The position:
The applicant should be qualified in the historical analysis of political, economic, social and cultural developments in the area of today's Austria in the 20th and 21st centuries, including references to the 19th century. The focus of reflection should be on transnational approaches (international influences, mutual transfers as well as the cross-border relevance of events and processes). Competence in media history as well as the active participation in the curriculum of the Master's program in Contemporary History and Media is expected. A willingness to publicly communicate topics of Austrian contemporary history is desirable.
Your academic profile:
- Doctoral degree/PhD
- Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
- Proven leadership qualities
- Experience in the designing and managing large research projects
- Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
- Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University
The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.
We offer:
- a dynamic research environment
- a wide range of research and teaching support services
- attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
- an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (paragraph 98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
- a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
- comprehensive relocation support
Application:
Application documents:
Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christina Lutter (dekanat.hkw@univie.ac.at):
1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
- education and training
- positions held to date
- parental, family or other care leaves as applicable
- awards and honors
- commissions of trust
- previous and current cooperation partners
- list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
- list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
- teaching and mentoring
- supervision experience (Master and PhD)
3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
4. Research statement:
- most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
- synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised
5. Teaching and supervision statement
- teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named “LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip”):
a. Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)
b. Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
c. Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)
We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
Referenznr.: 14/19-2022/23