University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of Political Science

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.03.2023 of a


Reference number: 13443

The Department of Political Science, a subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, addresses all major fields of political science. It is dedicated to innovative and problem-oriented research and provides students with a wide range of specialisations. Members of the Department study the transformation of governance, statehood and democracy across different policy areas, geographical regions and political areas.

The employment is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to 3 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-extension within the first 12 months.



Duration of employment: 3 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Participation in research, teaching and administration in the field of comparative policy analysis and qualitative methods as well as in the research group CeSCoS (“Centre for the Study of Contemporary Solidarity”, led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Prainsack). This involves, in particular, the participation in the organisation of events, seminars, and other formats of academic collaboration and exchange:
- Participation in research projects and research funding applications
- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement (approval of PhD research proposal) within 12-18 months
- Participation in teaching and teaching courses independently according to the collective bargaining agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposia
- Participation in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Profile:
- University degree (master’s degree or equivalent degree) in the field of political science or a similar discipline with relevance for political science
- Proven expertise in comparative policy analysis in the domains of health and medicine
- Good knowledge of qualitative methods
- Basic knowledge of quantitative methods
- Didactic competence
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- IT user skills
- Ability to work in a team

Desirable qualifications are
- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
- Knowledge of university processes and structures
- International experience
- Basic experience in academic research

Application documents:
- Letter of motivation (in English)
- Scientific CV / List of publications
- Evidence of teaching experience (if available)
- Short doctoral project proposal (2-3 pages)
- Two academic writing samples (master thesis and a publication or term paper)
- Contact details of two referees
- Certificates


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Political Science	Comparative politics;Policy analysis	CAN

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 30.08.2022, mentioning reference number 13443.

For further information please contact Rajic, Danijela +43-1-4277-49403.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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Reference number: 13443
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