Full Professor in Religious Education and Catechetics

Univie; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Dynamic research environment

Support services for research/teaching

Excellent working conditions in Vienna

Start-up package for research

Zusammenfassung

The University of Vienna invites applications for a Full Professor in Religious Education and Catechetics, based at the Faculty of Catholic Theology and allocated 50% to the Centre for Teacher Education. The role requires leadership in research and teaching, strong interdisciplinarity, and collaboration with church and state bodies.

The candidate must hold a Doctoral degree in Catholic theology, have habilitation or equivalent, secure third‑party funding, and show competence in German within

Qualifikationen

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Excellent teaching and supervision skills at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Proven leadership qualities
• Gender and diversity competence
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty/Centre and/or the University

Aufgaben

• Represent religious education and catechetics in research and teaching across breadth
• Active involvement in academic self-administration
• Cooperation with interreligious and other didactics
• Acquisition of third-party funding
• German language teaching proficiency within three years

Kenntnisse

Research excellence

Project leadership

Teaching & supervision

Leadership qualities

Diversity competence

Administrative willingness

Ausbildung

Doctoral degree/PhD

Jobbeschreibung

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The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Catholic Theology and the Centre for Teacher Education, the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Full Professor in Religious Education and Catechetics

The position:

The holder of the position represents religious education and catechetics in research and teaching in their respective breadth and is actively involved in academic self-administration. The position is physically located at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (KTF) and is organisationally allocated 50% to the Centre for Teacher Education. This requires close interdisciplinary and interreligious cooperation (Protestant, Islamic and Orthodox theology/religious education as well as other subject didactics). The questions of religious education are intensively researched both hermeneutically and empirically. Questions of faith communication as well as the addressee-oriented translation of theological findings are part of the profile of the professorship. Proactive cooperation with church and state officials as well as the Private University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches Vienna/Lower Austria is expected. The academic qualification is proven by a doctorate in Catholic theology and an excellent habilitation or habilitation-equivalent achievements as well as the successful acquisition of third-party funding. Knowledge of the Austrian school system, church educational work and practical school experience are required.

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Excellent teaching and supervision skills at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Proven leadership qualities
• Gender and diversity competence
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty/Centre and/or the University

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:

• 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
• a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects

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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)

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity . We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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