Tenure-Track Professorship in Medieval Latin 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

We are looking for an outstanding candidate with a research focus in Medieval Latin philology, with particular emphasis on the literary and cultural history of the Middle Ages. We expect a broad profile in medieval Latin literature, proven expertise in manuscript tradition and methods of literary studies, as well as openness to interdisciplinary cooperation in the humanities. In teaching, the subject of Medieval Latin should be represented in its entire chronological and thematic breadth (language acquisition, literature, text mediation). Preferably, applicants should have proven expertise in the field of Late Latin Philology.

Research Environment

The Department of Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies at the University of Vienna offers a dynamic, internationally exceptionally well-networked research environment. By uniting Greek and Latin Studies under one roof, the Department focuses on literary and philosophical texts from Greek antiquity, as well as Latin texts from antiquity through to the early modern period. Alongside the material transmission of texts, editorial philology, and reception history, literary studies constitute a central focus of the Department’s work. Within this profile, Medieval Latin Philology assumes a crucial bridging function between ancient and Late Antique literature on the one hand, and the Latin literature of the early modern period on the other.

With its world-class library and archive collections, Vienna offers excellent conditions for fundamental research in medieval studies for this tenure-track professorship. There are manifold opportunities for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation within the University, for instance with Medieval German Studies, Byzantine Studies, History, Theology, and the Digital Humanities. Furthermore, the research location provides outstanding possibilities for close networking with non-university partners, most notably the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW).

https://klassischephilologie.univie.ac.at/

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.: 6009

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