University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of Philosophy

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.09.2022 of a


Reference number: 12564

The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy is advertising two University Assistant (prae doc) positions for prospective doctoral researchers.

About the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) gathers together the research strengths of the University of Vienna's Department of Philosophy, to create an international hub for doctoral research in academic philosophy. The VDP supports research in theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and the history of philosophy. It is committed to diversity in its membership and promotes a plurality of different philosophical traditions, methods, and forms of thought.

The VDP fosters cross-fertilization between research projects in different fields and in different traditions, and it gives its doctoral researchers a competitive edge by providing them with broad areas of competence as well as in-depth specialization. The VDP’s ambitious profile builds on the unusually high number of internationally leading faculty members, coming from a wide variety of philosophical domains and schools of philosophical research.



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:
The successful candidates will pursue independent doctoral research in one or more subfields of philosophy. They will work under the supervision of at least one member of the VDP supervisory faculty, and in accordance with the VDP code of good practice. They will be expected to participate in a range of research, teaching, and organizational activities.

In summary, the main responsibilities are:

• Presenting the doctoral project proposal in an open forum within the first 12 months.
  
• Signing a doctoral thesis agreement within the first 12-18 months, which sets out the trajectory to successful completion of the research.
  
• Participating in doctoral colloquia for a minimum of 24 ECTS credits.
  
• Delivering undergraduate teaching from the second year onwards, as defined by the collective bargaining agreement: §49(9) – teaching limits for B1 staff.
  
• Writing a doctoral thesis in philosophy.
  
• Participating actively in research activities.
  
• Contributing to the organization of VDP events, such as seminars, workshops, conferences, and summer schools.

Duration of employment: Employment is initially limited to 1.5 years but is automatically extended to a total of 3 years, unless the employer submits a non-extension declaration within the first 12 months.

Salary: Gross monthly salary of ~EUR 2228. (75% position at salary group B1).

Profile:
Applicants should have:

• A Masters degree in the intended field of research.
  
• An excellent command of English and/ or German.
  
• The ability to carry out independent research and to work in a team.

Application materials

To minimise the risk of bias, we kindly ask applicants to submit application materials in an anonymized form. The application must include (in English or German):

• Anonymized statement of motivation (max. 500 words).
  
• Anonymized CV (1-3 pages of A4).
  
• Anonymized description of the intended doctoral project (2-4 pages of A4, plus max. 1 page of A4 for bibliography).
  
• Anonymized writing sample (max. 5000 words, excluding bibliography).
  
• Degree certificates (required for administrative purposes and need not be anonymized).
  
• General information (required for administrative purposes), including:
  
  • Full name.
    
  • Email address.
    
  • Names of 1-2 preferred supervisors from the VDP supervisory faculty.
    
  • Names of 2-3 people who can provide references and may be contacted at the interview stage.

Optionally, we invite applicants to include a short anonymised diversity and inclusion statement (up to 150 words). Please use this option if you would like to inform us of ways in which your career in academia has been impacted by underrepresentation or marginalization (e.g. with respect to race, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, dis/ability, neurodiversity, caring responsibilities etc.). The statement can also be used to tell us about your personal interests, commitments, or contributions with respect to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment, either within or outside academia.

Selection Process: We expect to hold interviews in May and make job offers in June.

IMPORTANT. If your application is successful and you accept a position as a University Assistant (prae doc) at the University of Vienna, you will need to do the following before starting work on 1 September 2022:

• Move to Vienna, if you do not already live here.
  
• Ensure that your degree certificates and transcripts have the required legalization.
  
• Ensure that any degree certificates or transcripts that are not in German or English are translated into one of these two languages. The translation must be done by a court sworn translator after the documents have been legalized.

Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Philosophy, Ethics	Philosophy	MUST

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 07.02.2022, mentioning reference number 12564.

For further information please contact Fisher, Sarah +43-1-4277-46416.

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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