Senior Lecturer for French Regional Studies

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

Senior Lecturer for French Regional Studies

45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies

Job vacancy starting: 03/01/2025 | Working hours: 20.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)

Limited contract until:

Job ID: 3002

In case of positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanet position.

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious, and do you want to pass on your knowledge? As a Senior Lecturer, you play a crucial role in educating students. In addition to providing a solid academic education, we also place a special emphasis on the personal development of students. We support students in developing curiosity and critical thinking, thereby creating a solid foundation for the professional challenges of the next generation.

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be responsible for academic teaching in the field of French regional studies at the Institute of Romance Studies in the BA, MA and teaching degree programs in French, with an average of 7 semester hours per week.

The Department of Romance Studies offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degree programs in five Romance languages and teacher-training courses for
secondary schools in three languages (French, Italian and Spanish). The institute is part of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies. More than 100 academic staff members and a few thousand students apreciate the diversity of subjects, internationality, outstanding research projects and interdisciplinary cooperation.

You actively participate in scientific teaching, research & administration, which means:

• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. That means an average of 14 semester hours per week for full-time employment.
• In the field of French regional studies, your research focus is on social dynamics in contemporary France.
• You will take on administrative tasks, especially in the administration of teaching, whereby knowledge of university administration is welcomed.
• We expect you to keep abreast of the latest scientific developments and to undergo further didactic training.

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging career field. Requirements for application are:

• Completed PhD (Romance Studies / French)
• Several years of independent teaching at a post-secondary educational institution
• Didactic competences / experience with e-learning
• Experience in research and publication
• Excellent command of written and spoken German (C1 Level), futhermore knowledge of French at native speaker level.
• IT user skills
• You should be a team player with high social skills
• The development of project ideas for university continuing education in the spirit of the Third Mission is important to you.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.

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.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,752,8 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

• CV and letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held
• List of publications and list of research projects carried out
• PhD Degree
• Via our job portal/ Apply now - button

Ingo Pohn-Lauggas

ingo.pohn-lauggas@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: 11/01/2024