Impactful Intercultural Communication Professor

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien; Wien; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks vacation

Flexible hours

Training opportunities

Wide employee benefits

Meaningful work

Modern campus

Public transport access

Job summary

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien’s Institute for Intercultural Communication invites scholars to advance research on language-in-interaction and organizational decision-making. You will design interventions, supervise theses, and collaborate on international research projects.

You will teach intercultural (business) communication, develop course materials, and contribute to research-to-practice initiatives while engaging with a diverse academic community on a modern Vienna campus.

Qualifications

• PhD in intercultural communication or related fields such as linguistics or education.
• Strong background in qualitative research methods including conversation analysis, interviews, and observation.
• Research-to-practice activities demonstrated in previous work.
• Commitment to publishing in top journals and developing funding proposals.
• Willingness to use multimedia teaching methods.
• Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of other languages is a plus; German learning is an advantage.
• Interest in teaching intercultural business communication and related methods.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to ongoing research on language-in-interaction and organizational decision-making.
• Teach courses and develop materials for intercultural (business) communication.
• Supervise master’s and bachelor’s theses.
• Share in administrative tasks and organize research workshops.
• Collaborate with researchers on proposals, projects, and papers.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

PhD in intercultural communication

Job description

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien’s Institute for Intercultural Communication invites scholars to advance research on language-in-interaction and organizational decision-making. You will design interventions, supervise theses, and collaborate on international research projects.

You will teach intercultural (business) communication, develop course materials, and contribute to research-to-practice initiatives while engaging with a diverse academic community on a modern Vienna campus.