Tenure-Track Professorship in Medieval German Literature 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.

The Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna invites applications for a

The position

The University of Vienna invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Medieval German Literature. We are seeking a distinguished scholar who will help shape this long-established discipline through outstanding research, dedicated teaching and active collaboration. The successful candidate should represent the discipline in its full breadth, rather than being limited to a single thematic area, either chronologically or methodologically. Expertise in the High or Late Middle Ages is expected in any case. In addition to proven expertise in the fundamentals of philology and the history of language, the candidate must have worked methodologically within a field of current cultural and literary studies – such as gender studies, material philology or historical narratology. An international network is particularly welcome. Candidates are expected to submit a specific project proposal outlining their future plans.

The University of Vienna offers an exceptional environment: internationally networked colleagues, competitive research consortia, and world-class collections, archives, and libraries in a city renowned for the humanities. The position is based in the Department of German Studies and is situated alongside two professorships in Early German Literature, within whose orbit numerous and internationally connected projects are carried out. You will join a vibrant, collegial research environment with excellent infrastructure and strong ties to neighboring disciplines. The professorship will also form part of the “Medieval and Early Modern Age” section of our faculty’s DocSchool, where you will help shape priorities in doctoral training and mentorship:

https://ds-philkult.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/the-twelve-sections/middle-ages-and-early-modern-age/

https://www.germ.univie.ac.at/aeltere-deutsche-sprache-und-literatur/

Your academic profile:

• 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.

We offer:

• 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

Application documents (in English):

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)

If you have any questions, please contact:

berufungsservice@univie.ac.at
Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.

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: 09/15/2026
Reference no.: 6007

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