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 Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Tenure-Track Professorship in Public law in an international context

The position

Successful applicants must demonstrate excellence in research and teaching in public law in an international context. They are expected to have substantial knowledge of Austrian constitutional and administrative law, embedded in European and international developments, as well as the willingness to represent this knowledge comprehensively in research and teaching. Especially expected is a focus on comparative public law, including non-European legal systems.

The University of Vienna is Austria’s largest university, and the Vienna Juridicum is the largest law school in the German-speaking world. It is ranked among the top law schools in Europe. The Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna offers an excellent research environment for the advertised position. Internationality is of paramount importance at this faculty in both research and teaching. Our researchers have extensive international experience and regularly address international topics. Comparative law is also intensively pursued in all relevant subjects. With its diverse range of foreign-language courses and the “International Law” program, the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna is a popular destination for international students. The tenure-track position is based at the department for Constitutional and Administrative Law, a department with more than 150 years of tradition. The department has produced world-class scholars, including Hans Kelsen, one of the most important legal theorists of the 20th century and the architect of the Austrian Federal Constitution. Today, the department for Constitutional and Administrative Law covers the entire spectrum of Austrian public law, with a focus on fundamental and human rights, economic, medical, migration, and sustainability law, all embedded in European and international developments. Comparative law has a special tradition at the department and will be further strengthened. https://staatsrecht.univie.ac.at/

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:

berufungsservice@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: 12/10/2025
Reference no.: 4893