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University assistant predoctoral 

45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies  

Job vacancy starting: [[02/01/2025]] (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours:  30,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 

Job ID: 3504

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

Your personal sphere of influence:

As a University Assistant Praedoc you will join the research team at the Department of Musicology at the University of Vienna. The Institute was founded in 1898 by Guido Adler. With its four professorships (Early Historical Musicology, Modern Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology), twelve other full-time academic employees, lecturers, project staff members, administrative staff and around 900 students, it is one of the largest musicological institutes in the German-speaking world.

We are looking for applicants who would like to qualify themselves with their own research and subsequent dissertation in the field of systematic musicology and contribute to the diverse projects of our department.

The duration of the contract is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-renewal within the first 12 months.

Your future tasks:

You will be actively involved in research, teaching and administration:

• You will contribute to research projects and academic studies in the field of systematic musicology.
• We expect you to conclude your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months.
• You will work on and finalise your dissertation.
• You will actively participate in the “Digital Humanities & Quantitative Methods” section of our faculty's Doctoral School
• You will teach courses independently in accordance with the collective agreement.
• You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master's/Diploma programme in musicology with a focus on systematic musicology
• Knowledge of the basics and methods in the field of systematic musicology (i.e. musical acoustics and music psychology)

Desirably you also have: 

• Knowledge of room acoustics, auditory perception/psychoacoustics/crossmodal correspondencies, personality tests and statistics as well as
• Initial experiences in academic writing and first conference contributions (national/international)
• Excellent German and English language skills (C1)
• You are a team player with high social/communication skills

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 3578,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!
• 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 the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae
• With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. 5 p.)
• Master Degree /Diploma
• Via our jop portal / Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Christoph Reuter  

christoph.reuter@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: 01/27/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)