Full Professor in Religious Education and Catechetics Universität Wien

Job description:

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Catholic Theology and the Centre for Teacher Education, the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Full Professor in Religious Education and Catechetics

The position:

The holder of the position represents religious education and catechetics in research and teaching in their respective breadth and is actively involved in academic self-administration. The position is physically located at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (KTF) and is organisationally allocated 50% to the Centre for Teacher Education. This requires close interdisciplinary and interreligious cooperation (Protestant, Islamic and Orthodox theology/religious education as well as other subject didactics). The questions of religious education are intensively researched both hermeneutically and empirically. Questions of faith communication as well as the addressee-oriented translation of theological findings are part of the profile of the professorship. Proactive cooperation with church and state officials as well as the Private University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches Vienna/Lower Austria is expected. The academic qualification is proven by a doctorate in Catholic theology and an excellent habilitation or habilitation-equivalent achievements as well as the successful acquisition of third-party funding. Knowledge of the Austrian school system, church educational work and practical school experience are required.

Your academic profile:

•    Doctoral degree/PhD
•    Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
•    Experience in designing and managing large research projects
•    Excellent teaching and supervision skills at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level 
•    Proven leadership qualities
•    Gender and diversity competence
•    Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty/Centre and/or the University

The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees. 

We offer:

• 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 (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
• a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
• comprehensive and personalised support for newly appointed professors and their families throughout their move and transition to Vienna

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Application documents:

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty, Alexander Filipović (alexander.filipovic@univie.ac.at) and Faculty Manager, Rudolf Kaisler (rudolf.kaisler@univie.ac.at):
1.   Letter of motivation
2.   Academic curriculum vitae
o    education and training
o    positions held to date
o    career breaks (e.g. parental, family or other care periods)
o    awards and honours
o    commissions of trust
o    previous and current cooperation partners
o    list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
o    list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
o    list of courses taught (presented in a clear, concise format) 
o    supervision activities (Master and PhD)
3.   List of publications and a link to your ORCID record 
4.   Research statement    
o    most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
o    synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised 
5.   Teaching and supervision statement    o    teaching and supervision concept, with particular reference to teaching and learning methods, diverse student audiences, class sizes and types of courses (max. 2 pages)

Appendices to application document:

a.    Five key publications as electronic full text version 
b.    Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
c.    Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 12/15/2026

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