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Professorships

Faculty of Social Sciences
• Communication with a Focus on Media Change and Media Innovation

Full details and the application deadline can be found at: professuren.univie.ac.at/en

Classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: job group A1.

The salary will be individually negotiated under consideration of the previous career development and the current income situation.

Classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 49, job group A2. We offer the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor. The successful candidate is hired as “Assistant professor” for a maximum duration of six years. If the candidate meets the conditions stipulated in the qualification agreement, the assistant professor is promoted to tenured “associate professor”, i.e. obtains a permanent position. Associate professors can be promoted to “full professor” through a university-internal competitive procedure.

The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (diversity.univie.ac.at). The University puts special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. ability to innovate. The appointment of particularly qualified researchers to university professors is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation.