Full Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis (full time, permanent position under private law, the position is available as of March, 1st 2017).

The University of Vienna intends to increase the num­ber of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore especially encourages ap­­pli­cations from women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential con­sider­a­tion.

Successful candidates should 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 expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in Bachelor programmes and participation in committees.

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
   attractive terms and conditions of employment with a negotiable and performance-related salary, associated with a retirement fund
   a “start-up package” for the initiation of research projects 
   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

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

2. PDF versions of these five publications provided either as URLs of downloadable copies or through email attachments or an addition of a data storage medium

   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
   details on teaching qualification:

1. a brief overview of previous academic teaching (including concepts and preferred methods used in teaching) and a list of supervised doctoral or PhD theses including a concept of thesis supervision;

2. additional information that demonstrates the candidate's qualification for teaching in higher education.

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 German or English should be submitted by e-mail (preferably as PDF attachments) to the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Felt (dekanat.sowi@univie.ac.at) no later than May 31st, 2015 with reference 490-33.