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.

The Centre for Sport Science and University Sports at the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Tenure-Track Professorship in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy – Diversity and Health

The position

Physical education and sport pedagogy studies the support of educational processes with the help of physical activity, play and sport. Research interests range from elementary education to adult education and education in late adulthood, with a particular focus on health promotion and a constructive approach to social, cultural and gender-related heterogeneity. A particular focus is on physical education and sports lessons organized in schools. We welcome applications from outstanding candidates who concentrate on physical education and sports pedagogy within the domain of school sports in particular on aspects of health promotion and diversity. The work- and research-related profile should be compatible with the research focus of the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports and the Centre for Teacher Education. International networking capabilities must be clearly demonstrated.

The tenure-track position is embedded in the area of Sport Pedagogy and Physical Education Didactics at the Department of Sport and Human Movement Science, University of Vienna. A thematic alignment with one or both of the department’s research areas – Lifelong Health Promotion and Education or Human Performance – is desirable. Extensive collaboration opportunities within the department and across faculties – for example, with the Centre for Teacher Education, or the Doctoral School in Education and the Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences – offer a vibrant environment for interdisciplinary research.

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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.: 4430