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Senior Lecturer (scientific teaching) 

 8507 History Directorate of Studies 

Job vacancy starting: 09/01/2025  | Working hours: 23,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 09/30/2029

Job ID: 3553

In the event of a positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position can be made permanent.

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious and want to pass on your knowledge? As a Senior Lecturer, you will play a key role in the education of students. In addition to providing in-depth specialist training, we also place great importance on the personal development of students. We help students to develop an inquisitive and critical way of thinking and thus create a solid foundation for the professional challenges of the next generation.

Your workplace:

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be involved in teaching history studies.

The employment level of 57.1% includes an average teaching commitment of 8 semester hours per week of academic teaching. The basic willingness to increase the level of employment is welcomed, subject to university requirements. In the event of a positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be terminated.

Your future tasks:

You will teach 8 SWS per semester, with a focus on the Bachelor's level. Ongoing reception of the current state of science as well as further didactic training and the assumption of research tasks during course-free periods are expected. The teaching portfolio also includes courses in the STEOP. In addition, administrative tasks, especially in the administration of teaching, are part of the job description. The teaching duties will focus in particular on the following areas:

- Austrian history from 1815 onwards;

- historical research techniques and archival studies or research techniques and academic writing;

- historical methods (teaching of source genres, qualitative and quantitative methods; teaching of historical-social science methods for teacher training students).

What we expect:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging professional field. Prerequisites for application and admission requirements:

Academic qualification in the form of a completed doctorate in a relevant subject, corresponding academic publication activity, broad teaching experience in the tertiary education sector.

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:

The application documents should include the following

• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Academic CV including certificates
• List of teaching activities and academic publications
• Teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• Course evaluations if available
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If you have any content questions, please contact:

Maria Mesner  

maria.mesner@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: 05/05/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)