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
Byzantine Studies
(full time, limited to a period of 4 years, as of Oct. 1st, 2025)
The position:
The Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Vienna is a lively, international and dynamic research and teaching institution that has been particularly successful in attracting research funding in recent years. It has one of the best libraries in the field of Byzantine studies.
We are looking for a scholar with a research focus in the field of Byzantine Studies who enjoys teaching, sharing and transmitting knowledge.
The successful candidate will be expected to make a significant contribution to the teaching programme, research activities and intellectual life of the Department, to supervise academic theses and to contribute to the daily life of the Department. The candidate will be expected to teach eight semester hours per week (among which two lectures and one MA or BA seminar). Courses can be held in German or English.
For further information, please contact Prof. Christophe Erismann, Chair of the Department, (christophe.erismann@univie.ac.at).
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, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christina Lutter (dekanat.hkw@univie.ac.at):
1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
o education and training
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 list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, 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)
3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
4. Research statement
o most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research
activities (max. 4 pages)
o synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised
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)
Appendices to application document:
a. Five key publications as electronic full text version
b. Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
c. 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.: 15/2024
Application deadline: 10 January 2025