional Experience

since 2017	start-ups Advisory Board of currently two start-ups
1998-2010	MAGNA Engineering Center AG Responsibility for process-management (designing, optimizing, implementation and technical realization) and information-systems (controlling, project-management, quality-management...)
1995-2002	Different jobs in the banking sector (BAWAG, Erste) and as IT freelancer
2000-2001	MAGNA Europa AG - Corporate R&D Responsibility for a concept of a R&D-information-system.

Experience Abroad

2013	Visiting researcher and lector at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain
2001	Summer Session at University of California, Los Angeles - USA
1992/93	DSP in St. Cloud, France

Awards, Grants, Scholarships

2012
"Karl Peter Grotemeyer-Award – for outstanding achievement and personal commitment in teaching" 2012.
2010
Winner of the "Most Innovative Paper regarding Engineering Education Award" at the IEEE EDUCON 2010 conference.
2009
Winner of the inaugural "Best Applied Paper" award for the Winter Simulation Conference 2009.
2001
Scholarship for the Congress "The Baltic States, Austria and EU-Enlargement" - European Forum Alpbach; provided by the Austrian College and the Initiativegruppe Alpbach-Wien.
2000
Scholarship for the Congress "Slowakia and the European Union" - European Forum Alpbach; provided by the Austrian College.
Scholarship for the "European Forum Alpbach 2000: Future: Experience - Expectation - Design"; provided by the Austrian Students Union.

Advisory Boards, Working groups

Responsible for teaching modul "Digital Transformation" (since 2020)
Member of the Board of the Institute for Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME), University of Bielefeld (since 2020)
Member of the Institute for Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME), Bielefeld University (since 2017)
Member of the advisory board "Master of Innovation and Technology Management", FH Technikum Wien (since 2017)
University Advisor, Enactus Bielefeld (since 2015)
Member of the ethic commission, Bielefeld University (since 2014)
Member of the faculty conference ("Fakultätskonferenz") at the Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University (2015-2016)
Deputy member of the advisory board for teaching affairs ("Studienbeirat") at the Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University (2015-2017)
Mentor for the excellence program BU2BU - Best Undergraduates to Bielefeld University (since 2013)
Member of the board of the friends' association of the Department of Business Administration and Economics, University Bielefeld (2013-2017)
Deputy member of the faculty conference ("Fakultätskonferenz") at the Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University (2012-2015, 2016-2018)
Member of the board of trustees of the student management consultancy STUNT e.V. Bielefeld (since 2010)
Vice Head of Department of Business Administration, University of Vienna (2008-2010)
Member of the faculty conference ("Fakultätskonferenz") at the faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna (2004-2010)
Member of a review committee at the University of Vienna
Delegate of the University of Vienna at the Forum New Media Austria ("Forum Neue Medien Austria") (2003-2010)
Member of the advisory board of the Faculty IT-Support at the University of Vienna (2010)
Member of the advisory board Faculty Website at the University of Vienna (2008-2010)
Member of the working group Plagiarism software at the University of Vienna (2008)