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

> 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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