Job Description

40 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Startdate: 01.09.2024 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 31.08.2030
Reference no.: 2538

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:

As one of the largest research institutions in Europe, the University of Vienna has an exceptionally wide range of disciplines and therefore offers an outstanding infrastructure for transdisciplinary research in the humanities. For a job opening as postdoctoral candidate in history of science and epistemology of planning, we are seeking an innovative and critical research personality. You will become part of the Key Research Area History of Science at the Department of History and work closely with colleagues from Vienna as well as international networks. The employment duration will be 5+1 years.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching and administration: your main task is drafting, researching and completing a habilitation or second book, developing an independent profile, publishing and lecturing activities on an international level. Furthermore, the candidate will be involved in organizing international conferences with project partners, and independently teach seminars, as regulated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (two courses per semester). You will represent the history of science in the B.A. and M.A. programmes of History, as well as in the M.A. Epistemologies of Science and Technology, which is organised jointly with STS and the philosophy of science.

This is part of your personality:

• Successful applicants have an excellent command of several fields within the history of science, and a high proficiency in key methods of the field; they must demonstrate profound expertise in historical/political epistemology and combine these with methods within the history of economics.
• Candidates have a research focus on the epistemology of planning. This could encompass research projects regarding economic models, resource management, the history of political economics, administration or welfare, economic metrics and standards of living, techniques of household organization or traditions of alternative planning.
• They have completed their dissertation in history of science or a related discipline (certificate must be available by the date of employment).
• During the initial period, fluency in German must be documented; spoken and written English is likewise important for the day-to-day work in our team. Language acquisition, especially of non-European languages, will be supported during the employment period.
• Familiarity with procedures and structures of university administration are of advantage, as is experience abroad.

What we offer:

• You will be employed for 40 hours/week.
• The contract will start on a mutually agreed date, 1. September 2024 at the earliest.
• Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic monthly salary of EUR 4,752,30 (14 times a year) for a period of 6 years, according to Collective Bargaining Agreement, Group B1 (b) (https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/salary-scheme/; cf. https://bruttonetto.arbeiterkammer.at/); previous experience may result in higher initial salary. Taxes include payments for health care, social insurance, and pension.
• The workplace is Vienna, when not travelling for research and conferences. We provide a workspace in a shared office. Working partially from a home office can be discussed. We are committed to a high degree of flexibility with regard to applicants’ caring responsibilities.

It is that easy to apply:

Applications can be submitted in German or English and include:

• a cover letter/letter of motivation
• a research proposal / outline of the habilitation thesis (2-3 pages)
• electronic copies of the dissertation thesis (manuscript) and two research articles
• CV (please list publications and teaching experience)
• electronic copy of diplomas

Please submit your documents through the University of Vienna’s recruiting portal and indicate the reference number 2538.

If you have questions regarding the position and the application process, please do not hesitate to contact:

Prof. Dr. Anna Echterhölter

anna.echterhoelter@univie.ac.at

https://fsp-wissenschaftsgeschichte.univie.ac.at/

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Anna Maria Echterhölter

anna.echterhoelter@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: 07/02/2024

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