"University Assistant (praedoc)"

Your personal sphere of influence: The Department of History of Christianity and Protestantism in Austria is a sub-unit of the Faculty of Protestant Theology. The vacant position as university assistant (praedoc) serves to strengthen our teaching and research portfolio. We are looking for Protestant theologians with a special interest in working on research questions regarding the History of Christianity.

Your future tasks:

• You will be involved in research projects and publications regarding the History of Christianity.
• You will work on and complete your dissertation regarding the History of Christianity. We expect you to complete your dissertation agreement within 6-12 months.
• You will participate in doctoral seminars at the Institute.
• You will teach independent courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master's degree in Protestant Theology or a corresponding degree (the degree certificate must be available by the date of employment at the latest)
• A keen interest in the History of Christianity, a focus on the Early Modern Age is desirable
• The willingness to attend and organize national and international conferences and to work in a team
• A thorough and thoughtful approach
• Advanced IT user skills

What we offer: We are a research-active institute, emphasise an inspiring working atmosphere and offer a flexible working environment. The duration of the contract is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to a total of 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-renewal within the first 12 months. Flexible working environment: The specific working conditions can be customised. Good public transport links: Your new workplace is easily accessible by public transport. Internal further training and coaching: The University of Vienna has a wide range of further training programmes that you can take advantage of free of charge. Fair salary: Classification according to the collective agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 basic level (praedoc). The basic salary of EUR 3.714,80 (full-time basis) increases if we can recognise professional experience.

It is that easy to apply: Please submit the following: Your professional CV. A letter of motivation, including your research interest and your availability (max. 2 pages). A writing sample (about 50000 characters). A copy of your diploma. If you have any content questions, please contact: Philipp Pilhofer.