Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Digital Anthropology

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The position

We are seeking to appoint a tenure-track professor in the field of Digital Anthropology, with a focus on the implications of digitalization and digital technologies, as well as the methodological challenges of these processes for social and cultural anthropology. The successful candidate will engage in cutting-edge research and teaching in this field. Extensive experience with online and/or offline ethnographic fieldwork is required. Successful candidates are expected to connect to inter- and transdisciplinary research networks and platforms within the university and beyond. Collaboration in the research focus areas of the Faculty of Social Sciences and of the University of Vienna, such as Digital and Data-Driven Transformations of Science and Society, is particularly encouraged and offers numerous opportunities to further develop their own research in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Digital and Data-Driven Transformations of Science and Society is one of the strategic priorities of the University of Vienna, in which the University plans to make an impact by combining the insight and expertise of academics and educators. In addition, knowledge cultures and digitalisation is a key research area of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of Vienna is renowned for its extensive research and teaching activities in this area, for example through its Digital Ethnography Initiative. With the Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab, the department established a hub for visual and multimodal anthropology, and contributes not only to the tradition of ethnographic film-making and photography, but creates opportunities to develop media projects and to implement media practices in research and education. The department is one of the largest in the German speaking area, with a wide range of research in diverse domains such as politics, the economy, health and medicine, infrastructure, care and the state, art, and media.

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• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan

1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
   • education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
   • positions held to date
   • career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)
   • awards and honors
   • commissions of trust
   • previous and current cooperation partners
   • complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
   • list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
   • teaching and mentoring
   • supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable
3. List of publications
   • link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
   • three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)
4. Research statement
   • most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
   • synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
   • publication strategy
5. Teaching and supervision statement
   • teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
   • teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

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Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.

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: 03/18/2025
Reference no.: 3709