"University Assistant postdoctoral"

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University Assistant postdoctoral

34 Faculty of Law
Startdate:07.02.2026 | Working hours:40 | Collective bargaining agreement:§48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until:06.02.2032
Reference no.:4947

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 brilliant minds have found a unique balance of freedom and support. Join us if you’re passionate about groundbreaking international research and academic excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Let’s shape the future together!

Your personal sphere of play:

Your future position will be at the Institute for Roman Law and Ancient Legal History in the team of Univ.-Prof. DDr. José-Domingo Rodríguez Martin. The advertised position is aimed at a person who conducts independent research and teaches in the fields of Roman law and the legal history of the Greek world from antiquity to the post-Byzantine period.

The Institute for Roman Law and Ancient Legal History is part of the Faculty of Law.

Your future tasks:

You will actively participate in research, teaching and administration, which means in particular:

• Establishing and developing an independent research profile with a focus on the legal history of the Greek world (ancient, Byzantine and post-Byzantine eras).
• Collaborating on research projects and initiating your own research projects in this field.
• Engaging in international academic communication: publications in relevant journals, lectures, conference contributions.
• Acquiring competitive third-party funding.
• Preparing and completing a postdoctoral thesis ready for publication.
• Independent teaching, particularly in the compulsory and elective subjects of the curriculum in the field of Roman law - either in the German-language diploma programme or in the English-language programme in International Law (bachelor's programme).
• Supervision of students and participation in examinations.
• Collaboration on quality assurance and evaluation measures.
• Performance of administrative tasks in research and teaching.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed doctoral/PhD degree in law
• Outstanding dissertation
• Demonstrable academic excellence trough international, peer-reviewed publications on topics related to the legal history of the Greek world and/or Roman law.
• Teching skills, including experience with digital teaching and learning formats.
• Solid IT skills.
• Excellent  English skills (C1).
• Very good knowledge of Ancient Greek and/or Middle Greek and/or Modern Greek; in addition, confident command of other key academic languages (e.g. German, French, Italian) for search literature.
• High level of teamwork and communication skills.

Desirable qualities:

• An in-depth research profile with a clear focus on the legal history of the Greek world (ancient, Byzantine or post-Byzantine periods).
• Knowledge and experience in the historical auxiliary sciences for legal history, in particular palaeography, codicology, diplomatics and epigraphy.
• Experience working in archives with relevant document collections, especially private law sources (e.g. notarial deeds), court files and administrative documents.
• Publications in renowned, subject-specific publications.
• International lecturing activity in relevant specialist forums on the legal history of the Greek world.
• Knowledge of university procedures and structures.
• Experience abroad.
• Experience in student support.

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 / 72 months increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for all:We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your list of publications
• With your summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
• Doctoral Degree
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters
• Via our job portal / Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Franz Stefan Meissel

franz.stefan.meissel@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 place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

Application deadline: 12/30/2025