Religious Studies

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

15 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Vienna)

Type of Contract

Permanent

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

EvangRelWis23

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 Protestant Theology, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Religious Studies

The position:

The professorship represents the subject Religious Studies in teaching in its entire breadth with a focus on Islam. In research, a proven focus on basic questions of religious studies is required. A willingness to delve into topics such as contemporary religions and religious movements, global Christianity, and global histories of religion (including neo- and modern-religious as well as syncretistic or hybrid currents) is desired.

A Habilitation (venia docendi) or an equivalent qualification („Second Book“) in the subject of Religious Studies is required.

In the sense of §15 paragraph 2 of the Federal Law on the External Legal Relations of the Protestant Church in Austria (BGBl 182/1961), membership of the Protestant Church is required.

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 (§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 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 Protestant Theology, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Uta Heil ([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.: EvangRelWis23
Application deadline: 15 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 Protestant Theology, the University of Vienna

Country

Austria

State/Province

Faculty of Protestant Theology, the University of Vienna

City

Vienna

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