Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Austria

Updated: about 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 03 Apr 2024

4 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien)
Department

Personnel Department (Personalabteilung)
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)
Country

Austria
Application Deadline

3 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Vienna)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number

14/22-2023/24
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a University Professor of Contemporary Art (full time, limited to a period of 5 years)

The position:

The position is dedicated to the arts since the 1960s, with a particular focus on contemporary art after 1989 in its discursive, global, and historical contexts in research and teaching.

Your academic profile:

  • Doctoral degree/PhD
  • Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
  • Proven leadership qualities
  • Gender and diversity competence
  • Experience in 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 (§ 99 (1) UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
  • comprehensive relocation support

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, Prof. Christina Lutter, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien ( [email protected] ):

  • Letter of motivation
  • Academic curriculum vitae
    • education and training
    • positions held to date
    • relevant parental, family or other care times
    • 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)
  • List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
  • 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
  • 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:

  • Five key publications as electronic full text version
  • Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
  • Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)

    • 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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    Reference no.: 14/22-2023/24
    Application deadline: 3 April 2024

     


    Requirements
    Research Field
    Other
    Education Level
    PhD or equivalent

    Research Field
    Other

    Additional Information
    Work Location(s)
    Number of offers available
    1
    Company/Institute
    Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna
    Country
    Austria
    City
    Vienna
    Geofield


    Where to apply
    E-mail

    [email protected]

    Contact
    City

    Vienna
    Website

    http://personalwesen.univie.ac.at
    Street

    Universitätsring 1
    Postal Code

    A-1010

    STATUS: EXPIRED

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