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University assistant predoctoral 

40 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies  

Job vacancy starting: 01/15/2026  (month/day/year) | Working hours:  30.00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 01/14/2029  (month/day/year), with the option to extend up to a maximum of 4 years.

Job ID: 4342

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 responsibilities:

As a University Assistant Praedoc, you will complement the research team focused on Byzantine Art History.

The research emphasis lies in the analysis of Byzantine visual art, taking into account iconographic, stylistic, and cultural-historical questions, with a particular focus on Georgian culture in the Middle Ages. Aligning your own project with Georgian art is not a requirement but will be seen in a positive way.

The employment duration is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a declaration of non-extension. With appropriate work progress, an extension to a total maximum of 4 years is possible.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• Contributing to research projects and academic studies in the field of Byzantine and Georgian art.

• We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12–18 months.

• Working on your dissertation and its completion.

• Independently conducting courses in accordance with the collective agreement regulations.

• Taking on administrative tasks in research and teaching.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master's/Diploma degree in the field of Byzantine Art History.

• Initial experience in academic writing and research methods.

• Excellent English skills (C1) / Knowledge of an additional foreign language.

• You are a team player with strong social and communication skills.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely. 

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• With a signed motivation letter.

• With your academic CV / Letter of intent.

• Proof of completed Master's/Diploma degree.

• Please include a proposal for your doctoral project (three pages of text without images, supplemented by one page of outline and a bibliography). The proposal should present the topic, objectives, and relevance of the planned work, identify the existing research gap, and outline the current state of research with reference to relevant literature. Additionally, it should specify the planned materials and sources, the guiding research questions and working hypotheses, as well as a preliminary outline and timeline.

• A summary of the Master's or Diploma thesis (maximum three pages) that concisely presents the topic, objectives, methodological approach, and key findings. Also include the table of contents of the thesis and the evaluation report with the grade.

• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Katrina Zachhuber

katrina.zachhuber@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 place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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​Application deadline: 11/21/2025  (month/day/year)