Senior Lecturer (Doctorate/PhD)

10 Apr 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Innsbruck

Department

Faculty of Educational Sciences

Research Field

Educational sciences » Teaching methods

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Application Deadline

23 Apr 2026 - 00:00 (UTC)

Country

Austria

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

30 hours per week

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Start date/duration

• 01.09.2026
• for 6 years

Job profile:

Your tasks:

• Independent teaching of 12 credit hours in the BA and MA programmes in Educational Sciences
• Required teaching areas: history and theories of education, theories and methods of historical educational research, systematics and paradigms of educational science, epistemology, methodology and methods of educational research
• Function as subject counsellor, responsible for course recognition procedures
• Collaboration in organisational and administrative tasks in teaching, including course evaluations
• Collaboration in the conceptual reflection on teaching
• Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses
• Participation in research projects in the teaching and research unit "General Educational Science and Historical Educational Research"
• Independent research activities and publications desired

Your profile:

• Completed doctorate/PhD in educational science
• Didactic methodological diversity and thematically relevant/several years of teaching experience at university level (BA and MA) in all types of courses (VO, VU, KU, AG, SE) at domestic and/or foreign universities
• Experience in teaching and research in the field of general educational science and historical educational and social research, especially in (historical) childhood and youth research
• Expertise and experience in the use and further development of digital media in higher education teaching
• A high degree of personal responsibility, organisational skills, communication and teamwork skills as well as the ability to cope with a variable workload
• Very good knowledge of German (C1 level), good knowledge of English
• potential for a permanent contract pending the faculty's staff needs and positive performance reviews

Application:

We are looking forward to receiving your online application.

The full, legally binding call for application (in German) including the salary can be found here:
https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=15622

The University of Innsbruck is committed to raising the quota of female employees and therefore explicitly welcomes applications from qualified female scientists. In the case of female underrepresentation women with equal qualifications will be given priority.

In accordance with Austrian disability laws qualified people with special requirements are expressly encouraged to apply for jobs. For further information, please contact the Disability Officer for Academic Staff at behindertenvertrauensperson-br1@uibk.ac.at .

Where to apply

Website

https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=15622

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

What the University of Innsbruck offers:

From a company pension scheme, to flexible working hours and child care facilities the University of Innsbruck offers its employees a wide range of benefits which is being continuously extended.

Along with interesting oppurtunities for the participation in job-related and personal further education courses, and the succesful compatibility of career and family, employees can benefit from a large range of courses offered by the University Sports Institute (USI), the language courses offered by the ISI, the University Library and take advantage of the various canteens offering reasonably priced food.

A summary of the benefits for University employees can be found here: http://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/

Additional comments

The University of Innsbruck as employer

Are you looking for a new challenge? The University of Innsbruck is a place of study, research and employment for more than 31.000 people. As one of the largest employers in Tyrol the University offers a varied and exciting field of activity for its employees from very diverse educational and professional backgrounds. The University explicitly welcomes diversity and is committed to the principle of equal opportunity. It is a certified family-friendly workplace and received the award 'Top workplace 2018' from the Austrian business magazine 'trend'.

Languages

At the University of Innsbruck researchers from all over the world come together. Depending on the individual scientific community the language used may be German, English or another (if unanimously decided).

Internal communication is in German. Therefore a basic knowledge of German or the willingness to acquire such knowledge is essential.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Educational Science

Country

Austria

City

Innsbruck

Postal Code

A-6020

Street

Innrain 52a, Ágnes-Heller-Haus

Geofield

Contact

City

Innsbruck

Street

Innrain 52a, Ágnes-Heller-Haus

Postal Code

A-6020

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