The position represents, in teaching, the field of comparative politics in the entire range of its theoretical perspectives. The position holder is an expert in the field of comparative policy analysis and governance research and has international research experience that complements and strengthens the research profile of the Department of Political Science. Profound competences in comparative methods and teaching experience are of particular interest.

Successful candidates will have the following qualifications:

   PhD and post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution
   (Austrian or equivalent international academic degree in the relevant  field)
   outstanding research and publication record, with an excellent reputation as an active member of the international academic community ­(Habilitation (venia docendi) or equivalent international qualification in the relevant field is desirable)
   experience in designing, procuring and directing major research projects, as well as the  willingness and ability  to  team leadership of research groups
   experience in university teaching, and willingness and ability to teach at all curricular levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD), to supervise theses, and to further the work of junior academic colleagues

The University of Vienna offers

   an attractive and dynamic research location in a city with a high quality of life and in a country with excellent research funding provision
   a negotiable salary
   grant for relocation to Vienna, where appropriate

Candidates should send an application containing at least the following documents:

   academic curriculum vitae
   list of publications together with

a) specification of five key publications judged by the applicant to be particularly relevant to the advertised professorship together with an explanation of their relevance

b) PDF versions of these five publications provided either as email attachments or through URLs of downloadable copies

   list of talks given, including detailed information about invited plenaries at international conferences
   brief description of current research interests and research plans for the immediate future
   list of projects supported by third-party funds
   short survey of previous academic teaching and list of supervised PhD theses








University professors will be classified according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff into the salary group A1. The salary will be individually negotiated under consideration of the previous career development and in case of an appointment from abroad of the different tax situation.








Applications in English should be submitted by e-mail (preferably as PDF attachments) to the Dean of the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Richter, (dekanat.sowi@univie.ac.at) no later than








Applications in English or German should be submitted by e-mail (preferably as PDF attachments) to the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Vienna, (dekanat.sowi@univie.ac.at) no later than December 5th, 2014 with reference VP 23/14.








For further information please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Segert (dieter.segert@univie.ac.at, +43-1-4277-47722).