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Senior Lecturer (academic teaching) 

 49 Faculty of Social Sciences 

Job vacancy starting: 09/01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours: 40,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 08/31/2029

Job ID: 3677

In case of positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanet position. 

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious, and do you want to pass on your knowledge?  As a Senior Lecturer, you play a crucial role in educating students. In addition to providing a solid academic education, we also place a special emphasis on the personal development of students. We support students in developing curiosity and critical thinking, thereby creating a solid foundation for the professional challenges of the next generation.

Your workplace:

As a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Communication, you will primarily teach in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Journalism and Communication Studies, focusing on journalism research and qualitative methods for an average of 14 semester hours per week. You are expected to stay up-to-date with research developments in the field and participate in pedagogical training. During semester breaks, you are expected to engage in research activities with opportunities to join existing research groups at the department, such as the Journalism Studies Center.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in scientific teaching, research and administration, which means:

• Independently lead courses at Bachelor's and Master's level within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. That means an average of 14 semester hours per week for full-time employment.
• Contribute actively to developing and enhancing course content and examination formats.
• Stay current with developments in the field, participate in didactical training  and conduct research during semester breaks.
• In addition, the handling of administrative duties, particularly in teaching administration, is part of the job profile.

What we expect:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging professional field and have the following profile:

• PhD in Communication Science or related field
• Several years of independent, relevant and successful teaching experience in higher education, with demonstrated excellence
• Proven commitment to knowledge transfer and teaching
• An established research and publication profile in journalism studies
• Excellent command of German (at C1 level)
• Very good command of English
• You should be a team player with high social skills

What we offer:

• Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.
• Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
• Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.
• Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,932,90 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• CV and certificates, supporting documents, evaluation results if applicable, etc.
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Submission of a general didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses taught
• List of publications and list of any research projects carried out or participation in research projects
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Petra Herczeg

petra.herczeg@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team! 
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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Application deadline: 03/31/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)