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Senior Lecturer (instructional teaching) 

 51 Faculty of Physics 

Job vacancy starting: 09/01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours: 20.00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 08/31/2029

Job ID: 3265

The 20-hour workload includes an average teaching commitment of 12 semester hours of instructinal teaching.

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 Basic Experimental Physics Training and University Didactics group is part of the Faculty of Physics and focuses on basic experimental physics training as well as research into the teaching and learning of physics. Teaching is predominantly conducted in German. The group is seeking a Senior Lecturer (Instructional Teaching) to contribute to experimental basic education in degree programmes offered by the Faculty of Physics.

Your future tasks:

• Conducting instructional teaching in the experimental physics core modules, particularly in the laboratory courses of the Bachelor`s programme in Physics and the Bachelor's programme in Teaching Education (Physics).
• Actively contributing to the updating, redesign and development of physics experiments.
• Keeping up to date with the latest scientific developments and engaging in ongoing didactic training are expected.
• Participating in the Faculty's outreach activities for school students is encouraged.

What we expect:

We are looking for people who view university teaching as an interesting and challenging career field. The following qualifications are required for application:

• A completed Master's or Diploma degree in Physics or in the teaching subject Physics.
• Several years of independent teaching experience at a post-secondary educational institution (ideally in an introductory physics laboratory course).
• Excellent German language skills (C1) and good English skills.
• Didactic competencies.
• Experience with digital teaching and e-learning platforms such as Moodle and u:stream.
• A team player with strong social and communication 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 workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to expand and deepen your skills.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714.80  (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held (including evaluation results, if available).
• List of publications and list of research projects carried out
• Master's degree / diploma
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Martin Hopf

martin.hopf@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 lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 06/04/2025