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At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

University assistant predoctoral 

 45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies 

Job vacancy starting: 03/15/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours: 30,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 03/14/2029

Job ID: 3521

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

The Department of German at the University of Vienna is the largest academic center covering all fields relating to  the German language and German-language literatures. The core areas are Modern German Literature, Medieval German Language and Literature, Germanic Linguistics, German as a Foreign and Second Language, and German Teaching Methodology. In addition, the areas of Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary Theory, and Literature for Children and Young Adults are well established. More than 4200 students are enrolled. 

Your personal sphere of influence:

As a university assistant prae doc, you will join our broadly based research team in variationist linguistics around the Special Research Programme (SFB) "German in Austria. Variation - Contact - Perception". The focus of our research is on phenomena of language variation and language change in the context of Austria yesterday and today. 

The team, in which you will be closely involved, currently consits of several prae docs and post docs as well as student assistants. What distinguishes us as a team is an intensive and lively exchange in joint research on the one hand, which goes hand in hand with a strengthening and expansion of individual research profiles on the other. 

The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within t he first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

This is part of your personality:

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely. 

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace 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 3,714,80 (on a full-time 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:

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Alexandra Lenz

alexandra.lenz@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: 02/04/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)

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University assistant predoctoral

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