At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an
University assistant predoctoral
32 Faculty of Protestant Theology
Job vacancy starting: 11/03/2025 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 10/31/2029
Job ID: 4624
Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!
Your personal sphere of influence:
The Department of History of Christianity and Protestantism in Austria is a sub-unit of the Faculty of Protestant Theology. The vacant position as university assistant (praedoc) serves to strengthen our teaching and research portfolio. We are looking for Protestant theologians with a special interest in working on research questions regarding the History of Christianity.
Your future tasks:
You will play an active role in the research, teaching and administration of the Institute, i.e:
• You will be involved in research projects and publications regarding the History of Christianity.
• You will work on and complete your dissertation regarding the History of Christianity. We expect you to complete your dissertation agreement within 6-12 months.
• You will participate in doctoral seminars at the Institute.
• You will teach independent courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.
This is part of your personality:
• Completed Master's degree in Protestant Theology or a corresponding degree (the degree certificate must be available by the date of employment at the latest)
• A keen interest in the History of Christianity, a focus on the Early Modern Age is desireable
• The willingness to attend and organize national and international conferences and to work in a team
• A thorough and thoughtful approach
What we offer:
We are a research-active institute, emphasise an inspiring working atmosphere and offer a flexible working environment. The duration of the contract is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to a total of 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-renewal within the first 12 months.
• Flexible working environment: The specific working conditions can be customised.
• Good public transport links: Your new workplace is easily accessible by public transport.
• Internal further training and coaching: The University of Vienna has a wide range of further training programmes that you can take advantage of free of charge.
• Fair salary: Classification according to the collective agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 basic level (praedoc). The basic salary of EUR 3.714,80 (full-time basis) increases if we can recognise professional experience.
It is that easy to apply:
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Please submit the following:
• Your professional CV.
• A letter of motivation, including your research interest and your availability (max. 2 pages).
• A writing sample (about 50000 characters).
• A copy of your diploma.
If you have any content questions, please contact:
Philipp Pilhofer
philipp.pilhofer@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: 10/05/2025
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