Tenure-Track Professorship in Hungarian Literature in European Context

Job title:

Tenure-Track Professorship in Hungarian Literature in European Context

Company

Universität Wien

Job description

45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. A2
Limited until: permanent
Reference no.: 4422The positionWe welcome applications from outstanding candidates who explore Hungarian literary studies in their own context, but also in the European context. In accordance with the curricular requirements, they have a background in philological and cultural studies and reflect on current or historical issues in literary studies. They are able to cover the entire spectrum of Hungarian literary history in their teaching. Their research focus can be on both older and more recent literary history. Ideally, they are experienced in interdisciplinary co-operation and have an interest in the methods and theories of literary research. They are also interested in embedding their research in the field of comparative linguistics and literary studies.The tenure track professorship represents the subject of Hungarian Studies in the field of literary and cultural studies and is therefore an essential part of teacher training for the subject ‘Hungarian’. The tenure track professorship is not only part of the ‘Finno-Ugrian Studies’ department, but also works together with other European literary and cultural studies, i.e. it is integrated into the department of Comparative Literature. Successful candidates will teach in the comparative study programmes and contribute to their further development. They will cooperate with comparative literature research groups and help to develop a focus in the field of ‘world literature’.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: 09/17/2025
Reference no.: 4422Tenure Track Professorships

Expected salary

Location

Wien

Job date

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:16:06 GMT

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