Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Universität Wien
- Research Field: Arts » Performing arts; Cultural studies » Other; Arts » Other
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 - 00:00 (UTC)
- Country: Austria
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.
The Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna invites applications for a
Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies
45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. A2
Reference no.: 6008
Where to apply
Requirements
Specific Requirements
The position
The research and teaching focus of candidates should be in one or more of the following areas of Buddhist Studies: history of philosophy, of religion, and of literature. Primary sources in Sanskrit must play a prominent role in both research and teaching. Candidates should further have command of at least one of the following languages of Buddhism namely Pali, Buddhist Chinese, Classical Tibetan. Readiness to cooperate especially with Tibetan Studies and ancient and modern South Asian Studies, as well as with other relevant disciplines of the University of Vienna is expected. Interdisciplinary work with the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations is also expected.
The Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies ranks among the largest university centres for the philological-cultural study of South Asia, Tibet, and Buddhism in the German-speaking world and is the home of several third-party funded research projects and the documentation center CIRDIS, and related to various research networks, such as the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations. Through cooperation with numerous academic institutions worldwide the Department is very well connected with the international scholarly community.
Your academic profile:
- Doctoral degree/PhD
- Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
- Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
- Gender and diversity competence
- Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
- Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.
Additional Information
Benefits
We offer:
- the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
- a dynamic research environment
- a wide range of research and teaching support services
- attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
- an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Universität Wien
Country: Austria
City: Wien
Postal Code: 1010
Contact
City: Wien
Website: http://www.univie.ac.at
Street: Universitätsring 1
Postal Code: 1010
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