At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700  of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

Senior Lecturer (instructional teaching) 

 53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy 

Job vacancy starting: 09/01/2026 | Working hours: 20,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 07/31/2030

Job ID: 5238

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

The position of Senior Lecturer is assigned to the Department of Geography and Regional Research (Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung / lfGR) at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy. With more than 100 academic staff and 3,500 students lfGR offers an inspiring environment to address urgent societal challenges in research and teaching. 

The position is embedded in the Population, Environment and Development research group. This working group deals with key population geography dynamics, in particular migration, and aims to understand and evaluate these in conjunction with environmental changes and development processes. 

As a senior lecturer, you will mainly be involved in teaching human geography methods, in particular quantitative methods and statistical procedures.

Your tasks:

• You will independently hold courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement. (The 20 hours per week workload includes an average of 12 semester hours of instructional teaching/semester.)
• 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 especially during the lecture-free time.

Requirements for an application:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging occupational field. Requirements for an application or hiring conditions:

• Completed master's/diploma degree in geography, demography or a relevant related discipline
• Teaching experience at a post-secondary educational institution
• Excellent didactic competences
• Sound knowledge of human geography methods, especially quantitative methods and statistical procedures
• Knowledge of qualitative methods is desirable
• Excellent knowledge of German and English
• You are a team player with high social skills

What we offer:

Inspiring working atmosphere: You will be 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 new workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: We offer you ongoing opportunities to expand and deepen your skills.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 1,888.05 (full-time basis = EUR 3,776.10) increases if we can take your professional experience into account. See also University of Vienna salary scheme / Gross-net calculator (available only in German).

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

It is that easy to apply:

• CV
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held (if available evaluation results)
• List of publications and list of research projects carried out
• Master Degree / Diploma
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Patrick Sakdapolrak

patrick.sakdapolrak@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: 03/31/2026