Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Josef Schuch
Email: josef.schuch@wu.ac.at
Tel: 00 43 1 313 36 - 48 90
Office hours: Tuesday, 08.00 to 09.00, please only after making an appointment via email.
Personal Data
| 29.10.1968 | born in Oberwart |
Education
| 1975 - 1979 | Primary School in Kleinpetersdorf |
| 1979 - 1987 | Grammar School in Oberschützen |
| 1988 | Military Service |
| 1988 - 1993 | Graduate program in Business Administration at the WU Wien/Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Mag. rer. soc. oec. – Master of Business Administration) and in Law at the University of Vienna (Mag. iur. – LL.M.) |
| 1994 - 1998 | Doctoral Studies in Law (Dr. iur.): Thesis on "Verluste im Recht der Doppelbesteuerung" (Losses in Tax Treaty Law) |
| 2002 | „Habilitation“ (Ph.D.) to „Universitätsdozent“ for "Finanzrecht" (tax law) at the WU Wien: Habilitation Thesis on "Die Zeit im Recht der Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen" (Time in Tax Treaty Law) |
Professional Career
| 1994 - 1999 | Research Assistant (Universitätsassistent) at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the WU Wien (Prof. Gassner/Prof. Lang) |
| since 1994 | Teaching Activities at the WU Wien |
| 2000 - 2004 | Tax Consultant with Deloitte, Vienna |
| since 2002 | Full Professor for Tax Law (with emphasis on International Tax Law) at the WU Wien |
| since 2004 | Partner at Deloitte, Vienna |
Academic Functions
| since 2002 | Head of the Unit for International Tax Law of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the WU Wien |
| since 2002 | Deputy Academic Director of the LL.M. program in International Tax Law at the WU Wien |
| since 2003 | Speaker of the Special Research Project (SFB) "International Tax Coordination" of the Austrian Science Fund |
| since 2004 | Chair of the Department of Public Law and Tax Law at the WU Wien |
| since 2004 | Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association of Professors of the WU Wien |
| since 2004 | Member of the Senate of the WU Wien |
Visiting Positions
| 2006 | University Osnabrück |
| 2007 | University Peking (PKU) |
| 2009 | University Mannheim |
Functions in Academic Associations
| since 2003 | Board Member of IFA (International Fiscal Association), Austrian branch |
| since 2005 | Member of the Academic Committee (AC) of the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP) |
Editorial work on series and periodicals
| since 2002 | Co-editor of „ecolex“ |
| since 2003 | Member of the Academic Advisory Board of Diritto e Pratica Tributaria (Italy) |
| since 2004 | Co-editor of the Series on Austrian Tax Law |
Honours & Academic Awards
| 1999 | Walther Kastner-Award |
| 1999 | International Fiscal Association (Austrian branch) Scientific Award |
| 1999 | Rudolf Sallinger-Award |
| 1999 | Theodor Körner-Award |
| 1999 | Kardinal Innitzer-Award |
| 1999 | Mitchell B. Carroll-Prize (Honourable Mention) der International Fiscal Association |
| 2004 | Senator Wilhelm Wilfling-Award (in honour of academic achievements) |