University Assistant postdoctoral

The University of Vienna is a cosmopolitan hub for more than 10,000 employees, of whom around 7,500 work in research and teaching. They want to do research and teach at a place that suits their ideas and work together towards answering the big questions of the future. You also appreciate the exchange between disciplines, cultures and generations?

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 academic minds have found a unique blend of freedom and support. Join us if you're driven by a passion for top-notch international research and scientific excellence.

Your personal sphere of play: Your future position is part of the department of English and American Studies and the team of Anglophone literatures, characterized by a strong interdisciplinarity, excellent research in literary and cultural studies as well as an engaged student body. The department and team are part of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies where a broad spectrum of humanities research is undertaken. Academic staff and students profit from the faculty’s diversity of subjects, internationality, outstanding research projects, infrastructure like the MediaLab and the potential to meet and exchange with colleagues and students within and across departments.

This position is a replacement position, which is limited to 3.5 months. The position can optionally be extended.

Your future tasks: Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You build and further develop an independent research profile in an area of contemporary Anglophone literatures and/or cultures, including intersectionality, postcolonial theory, gender studies, or other related fields.
• You are involved in research projects in the area of contemporary literary and cultural studies.
• You publish internationally and present your research at conferences.
• You work on your habilitation project.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You supervise your students at the BA and MA level.
• You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your profile:

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in English literature and/or cultural studies
• Outstanding dissertation
• Research competence in the areas of British and Anglophone Literatures and Cultures proven through publications in peer-relevant media
• Experience in research management
• Didactic skills in teaching and supervision, including e-learning
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• IT user skills
• Team player and high social/communicative skills

Desirable additional qualifications are:

• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Experience abroad

What we offer:

• Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).
• Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.
• Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
• Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.
• Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 5.014,30 (14 times a year) for a period of 3.5 months increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your letter of motivation
• With your academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
• With your doctoral degree
• Other relevant certificates or documents (e.g. a didactics certificate of teaching at universities)
• Your summary of research interests, including your habilitation project (max. 1 p.)
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters

If you have any content questions, please contact: Sarah Heinz at sarah.heinz@univie.ac.at

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women 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.

Application deadline: 08/17/2026