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Senior Lecturer B/C/S (Scientific courses) 

 45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies 

Job vacancy starting: 02/01/2026 | Working hours: 20,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 01/31/2030

Job ID: 4503

In case of positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanet position. 

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious, and do you want to pass on your knowledge?  As a Senior Lecturer, you play a crucial role in educating students. In addition to providing a solid academic education, we also place a special emphasis on the personal development of students. We support students in developing curiosity and critical thinking, thereby creating a solid foundation for the professional challenges of the next generation.

Your workplace:

Your future workplace will be at the Department for Slavonic Studies, which is one of the world's largest research and teaching institutions for Slavic languages, literatures and cultures. At the Department, the East, South and West Slavic languages and literatures are represented in teaching and research in a unique breadth (Full Slavonic Studies).

The vacant position in the field of South Slavic linguistics (especially Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian) includes a teaching obligation of seven semester hours per week. The ongoing reception of the current state of science as well as your own active research activities are expected. In addition, the assumption of administrative activities, especially in the administration of teaching, is part of the task.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in scientific teaching, research & administration, which means:

• As a Senior Lecturer, you will be responsible for academic teaching in the Bachelor and Master degree Programmes of Slavonic Studies for an average of seven semester hours per week. You will independently teach courses in the field of South Slavic linguistics with a focus on Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (possibly also on Burgenland Croatian).
• You will take on administrative tasks, especially in the administration of teaching.
• We also expect you to keep up to date with the current state of science and to continue your didactic training during the lecture-free period.

What we expect:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging career field. Requirements for application are: 

• Completed doctoral studies in Slavic Studies (with a focus on linguistics) or a comparable degree
• Several years of independent teaching at a post-secondary educational institution in the field of Slavic philology (with special emphasis on Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian or South Slavic studies)
• Excellent knowledge of German and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian as well as knowledge of other (South) Slavic languages
• Didactic skills / experience in e-learning
• Research and publication experience
• Knowledge of Burgenland-Croatian and its scientific research is desirable
• You are a team player with a high level of social/communicative competence.

What we offer:

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.

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 4,932,90 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• Curriculum vitae and letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held
• List of publications and, if applicable, list of research projects carried out
• Notification of completed doctoral studies
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If you have any content questions, please contact:

Roman Krivko

roman.krivko@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team! 
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 11/02/2025