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University assistant predoctoral 

45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies  

Job vacancy starting: 03/01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours:  30,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 05/20/2025

Job ID: 3549

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!

Your personal sphere of influence:

The Department of Linguistics is a sub-unit of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies which conducts internationally visible cutting-edge research in the fields of General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and Historical Linguistics.

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna wishes to appoint an university assistant (at predoctoral level).

As a university assistent prae doc, you will be tasked with research assistance, teaching, organization of workshops, talks etc, among others.

The focus of our research is in theoretical linguistics, particularly generative linguistics (syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics).

The position is limited to the period of an employee´s leave, from 1 March 2025 to 20 May 2025.

Your future tasks:

Participation in research, teaching and administration in the area of General Linguistics:

• Participation in research projects / research studies
• Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Help with Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master's degree or Diploma, in linguistics with a thesis in formal syntax, semantics or pragmatics
• Good knowledge of formal syntax and semantics
• Experience in academic writing and with research methods
• First academic publications, international talks and participation in international meetings and conferences are highly desirable
• Didactic competences / experience with e-learning
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 Level)
• IT user skills, preferably Latex
• You are motivated and self-propelled
• You are flexible and creative
• You should be a team player with high social 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 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:

• Letter of motivation
• Proposal for/Outline of PhD project (at least 2 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• List of publications and talks, proof of teaching experience (if available)
• Degree certificates, academic records
• PDF of an exemplary scientific essay (publication or typescript) or a chapter from the diploma/master´s thesis
• Names and contact information of two recommenders (will be contacted when needed, no letters necessary yet)
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Daniel Büring  

daniel.buring@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: 02/12/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)