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.

The University of Vienna seek to appoint a

Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Social Cognition

The position

Applicants for the tenure track position have a strong track record of basic research on the foundations of social cognition and behavior. Their in-depth understanding of neurobiological systems and the methodologies to investigate them promises major advances in our understanding of social cognition and behavior, and its brain bases. While the primary research focus should be on human social cognition and behavior, a strong interest in comparative and translational research as well as the neuro-cognitive processes underpinning human/animal interaction is particularly welcomed, and candidates with an interest in the ontogeny and phylogeny of social cognition are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be affiliated with the University of Vienna (Faculties of Psychology and/or Life Sciences) as well as with the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, and must therefore show excellent potential for collaborations with research conducted at both Institutions.

Research at the Faculty of Psychology (https://psychologie.univie.ac.at/en/) focuses on both basic and applied psychological science. The aim is to investigate the psychological foundations of human experience and behavior in various contexts and to support the transfer of the resulting findings into various fields of application. The key research area “Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience” of the Faculty of Life Sciences focuses on the investigation of the neuronal, hormonal and cognitive basis of animal behavior in social groups using state-of-the-art approaches in a variety of model organisms to (https://lifesciences.univie.ac.at/de/forschung/forschungsschwerpunkte/cognition-behavior-and-neuroscience/). The Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna is a collaboration among the Universities of Veterinary Medicine, the Medical University of Vienna, and the University of Vienna (https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli). The Messerli Institute is dedicated to developing and expanding basic knowledge relevant for the coexistence of humans and animals.

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

We expect 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:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• 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 (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan

Application documents(in English):

1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
   • education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
   • positions held to date
   • career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)
   • awards and honors
   • commissions of trust
   • previous and current cooperation partners
   • complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
   • list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
   • teaching and mentoring
   • supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable
3. List of publications
   • link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
   • three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)
4. Research statement
   • most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
   • synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
   • publication strategy
5. Teaching and supervision statement
   • teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
   • teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

If you have any questions, please contact:

tenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.at
Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.

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: 01/10/2025
Reference no.: 3219