University Assistant postdoctoral

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University Assistant postdoctoral

30 Faculty of Catholic Theology

Job vacancy starting: 10/01/2024 | Working hours: 40,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)

Limited contract until: 09/30/2030

Job ID: 2961

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The Department of Biblical Studies, Section New Testament Studies, offers a 40-hour Post-doc position from 01.10.2024 to 30.09.2030. Research and teaching at the department are dedicated to the New Testament and its environment.

Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This involves

• Developing and strenghtening an independent research profile
• Involvement in research projekts / research studies of the chair
• International publications and presentations
• Responsibility for projekt applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
• Finishing a (publication-ready) habilitation thesis under supervision of the chair of New Testament Studies (Prof. Markus Tiwald)
• Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
• Involvement in the departmend administration as well as in teaching and research administration

• Doctoral degree / PhD degree: Dr. theol. in New Testament Research is mandatory
• Professional competence: Perfect skills in biblical languages Greek and Hebrew
• Methodological competence: Perfect knowledge of exegetical skills and methods
• Didactic competence: Teaching experience in the adacemic field is desirable
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Excellent command of written and spoken German and English language
• IT user skills
• Ability to work in a team

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have

• Teaching experience / of working with e-learning
• Experience of working on research projects
• Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed, depending on the professional standards)
• International presentation expxerience

Desirable qualifications are:

• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Experience abroad
• Experience of supervising students

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

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

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

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,752,30 (14 times a year) for a period of 6 years increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
• Desricption of research interests and research agenda / of the indtended habilitation project
• Contact detals of people who could provide a letter of reference

Markus Tiwald

markus.tiwald@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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​Application deadline: 09/20/2024