Full Professor of Arabic Studies
Universität Wien
The position:The successful candidate will be expected to represent the field of Arabic Studies with a focus on linguistics in both research and teaching, demonstrating breadth and depth in the discipline. They should have an outstanding international reputation and a strong research profile, particularly in the study of spoken varieties of Arabic, encompassing both dialectological and general linguistic (particularly contact linguistics, areal linguistics, social linguistics, historical linguistics) approaches. Complementing the existing focus on the Maghreb, a research focus on the eastern part of the Arab world is desired. The candidate’s teaching responsibilities will include Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, as well as contributions to the Bachelor’s programme in Oriental Studies, the Master’s programme Arab World: Language and Society, and, in particular, the Master’s programme Arabic Linguistics. They will also be expected to supervise doctoral research within the Faculty’s doctoral programme. Moreover, active participation in the Vienna Corpus of Arabic Varieties (VICAV), developed in collaboration with the Austrian Academy of Sciences, is anticipated.Your academic profile:
The University of Vienna expects 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:
(§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan * a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
Application documents:Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via email to the Dean of the Faculty, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Karl Franz Dörner (dekanat.wiwi@univie.ac.at):
Appendices to application document:
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the 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.Reference no.: 154-2025
Application deadline: 17 September 2025
Wien
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:31:59 GMT
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