What to expect in this position
- You will develop and work on an independent dissertation project in the field of South Asian Studies and complete your dissertation agreement within 12–18 months.
- You will work continuously on your dissertation and its completion.
- You will participate in the department's research activities and support ongoing projects as needed.
- You will participate in selected activities related to the ERC project MANTRAMS (e.g., workshops, data preparation, organizational support).
- You will independently hold courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.
- You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.
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Your workplace:
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. That means an average of 12 semester hours per week.
- You will take on administrative tasks, especially in the administration of teaching.
- We expect from you the ongoing reception of the current state of science as well as the didactic further training during the lecture-free time.
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Your future tasks:
- Supporting the Chair in Cultural and Intellectual history of the Islamic World.
- Developing an independent research profile in the field of Cultural and Intellectual history of the Islamic World.
- International publication and lecturing activities.
- Participation in the FWF Cluster of Excellence ‘EurAsian Transformations’.
- Supporting the acquisition of third-party funding.
- Preparing a habilitation in the field of Cultural and Intellectual history of the Islamic world.
- Preparing and carrying out teaching duties (in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement of the university scientific staff).
- Supervising students.
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- Administrative tasks in research and teaching.
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Your Tasks
- Conducting independent research in exchange with other relevant projects (https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ikga/himalayan-connectivities/)
- Supporting other research projects with your expertise
- Contributing to the Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations“ by organizing and participating in joint interdisciplinary research activities and public outreach
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of Egyptology (Egyptian Archaeology).
- You are involved in archaeological research projects and scientific studies.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
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Long Description
Would you like to use your IT skills for research, teaching, and administration at the cutting edge? Maybe even turn your hobby into a career? We are looking for individuals who enjoy using their brains to provide IT support to the institute's employees and thereby do something meaningful for society.
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Your work setting:
- You work on your dissertation and its completion within four years
- You work on the dissemination of your research (e.g. through conference participation and publications)
- You become an active member of the new research platform “Multilateralism Revisited”
- You teach courses within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement for Austrian universities (up to two teaching hours per week)
- You participate in, (co-)organize, and contribute to joint activities of the research platform such as workshops, public seminars and lectures, grant-writing, and publications
- You participate in the events of the respective department where you are based
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Collaboration with and support of the chair of early modern art history (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schütze) in research and teaching.
- Collaboration with the Vienna Center for the History of Collecting.
- Contributing to the administration of the institute and your personal teaching (4 hours per week per semester).
- Preparation of a Habilitation in the field of 16th-18th century Italian art history is expected.
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Your Tasks
- Scholarly documentation of selected iron structures in architectural plans, by images and written description, including data recording on site (building survey) and in archives
- Creating digital 3D architectural models of the structures
- Preparing a comparative architectural study
- Active participation in the scientific publication of project results and the preparation of conferences/symposiums
- Cooperation with project partners
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- You have a good command of several fields within the history of science and/or the history of social movements, and an excellent command of present methodological developments.
- You have drafted a dissertation project for a knowledge-based history of social movements and political knowledge cultures in the German-speaking World, 1960s–1990s.
- Successful applicants will have a master's degree (or equivalent) in history or history of science or a related discipline (diploma must be available by the date of employment).
- During the initial period, fluency in German must be documented; spoken and written English is likewise important for the day-to-day work in our team.
- Familiarity with procedures and structures of a university are of advantage, as is experience abroad.
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