University Assistant Postdoctoral, Philological and Cultural Studies

45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Startdate: 01.10.2025 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2031
Reference no.: 4135

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 academic minds have found a unique blend of freedom and support. Join us if you're driven by a passion for top-notch international research and scientific excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Welcome aboard!

Your personal sphere of play:

Your will hold a position as a Post Doc University Assistant in the field of Romance linguistics in the team of the professorship for Romance Studies (Linguistics), participating in research as well as in teaching and administration at the Department of Romance Studies. The Department of Romance Studies offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degree programs in five Romance languages and teacher-training courses for secondary schools in three languages (French, Italian and Spanish). The institute is part of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies. More than 100 academic staff members and a few thousand students apreciate the diversity of subjects, internationality, outstanding research projects and interdisciplinary cooperation.

The position is limited to six years.

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You develop an independent research profile in the field of Romance linguistics.
• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
• You publish in internationally recognised organs of publication, give lectures and organise scientific events.
• You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
• You prepare and complete a publication-ready habilitation.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You supervise your students.
• You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality:

• You have completed a doctorate with a special focus on Romance Linguistics or General Linguistics, covering especially Italian language data. 
• Outstanding Dissertation.
• You are an expert in the field of grammar theory (especially based on Romance data).
• Research competence and initiative proven through international publications in peer-relevant media.
• Experience in the scientific and administrative organisation of scientific events.
• Didactic skills / experience in e-learning.
• Excellent knowledge of Italian as well as of a second Romance language; knowledge of further Romance languages would be desirable.
• IT skills.
• Excellent knowledge of English (C1).
• Team player and high social/communicative skills.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

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 in the center of beautiful Vienna 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.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4.932,90 (14 times a year) for a period of 6 years increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your list of publications including a list of your teaching experience as well as your talks/presentations
• With your summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
• Outline of a habilitation proposal in the field of Romance linguistics (max. 2 pages of text, references not included)
• Certificate of a completed doctorate /PhD or specification of the date of submission of the dissertation and the planned defence
• Contact details of persons who could provide referece letters
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Eva-Maria Remberger 

eva-maria.remberger@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: 07/21/2025

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