Tenure-Track Professorship in Medieval philosophy and/or Early Modern Philosophy

About the opportunity

The Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Medieval philosophy and/or Early Modern Philosophy. The successful candidate will develop an independent line of research, strengthen existing research priorities, and increase their international visibility and impact within an internationally connected research environment. The position is embedded in the Department of Philosophy, which has broad strengths in theoretical and practical philosophy, and offers an interdisciplinary research environment for collaboration across the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies.

Salary and benefits

• Opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor.
• Initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years; upon positive evaluation of a qualification agreement, the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor.
• Associate Professors may be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• Attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2).
• Organisational retirement plan.
• Dynamic research environment with a wide range of research and teaching support services.
• High quality of life in Vienna.

Who can apply?

• Doctoral degree/PhD.
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies.
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, and an international reputation.
• Gender and diversity competence.
• Experience in designing and participating in research projects, with the ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding.
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
• Requirement to acquire proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and participating in university committees within three years.

Required documents

• Letter of motivation.
• Academic curriculum vitae including: education and training (PhD Certificate), positions held, career breaks, awards and honors, commissions of trust, cooperation partners, list of acquired third-party funding/inventions/patents, list of most important scientific talks (max 10), teaching and mentoring, and supervision experience.
• List of publications.
• Link to a publicly accessible ORCID record with a complete and current publication list.
• Three key publications as electronic full-text versions (PDF, max 30 MB).
• Research statement including: most important research achievements (max 2 pages), planned future research activities (max 4 pages), synopsis of three key publications relevant to the position, and a publication strategy.
• Teaching and supervision statement including: teaching and supervision concept (max 2 pages) and teaching evaluations (if available).

When to apply

• Application deadline: 2026-09-15

How to apply

• Submit the application exclusively through the "Apply now" link on the official job portal.