"Tenure Track Professorship in Instructed Second Language Learning (English)"

The position

We are looking for an outstanding researcher in the area of Instructed Second Language Learning of the target language English. Teaching, course development and supervision will cover educational linguistics and language teaching and learning research. The position requires a background in both linguistics and foreign language teaching methodology. The ideal candidate has an excellent research profile and submits an exposé on future research projects and concrete project plans in the field of guided second language acquisition, target language English.

The position is shared between the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies and the Centre for Teacher Education. Physically, the position is based at the Department of English and American Studies, particularly in the sections of Linguistics and Language Teaching and Learning Research (Fachdidaktik). The position is integral to the department’s BEd and MEd programmes preparing English language teachers for secondary-level schools in Austria. As this will involve collaboration with the Austrian educational sector, German language proficiency at CEFR level B1 is expected within three years of employment.

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.

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

Application documents (in English):

1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
   • education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
   • positions held to date
   • career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)
   • awards and honors
   • commissions of trust
   • previous and current cooperation partners
   • complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
   • list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
   • teaching and mentoring
   • supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable
3. List of publications
   • link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
   • three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)
4. Research statement
   • most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
   • synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
   • publication strategy
5. Teaching and supervision statement
   • teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
   • teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

If you have any questions, please contact: berufungsservice@univie.ac.at

Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.

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: 12/10/2025

Reference no.: 4898

Tenure Track Professorships