Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Applied Ethics

The position:

The successful candidate must have a research focus in an area of Applied Ethics and an excellent research track record with publications in internationally leading philosophy journals.

The successful candidate will contribute to the research of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Knowledge in Crisis” (https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/understanding-and-overcoming-the-crisis-of-the-knowledge/).

The tenure-track professorship Applied Ethics will be embedded into the faculty’s key research area Practical Philosophy (https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/department/) to which the successful candidate is expected to contribute.

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