History, Cultural Studies & Philology – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You will carry out excellent scholarly work on your research project and write scholarly publications (articles or a monograph) on your research project.
- You will represent your research at scholarly conferences.
- You will collaborate with Prof. Kriszta Eszter Szendröi to create an Erweiterungscurriculum in Yiddish Studies and contribute to its teaching and administration.
- You will assist with the organisation of conferences, lectures, workshops and contribute to the organisation and/or teaching of the University of Vienna Summer School on Yiddish Language and Culture.
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Your workplace:
- Independently conducting courses in Bachelor´s and Master´s degree programs in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. In the case of full-time employment, the average teaching load is 14 hours per week per semester.
- Actively contributing to the (further) development of teaching and examination formats.
- Ongoing engagement with the current state of research, didactic further training and the assumption of research tasks during non-teaching periods.
- Taking on administrative duties, particularly in the administration of teaching.
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Vollzeit | Teilzeit | befristet
Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research, teaching and administration
- Participation in research projects / research studies
- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration
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Vollzeit | Teilzeit | befristet
Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research, teaching and administration
- Participation in research projects / research studies
- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration
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Who We Are
- Complete your dissertation, based on original archival research, and thereby contribute to the project aims with a thematic focus on either:
- patient engagement with programs to prevent drug-related disability in health care systems in Western welfare states, in state socialist countries, or in postcolonial, newly independent countries
- patients’ roles in the “entanglement” of Western drug development and postcolonial global pharmaceutical markets, including the histories of patient
- legal action led by patients or patient campaigns as a practice and pivotal intervention into scientific and political debates
- Contribute to project aims such as academic event organization, public dissemination of research results, publications
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Who we are:
- Original archival research with a thematic focus on either:
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Who we are:
- Original archival research with a thematic focus on either:
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Your personal sphere of play:
As a University Assistant you will complement the research at Chair of South-Eastern European History.The postdoc position will be for a maximum of four years, the preferred starting date would be April 1, 2026.
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Vollzeit | Teilzeit | befristet | Geringfügig
Your personal sphere of play:
- Developing and expanding an independent research profile
- Participating in research projects/scientific studies
- International publication and lecturing activities
- Project applications and third-party funding acquisition
- Preparation/completion of a (publication-ready) habilitation
- Independently holding courses in accordance with collective agreement provisions
- Student supervision
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
- Participation in research, teaching, and institute administration
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Develop a distinct profile within the field of environmental and climate mobilities, establish yourself as an expert and build a foundation for a long-term academic career.
- Actively collaborate in ongoing research, networking, teaching and dissemination activities within the working group (e.g., ECM Network, Climate Mobilities Knowledge Hub).
- Engage in international publishing and present research findings at academic conferences to enhance visibility and impact within the field.
- Independently acquire third-party funding (e.g., ERC, FWF) to support ambitious research projects
- Conduct independent and collaborative empirical research in the field of environmental and climate mobilities, driving innovative contributions to the field.
- Supervise students on Bachelor, Master and PhD level and independently teach courses as outlined in the collective agreement, mentoring the next generation of researchers and leaders in environmental and climate mobilities studies.
- Play an active role in university academic self-administration, contributing to strategic decisions and ensuring smooth operations.
- Be part of an international and diverse research team committed to advancing socially impactful research in environmental and climate mobilities.
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