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 workplace:
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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 workplace:
- You produce excellent research in philosophy.
- You take part in and help organizing research activities such as reading groups, workshops, visiting talks.
- You publish in peer-reviewed journals and give research presentations.
- You apply for third-party funding for your research.
- You prepare and complete a habilitation (if this is beneficial to your career)
- You contribute to teaching within the BA and MA philosophy programs by independently teaching courses to the extent to which you are required according to the collective bargaining agreement (4 SWS).
- You supervise students in your areas of competence.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative and organizational tasks.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
The Institute for Economic and Social History conducts integrated research and teaching in economic, social, and cultural history, as well as history education in collaboration with other historical institutes. It examines and teaches economic, social, and cultural developments in global, national, regional, and local contexts up to the present day. We are a dynamic team and host numerous third-party funded projects financed by national and international funding agencies such as FWF, Jubiläumsfonds, and EU programs.
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Vollzeit | Teilzeit | befristet
Your workplace:
- You work on your dissertation and its completion.
- You are involved in research projects, conferences, research organization tasks and teaching.
- We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12 to 18 months.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You supervise students in your area(s) of competence and you help with conducting examinations.
- You contribute to the organization and content of conferences, publications, and academic projects.
- You take on administrative tasks in research and teaching as well as in the department.
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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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Wer wir sind:
- Fertigstellung Ihrer Dissertation auf der Grundlage eigenständiger Archivforschung und damit einen Beitrag zu den Projektzielen zu leisten, mit thematischem Schwerpunkt auf einem der folgenden Bereiche:
- die Beteiligung von Patientinnen und Patienten an Programmen zur Prävention arzneimittelbedingter Behinderungen in Gesundheitssystemen westlicher Wohlfahrtsstaaten, staatssozialistischer Länder oder postkolonialer, neu unabhängiger Staaten
- die Rolle von Patientinnen und Patienten in der „Verflechtung“ westlicher Arzneimittelentwicklung und postkolonialer globaler Pharmamärkte, einschließlich der Geschichte von durch Patientinnen und Patienten initiierten rechtlichen Auseinandersetzungen
- von Patientinnen und Patienten geführte rechtliche Schritte oder Patientenkampagnen als Praxis und als zentrale Intervention in wissenschaftliche und politische Debatten
- Mitarbeit an projektbezogenen Aufgaben, wie der Organisation wissenschaftlicher Veranstaltungen, der öffentlichen Vermittlung von Forschungsergebnissen sowie an Publikationen
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research projects
- Contribution to publications / scientific articles / presentations
- Participation in the development of a media platform for political theory
- Participation in organizing workshops, conferences, and symposia
- Project applications and acquisition of third-party funding
- We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12–18 months
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Supervision of students
- You take on administrative tasks in the department, teaching, and research administration
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Your role:
- Participation in research projects / research studies
- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
- 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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Wer wird sind:
- Eigenständige Archivforschung mit thematischem Schwerpunkt auf einem der folgenden Bereiche:
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Wer wird sind:
- Eigenständige Archivforschung mit thematischem Schwerpunkt auf einem der folgenden Bereiche:
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