Guest Professor

At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

Guest Professor

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45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies

Job vacancy starting: 10/01/2024 | Working hours: 40.00 | Classification

CBA:
Univ Prof. (KV) Gastprof.

Limited contract until: 01/31/2025

Job ID
:2505

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious and would you like to pass on your expertise to the next generation? As a guest professor, you play an essential part in the education of our students.

Your role

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You will be employed as a full-time guest professor (replacement) in the field of Anglophone Studies.

Your responsibilities will include teaching several courses in our study programmes (Bachelor & Master of Arts, and Bachelor & Master of Education) and contributing to the research in Anglophone Literary Studies conducted at our department.

We are looking for a guest professor of international reputation with a broad teaching portfolio. Ideally, you should be able to teach 2 courses in British Literary Studies, 1 course in American Literary Studies and 1 course in Cultural Studies that covers a UK topic or a mix of UK and US topics).

The position is limited to and is planned to be filled from

Your tasks

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You actively participate in teaching and research, which means:

• Teaching up to eight hours a week (approx. four courses)
• Taking on any administrative tasks required for teaching
• Supervision of bachelor theses
• Contributing to research on Anglophone Literary Studies (including giving at least one guest lecture)

Your profile

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• You have a PhD in Anglophone (British and/or American) literature
• You have several years of relevant teaching experience at Bachelor

- and Masters-level

• You have experience with online teaching and elearning platforms

What we offer

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Inspiring working atmosphere

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You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections

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Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching

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Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from - free of charge.

Fair salary

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The basic salary of EUR 6362,50 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for everyone

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We look forward to diverse personalities in the team

How to apply

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• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held (please keep the abovementioned mix in mind)
• List of publications and list of research projects carried out
• PhD Degree Certificate

If you have any content questions, please contact

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Sylvia Mieszkowski

We look forward to new personalities in our team

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Application deadline

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06/17/2024

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