Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies

University of Vienna; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A prestigious university in Austria is seeking a Full Professor of Jewish Studies specializing in persecution history and antisemitism studies. The successful candidate will lead research and education in Jewish culture, literature, and history while supervising academic theses and participating in departmental activities. Ideal candidates should possess outstanding research achievements and an international reputation in their field. It's a full-time, permanent position with a strong emphasis on diversity and equal representation.

Leistungen

Dynamic research environment

Research and teaching support services

Attractive working conditions

Start-up package for research projects

Qualifikationen

• Outstanding research achievements with a strong publication record.
• Experience in teaching at Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels.
• Interest in working within a dynamic research environment.

Aufgaben

• Lead the teaching and research in Jewish Studies.
• Supervise BA, MA, and doctoral theses.
• Participate in key research areas and doctoral school activities.

Kenntnisse

Outstanding research achievements

Excellent publication and funding record

International reputation

Gender and diversity competence

Experience in designing and managing large research projects

Enthusiasm for teaching and supervision

Organisational and administrative responsibilities

Ausbildung

PhD in relevant field

Jobbeschreibung

Professors' Appointment Consulting Service

Organisation/Company University of Vienna Department Professors' Appointment Consulting Service Research Field Other Researcher Profile Leading Researcher (R4) Positions Other Positions Country Austria Application Deadline 17 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Vienna) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number JSJV2025 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

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 Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies

The position:

The advertised position covers key aspects of Jewish culture, literature, religion, and history across its entire geographical scope (Global Jewish Studies). A special focus lies on the history of Jewish persecution from the ancient period to the present day.

The professorship represents the subject area comprehensively in research and teaching. Teaching is mandatory in compulsory modules in the Bachelor's, Master's and Extension curricula in Jewish Studies, supplemented by supervision of BA, MA and Doctoral Theses. Participation in one of the faculty’s key research areas and in the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies is also expected.

Your academic profile:

• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty 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

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e‑mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna, Univ‑Prof. Dr. Christina Lutter, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna, ( [e-mail] ):

• Letter of motivation
• education and training
• positions held to date
• career breaks (e.g. parental, family or other care periods)
• awards and honors
• commissions of trust
• previous and current cooperation partners
• list of most important acquired third‑party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
• list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
• teaching and mentoring
• supervision experience (Master and PhD)
• List of publications and a link to yourORCID record
• most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
• synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised
• 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)

Appendices to application document:

• Five key publications as electronic full text version
• Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
• 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.