Tenure-Track Professor Social Cognition

22 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien)

Department

Personnel Department (Personalabteilung)

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Austria

Application Deadline

13 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Vienna)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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.

The University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Social Cognition

 

The position:

Applicants for the tenure track position have a strong track record of basic research on the neural foundations of social cognition and behavior. Their in-depth understanding of neurobiological systems and the methodologies to investigate them promises major advances in our understanding of social cognition and behavior, and its brain bases. While the primary research focus should be on human social cognition and behavior, a strong interest in comparative and translational research as well as the neuro-cognitive processes underpinning human/animal interaction is particularly welcomed, and candidates with an interest in the ontogeny and phylogeny of social cognition are particularly encouraged to apply. The research profile of applicants must show excellent potential for collaborations with research at the University of Vienna (Faculties of Psychology and Life Sciences, with potential double affiliation) and at the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

 

Your academic profile:

• ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant or FWF-START obtained
• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

We expect 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:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• 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 (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan

 

Application documents:

1. Letter of motivation

2.   Academic curriculum vitae

o   education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)

o   positions held to date

o   relevant parental, family or other care times

o   awards and honors

o   commissions of trust

o   previous and current cooperation partners

o   complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents

o   list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)

o   teaching and mentoring

o   supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable

3. List of publications

o   link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list

o   three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max. 30 MB)

4. Research statement

o   most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)

o   synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised

o   publication strategy

5. Teaching and supervision statement

o   teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)

o   teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

 

Please send your application to: [email protected]

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.: SoCo20240222

Application deadline: 13 March 2024

 

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Vienna

Country

Austria

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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