University Assistant (prae doc) [Austria]

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The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a

University Assistant (prae doc)
at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Reference number : 14211

At the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, a sub-unit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, there is a vacancy as a Prae Doc researcher in the team of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ayse Caglar. Social and cultural anthropology deals with the variety of forms of human coexistence in different places at different times employing a comparative perspective. Today, anthropological research focuses in particular on the processes associated with colonialism, globalization and the global flows of migration such as the redefinition of identities and cultural boundaries. For more information see: ksa.univie.ac.at. This advertisement is for 4 years, whereby employment is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 4 years unless the employer submits a non-extension declaration no later than 12 months after the start of the contract.




Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
- Participation in research, teaching and administration

• Contribution to research projects / scientific studies
• Contribution to publications / scientific articles
• Contribution to organisation of conferences, meetings, symposiums
• Project application and (external) fundraising
• Possibility to write a dissertation
• Required teaching assignments by the collective agreement after the first year
• Examination activities
• Support of students
• Participation in evaluation activities and in quality assurance
• Participation in administration of the department

Profile:
- MA in the study field of sociology or anthropology

• Professional competence in the fields of art, cultural, and creative industries in relation to migrants, migration, and urban processes; migration and heritage industries; gig economy and migrant labor.

The researcher is expected to examine migrants/migration/refugee processes through a critical lens that considers the various aspects of changing forms of capitalism within urban and global processes.

• Knowledge based methods competence: qualitative methods, fieldwork experience, interview techniques

• Knowledge of principles of teaching and/or assistance-ship
• Experience in project management and coordination with multiple institutions and teams
• High command of written and oral language
• Computer literacy
• Excellent knowledge of English language
• Ability to work in teams
• Experience in teaching, knowledge management, grant applications and work with publication procedures are an asset.

Your application (in English) should include the following documents:

• Motivation Letter (max.1,5 pages)
• Scientific CV (including list of publications and linguistic competencies, especially German if available)
• Exposé for a dissertation project (3 pages maximum, 12 pt. font, double spaced + references)

- Certificates - 2 recommendation letters



Research fields:

Main research field

Special research fields

Importance

Sociology

Cultural anthropology

MUST

Education:

Educational institution

Educational level

Special subject

Importance

University

Social sciences

CAN

Languages:

Language

Language level

Importance

English

Excellent knowledge

MUST

German

Good knowledge

CAN

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 27.06.2023, mentioning reference number 14211.

For further information please contact Caglar, Ayse +43-1-4277-49513, Hartwig, Marie-Therese +43-1-4277-49534.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Reference number: 14211
jobcenter@univie.ac.at

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