At the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Full Professor of Historical Ancillary Sciences (including Digital Methods)
with a Focus on the Middle Ages

The position:

This professorship will contribute to strengthening and advancing the Auxiliary Historical Sciences (with a focus on the Middle Ages) at the university. Successful candidates must have a strong research profile, one that demonstrates their ability to apply the methods of the Auxiliary Historical Sciences - especially in the fields of documentary source studies as well as archival, library and manuscript cultures of the European Middle Ages. They must also demonstrate experience in applying methods in the Digital and Computational Humanities. Applications are especially welcome from scholars who have experience in integrating the auxiliary sciences with new research questions and perspectives, especially cultural and material history approaches, and a record of innovation in this area. Active participation in relevant interdisciplinary research clusters at the university is a key part of the job profile. The ability and willingness to teach the full chronological range in the fields "Auxiliary Sciences of History/ Medieval History" are of particular importance, not only at the Bachelor’s, teaching degree, diploma, Master’s, and doctoral levels, but also especially within the Master’s program "Auxiliary Sciences of History and Archival Studies“.

Your academic profile:

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Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputatio
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Proven leadership qualitie
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Gender and diversity competenc
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Experience in designing and managing large research project
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Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral leve
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Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty/Center and/or the Universit
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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:

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a wide range of research and teaching support service
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attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lif
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an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement pla
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a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research project
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comprehensive relocation support

Application documents:

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christina Lutter (dekanat.hkw@univie.ac.at):
1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
o education and training
o positions held to date
o career breaks (e.g. parental, family or other care periods)
o awards and honors
o commissions of trust
o previous and current cooperation partners
o list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
o list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
o teaching and mentoring
o supervision experience (Master and PhD)
3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
4. Research statement
o most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
o synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised
5. Teaching and supervision statement
o teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)

Appendices to application document:

a. Five key publications as electronic full text version
b. Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
c. Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)