The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Tenure-Track Professorship in Human Computer Interaction

The position

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) explores the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use, as well as the broader social and ethical implications of computer systems. Candidates should have a strong background in computer science or a related discipline and an excellent research record in HCI, as documented by publications in relevant top venues (such as ACM CHI, ACM UIST, CSCW, TOCHI, IEEE VIS, or IEEE TSMC) and by successful acquisition of research grants. We are also welcoming candidates with demonstrated interest and experience in inter- and transdisciplinary research in HCI. Relevant research focus areas include, but are not limited to: Human-centered design and user experience, interactive and intelligent systems, critical computing, sustainability and social justice, collaborative and social computing, mixed, augmented, and virtual reality, affective computing and human-AI interaction, and ethical, societal, artistic and environmental aspects of digital technologies. Candidates should be committed to high-quality teaching in HCI and other general areas in computer science.

The University of Vienna and the Faculty of Computer Science offer a vibrant and prolific research environment for the advertised tenure-track professorship. The appointed assistant professor can build connections to researchers within the faculty in various fields, for instance (depending on the specific research area and research plans of the candidate), in visualization and data analysis, cooperative systems, data mining and machine learning, education, didactics and entertainment computing, or Neuroinformatics. Across faculties, renowned researchers in the social sciences, philosophy, and psychology can offer excellent collaboration opportunities. Also, the Research Network Data Science can facilitate collaborations with other researchers from the University of Vienna. Last, but not least, Vienna, as an internationally recognized center for Digital Humanism, is an ideal place for conducting world-class research in human-computer interaction.

https://informatik.univie.ac.at/en/

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan

Application documents (in English):

1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
   • education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
   • positions held to date
   • career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)
   • awards and honors
   • commissions of trust
   • previous and current cooperation partners
   • complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
   • list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
   • teaching and mentoring
   • supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable
3. List of publications
   • link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
   • three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)
4. Research statement
   • most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
   • synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
   • publication strategy
5. Teaching and supervision statement
   • teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
   • teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

If you have any questions, please contact:

tenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.at
Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.

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: 09/17/2025
Reference no.: 4418