"University assistant predoctoral"

University assistant predoctoral

40 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Startdate:08.09.2026 | Working hours:30 | Collective bargaining agreement:§48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until:07.09.2029
Reference no.:5367

The Department of Art History at the University of Vienna is one of the oldest and biggest centers for research and education in its field. One "Prae-doc"-position (75 %, University Assistant) is available from September 8th, 2026 for 3 years.

Your personal sphere of influence:

The position offers first-hand experience in academia culminating in a PhD diploma. The subject of the PhD should be within the areas of expertise of the laboratory for Cognitive Research in Art History https://crea.univie.ac.at/.

Your future tasks:

• PhD thesis, preferably in the area of the FWF project The Museum Gaze https://crea.univie.ac.at/projects/the-museum-gaze/,
• the assistance of Prof. Rosenberg in teaching and research,
• independent teaching in art history (one course per semester),
• participation in the administration of the department.

This is part of your personality:

• Above-average MA in art history,
• excellent English and or German,
• good computer skills (knowledge of a programming language would be advantageous).

What we offer:

Extent of Employment: 30hours/week. Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe praedoc (basic salary of EUR 3.776,10 on a full-time basis) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

The employment duration is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

Application (German or English) should be sent as one PDF file to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than March 7th, 2026.

Please include:

• a letter of motivation,
• a CV,
• copies of diploma,
• table of contents, introduction, one chapter, summary/conclusion of the MA thesis,
• copies of the reports of the MA thesis (if available),
• exposé of a PhD project (if available).

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If you have any questions, please contact:

Raphael Rosenberg
raphael.rosenberg@univie.ac.at

Application deadline: 03/07/2026 (month/day/year)