49 Faculty of Social Sciences
Startdate: 01.02.2025 | Working hours: 28.4 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 31.01.2029
Reference no.: 2757

In case of positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanet position.

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious, and do you want to pass on your knowledge?  As a Senior Lecturer, you play a crucial role in educating students. In addition to providing a solid academic education, we also place a special emphasis on the personal development of students. We support students in developing curiosity and critical thinking, thereby creating a solid foundation for the professional challenges of the next generation.

The position to be filled is located at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, a subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences. With approximately 1.400 students - including a high proportion of international students - and a broad and excellent research profile the department is the only one of its kind at Austrian universities.

Your workplace:

As a Senior Lecturer, you will mainly be involved in teaching in the field of methods of social and cultural anthropology. In addition, you will also teach in various other subject areas within the Bachelor's program and in our two Master's programs as needed. The employment extent of 28.4 hours per week includes a teaching load of an average of 10 semester hours of scientific teaching.

Your future tasks:

• You will independently give courses at Bachelor's and Master's level
• You make an active contribution to the (further) development of course and examination formats
• We expect from you the ongoing reception of the current state of science as well as the didactic further training during the lecture-free time.
• You will take on administrative tasks, especially in the administration of teaching.

What we expect:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging career field. Requirements for application are:

• Completed doctorate in the field of Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Several years of independent teaching at a post-secondary educational institution
• Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and for university teaching
• Ability to work in a team and willingness to coordinate teaching content with colleagues according to the requirements of the study program
• Excellent German and English language skills, both written and spoken

What we offer:

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4.752,3 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• CV and certificates
• Proof of qualifications, if applicable, course evaluation results
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses taught
• List of publications and list of research projects carried out
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Bernhard Hadolt

bernhard.hadolt@univie.ac.at

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.

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Application deadline: 09/01/2024

(Senior) Lecturer & Researcher