Full Professor of Arabic Studies

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At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna invites applications for a

Full Professor of Arabic Studies

The position

The successful candidate should represent the field of Arabic Studies, with a focus on linguistics, in its full range in both research and teaching, and have a proven track record of international excellence. We expect a philologically and linguistically grounded research profile covering written Arabic such as Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Middle Arabic, and/or spoken varieties of Arabic, in the fields of edition philology, contact linguistics, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, text linguistics etc. In teaching, the successful candidate will offer courses in Classical Arabic and Modern Arabic, as well as topics related to the Arab world, dialectology, and general linguistic approaches. S/he will also contribute to, and share responsibility for, teaching in the BA programme “Oriental Studies”, the MA programme “Arab World Studies: Language and Society”, and, particularly, the MA programme “Arabic Linguistics”. Knowledge of one Arabic dialect, preferably from the East of the Arab world, is therefore required. The successful candidate is also expected to contribute to the Faculty’s doctoral programme and to existing research initiatives, such as the Vienna Corpus of Arabic Varieties (VICAV), developed in collaboration with the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Your academic profile

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Excellent teaching and supervision skills at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Proven leadership qualities
• Gender and diversity competence
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty/Centre and/or the University

The University of Vienna expects 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

• 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 (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan

• a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects

• comprehensive and personalised support for newly appointed professors and their families throughout their move and transition to Vienna Get off to a great start in your new job: the Welcome Compass helps you settle into your new role at the University of Vienna and life in Vienna.

Application documents

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, Stephan Müller ( dekanat.philkult@univie.ac.at ):

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae

o    career breaks (e.g. parental, family or other care periods) o    previous and current cooperation partners o    list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents o    list of most important scientific talks (max. 10) o    list of courses taught (presented in a clear, concise format) o    supervision activities (Master and PhD)

• List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
• Research statement

o    most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages) o    synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised

• Teaching and supervision statement

o    teaching and supervision concept, with particular reference to teaching and learning methods, diverse student audiences, class sizes and types of courses (max. 2 pages)

Appendices to application document

a.    Five key publications as electronic full text version b.    Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file) c.     Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the  advancement of women and diversity . We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 12/15/2026

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