The habilitation remains a key milestone on the path to a professorship – yet it continues to represent a major turning point in academic careers.
Women in particular often face specific challenges at this stage: limited access to informal networks, interdisciplinary research profiles, external habilitations, or a lack of orientation regarding the unwritten rules of the academic system.

This one-day habilitation training is aimed at postdoctoral researchers who already have a concrete habilitation project as well as those planning to pursue a habilitation at the University of Vienna. The goal is to provide essential information on the habilitation process in a compact format while also offering space for questions, exchange, and strategic planning.

Key topics include:

- The role of the habilitation in academic careers

- The habilitation process: requirements, expectations, and different formats

- Unwritten rules and institutional dynamics

- Time management during the habilitation phase

Application:
To apply, please send your CV and a short description of your (planned) habilitation project to equality@univie.ac.at.

In your email, please indicate:

- Which training/date you are applying for (14 May 2025 / 2 December 2025)

- Whether you can participate in German and/or English

- Whether more than one date would work for you