At the University of Vienna, over 10,000 people work together on the big questions of the future. Approximately 7,500 of them are academic staff members. These are individuals who, with their curiosity and their continuous pursuit of excellence, engage in international cutting-edge research and teaching. With us, you will also find space to unfold your potential. We are looking for a/an 

University assistant predoctoral 

40 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies  

Job vacancy starting: 04/01/2025  | Working hours:  30,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 

Job ID: 3119

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 Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna has a vacancy for a University Assistant (praedoc) at the Department of History starting in March. The position is advertised for 3 years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years. An extension up to 4 years is possible.

Your personal sphere of influence:

Your field of activity includes history didactics, historical-political didactics and civic education, related courses, the organization of lectures, workshops and conferences as well as collaboration on academic projects. They work cooperatively in a larger team of academics and write their own dissertation.

Your future tasks:

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

• Participation in research projects / research studies in the field of history didactics, historical-political didactics or civic education
• Participation in publications / academic articles / digital publications / presentations
• We expect to finalize a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching, administration and organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies in the area of history didactics or civic education.
• You work on your dissertation and its completion.

This is part of your personality:

• Professional competence: completed teaching degree in history for secondary schools; teaching experience in schools
• Methodological competence: profound knowledge in the field of history didactics and civic education and familiarity with empirical methods of the field (e.g. through a very good diploma or master thesis), specialist knowledge in history, dissertation concept in the field of didactics of history and/or civic education
• Didactic competence: skills and competences in lesson design in the subjects of history and civic education, ability to communicate research results to the public
• Experience in the organisation of meetings and conferences
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• IT user skills
• Ability to work in a team

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 all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• Letter of Motivation including ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal
• Curriculum vitae
• Master Degree / Diploma
• List of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available)
• Degree certificates with your scientific curriculum vitae
• Via our job portal/ Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Thomas Hellmuth  

thomas.hellmuth@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: 02/17/2025