University assistant predoctoral Universität Wien

Temporary

Part Time

Start date: 2027-01-01

Published: 2026-07-31

Wien

Permanent workplace

I am interested

Job description:

At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700 of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

University assistant predoctoral

32 Faculty of Protestant Theology
Startdate: 01.01.2027 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: 31.12.2030
Reference no.: 5774

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Your personal sphere of influence:

The Institute for Religious Education is a sub-unit of the Faculty of Protestant Theology. The vacant position as university assistant (praedoc) serves to strengthen our teaching and research portfolio. We are looking for Protestant theologians with a special interest in working on research questions in religious education.
We are a research-active institute, emphasise an inspiring working atmosphere and offer a flexible working environment.
The duration of the contract is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to a total of 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-renewal within the first 12 months.

Your future tasks:

You will play an active role in the research, teaching and administration of the Institute, i.e:
• You will be involved in research projects and publications in Religious Education.
• You will work on and complete your dissertation in Religious Education. We expect you to complete your dissertation agreement within 6-12 months.
• You will participate in doctoral seminars at the Institute.
• You will teach independent courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Protestant Theology or a corresponding teacher training degree program (the final degree certificate must be available no later than the date of appointment).
• A keen interest in religious education, a willingness to attend and organize national and international conferences and to work in a team, and good IT user skills
• A strong interest in interdisciplinary exchange with neighbouring disciplines
• You are interested in empirical research approaches.
• You have fluent German language skills.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace 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 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• With your professional CV.
• With a summary of your research interests (max. 1.5 pages).
• Copy of your diploma.
• Via our job portal / Apply now - button

If you have any practical questions, please contact Marietta Behnoush (marietta.behnoush@univie.ac.at).

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Susanne Schwarz

susanne.schwarz@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 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.