Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Theories of Religion, Catholic Theology

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Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Theories of Religion, Catholic Theology

Company

Universität Wien

Job description

Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Theories of Religion, Catholic TheologyEmployer Location Vienna (Landbezirke) (AT) Closing date 18 Mar 2025View more categoriesView less categoriesAcademic Discipline , Job Type , Contract Type , HoursSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.30 Faculty of Catholic
Theology Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. A2
Limited until: permanent
Reference no.: 3705The positionThe Tenure Track position focuses, systematically and based on extensive expertise in the history of religions, on the theoretical foundations of research on religion, both ancient and modern, and its methods. Core questions include how, when and why religion developed; which conditions and characteristics make religion a specific cultural phenomenon; which structural features of religion allow it to be theoretically explored in its diversity in the first place and how this can be implemented terminologically across disciplines. The tenure track position also makes an essential contribution to innovative theoretical desiderata in new intersecting disciplines such as Cognitive Science of Religion. The position complements the profile of the University of Vienna in the field of Religious Studies and contributes to its teaching across curricula.The Faculty of Catholic Theology, in addition to Catholic, Orthodox and Islamic theology, also houses the interdisciplinary research center “Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society”, which networks religious research at the University of Vienna.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

(level A2) and an organisational retirement planApplication documents (in English): * Letter of motivation

• 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
• 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)
• 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
• 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: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 and . 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.University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.​Application deadline: 03/18/2025
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Location

Wien

Job date

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:40 GMT

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