Your role:
- Pursuing your doctoral research independently with the support of two academic supervisors from the department
- Completing a dissertation agreement (incl. full doctoral proposal to be assessed by a faculty board) within 12 months
- Presenting your research at international conferences
- Publishing your research in international outlets
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the university’s collective bargaining agreement
- Participation in administrative activities
- Participation in evaluation activities and quality assurance
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Continuous development of an interdisciplinary research agenda and strategy on the topics of spatial sustainability and digital transformations, in close coordination with the department’s working groups and department leadership.
- Coordination of cross-disciplinary spatial research activities at the institute and beyond.
- Coordination and management of large interdisciplinary research proposals led by the institute (e.g., FWF doc.funds, SFB, Horizon Europe).
- Conducting own research and/or contributing to interdisciplinary research projects at the intersection of spatial sustainability and digital transformations.
- Coordination of science communication activities in the mentioned fields of transformation.
- Improved integration of teaching across the different courses offered and especially the department’s new Master’s programs.
- Teaching as required by the university’s collective bargaining agreement
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Your Tasks
- Active participation in Node 2 of the Cluster of Excellence on ‘Communication and Mobility’, with cluster 1 ‘Multilinguality and its Social Contexts’
- Engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration and dialogue within the COE
- Conducting independent research
- International publications and presentations of project results
- Commitment to the goals of the Cluster and to the integration of its members as well as participation in training and transfer/outreach activities
- Active participation in the scientific and organizational activities of the Institute of Medieval Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Design and carry out your PhD research (dissertation agreement to be finalised within 12 months);
- Contribute to writing project proposals for the acquisition of third-party funds and research grants;
- Collaborate with colleagues and participate in department seminars and research activities;
- Present your research at national and international conferences, meetings, and symposia;
- Teach courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement;
- Contribute to the organisation of department activities and processes.
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Your workplace:
- You work on your dissertation and its completion.
- You are involved in research projects, conferences, research organization tasks and teaching.
- We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12 to 18 months.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You supervise students in your area(s) of competence and you help with conducting examinations.
- You contribute to the organization and content of conferences, publications, and academic projects.
- You take on administrative tasks in research and teaching as well as in the department.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
The Institute for Economic and Social History conducts integrated research and teaching in economic, social, and cultural history, as well as history education in collaboration with other historical institutes. It examines and teaches economic, social, and cultural developments in global, national, regional, and local contexts up to the present day. We are a dynamic team and host numerous third-party funded projects financed by national and international funding agencies such as FWF, Jubiläumsfonds, and EU programs.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Recording and sampling of archaeological material for scientific analysis (proteomics, ancient DNA, radiocarbon) from archaeological sites;
- Performing scientific analyses such as ZooMS and dating
- Traveling to the field, liaising with field-based teams of researchers in several different countries in Africa where the research will be based;
- Collaborating with colleagues in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology on a range of applied projects incorporating aspects of archaeological science, proteomics, genetics and dating;
- Writing and preparing scientific reports and journal articles and present conference papers and posters;
- Representing the group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research, teaching and administration:
- Participation in research projects/research studies
- Participation in publications/academic articles/presentations
- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Your main task is to complete and to submit your dissertation.
- You meet and consult with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to priorities your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
- You participate in your department's and the Doctoral School activities and workshops.
- You participate in conferences and publish research results in peer-reviewed journals.
- You actively seek support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary.
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