University Assistant (post doc), University of Vienna

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx.

10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from

01.02.2022 of a University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of English and American Studies until 31.01.2028

Reference number: 12269

The Department of English and American Studies (Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies) at the University of Vienna announces the position of a university assistant (Post-doc) in the field of British Literature. Research and teaching at the Department of English and American Studies cover literary and cultural studies as well as linguistics. The department employs more than sixty members of research staff. Presently about 3500 active students are enrolled in its Bachelor, Master, PhD and Teacher Education programmes.

Duration of employment: 6 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week

Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:  

Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This involves: 

• Developing and strengthening an independent research profile 
• Involvement in research projects and research studies/publications 
• International publications and presentations 
• Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding 
• Preparing / writing a post-doctoral dissertation (Habilitation)
• Independent teaching in accordance with the Collective Agreement 
• Student supervision 
• Participation in evaluation and quality control activities 
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Profile:

• Successfully completed PhD, with an outstanding dissertation in the area of English literature and focus on British or Irish literature
• Professional competence in the area of British / Irish literature 
• Didactic competence in the area of British / Irish literature 
• 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

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have:  

• Teaching experience in the field of English studies 
• Experience of working with e-learning 
• Experience of working on research projects 
• Experience of organizing conferences, guest lectures, etc. 
• Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed, depending on the professional standards) 
• International presentation experience 

Desirable qualifications are: 

• Professional competence in the areas of Gender Studies and/or Queer Theory 
• Knowledge of university processes and structures 
• Experience abroad 
• Experience of supervising students

Applications should include:

• Cover letter (1 page)
• Academic CV
• Outline of habilitation / post-doc project (5 pages, excl. list of references)
• List of publications 
• dissertation and 1 published article (from a peer-reviewed journal or a collection of essays) as .pdfs
• List of courses taught incl. three short course descriptions
• Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference

Research fields:

Main research field Special research fields Importance

Linguistics and Literature            English studies              MUST 

Languages:

                         Language     Language level  Importance

English                        Excellent knowledge MUST 

Computer-Skills:

Type of computer skills Specified computer skills  Importance

Basic Knowledge                               MS Office               MUST 

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 02.11.2021, mentioning reference number 12269.

For further information please contact Pasterk, Michaela +43-1-4277-42420, Mieszkowski, Sylvia +43-1-4277-42412.  

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna

Reference number: 12269

E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at

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