University assistant predoctoral

Your personal sphere of influence:

The Department of Linguistics is a sub-unit of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, consisting of four main branches (Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Psycholinguistics). The announced four-year position for a university assistant (PhD position) will be associated with the branch of Applied Linguistics (chaired by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Spitzmüller).

Applied Linguistics deals with language in social context and practice. In the context of the Viennese Institute, the discipline primarily covers sociolinguistics, metapragmatics, discourse analysis, multimodal text and media research (the main foci of the chair) as well as conversation analysis, institutional communication, multilingualism, language policy and pragmatics. Applied Linguistics is conceived as an empirically driven, theory-building discipline which is also participating and taking stand in public discourse on linguistic matters. In the context of the Department of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics is furthermore committed to the common institutional goal of exploring language in a comprehensive sense (as a system, competence and social practice).

The PhD candidate will be integrated in the Doctoral School of Philological and Cultural Studies (PhilKult) at the University of Vienna.

Your future tasks:

Participation in research, teaching and administration in the area of Applied Linguistics:

• Possibility to write a PhD dissertation
• Further publication and presentation activities
• Participation in research, teaching and administration
• Involvement in project application and (external) fund-raising
• Participation in organization of conferences
• Teaching due to extent regulations of wage agreement
• Examination activities and support of students
• Participation in administration of the department

This is part of your personality:

• Postgraduate degree (MA) in Applied Linguistics or equivalent degree in a related discipline with focus on at least one of the following approaches: sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, media/text linguistics or pragmatics
• High interest in research and teaching and particularly in international exchange is expected
• Computer literacy (text processing and presentation software) and willingness to explore technologies that are relevant for research and teaching (e.g. software for data analysis, LaTeX, e-learning tools)
• Fluency in English in writing and speaking
• At least basic command of written and spoken German/willingness to learn German
• Ability to work in teams and willingness to cooperate in research and teaching
• Experience in external fund-raising is advantageous
• You are motivated and self-propelled
• You are flexible and creative
• You should be a team player with high social skills

What we offer:

• Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.
• 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.
• Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,776.10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for everyone: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!