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[ecrea] Journalism professorship University of Vienna- deadline August 31

Fri Aug 22 14:20:07 GMT 2014


> Job Announcement - English
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> § 98 Professor
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> As stated in its development plan (http://rektorat.univie.ac.at/en/Entwicklungsplan) the University of Vienna aims at strengthening its position as a major research-oriented university. Key elements of this strategy include the provision of an attractive range of research-based study programmes, support for furthering the work of junior academic colleagues, and high-calibre professorial appointments.
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> The Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna announces the position of a
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> Full Professor for
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> Journalism
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> (full time, permanent position under private law, the position is available as of March 1st, 2016). The University of Vienna intends to increase the num­ber of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites ap­­pli­cations by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential con­sider­a­tion.
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> The professorship is expected to do research and teaching on journalism. The successful candidate is expected to represent empirical journalism research and media systems research in a European context.
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> The professorship will be established at the Department of Communication.
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> Successful candidates will have the following qualifications:
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> * 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 leadershipof 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
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> 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.
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> The University of Vienna offers
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> * 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
>     * support for relocation to Vienna, where appropriate
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> Candidates should send an application containing at least the following documents:
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>     * academic curriculum vitae
>     * list of publications together with
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> 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
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> b) PDF versions of these five publications provided either as URLs of downloadable copies or through email attachments or an addition of a CD-Rom
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> * 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
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> 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.
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> 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 /at/ univie.ac.at)) no later than August 31st, 2014 with reference 490-31.
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