University Assistant Predoctoral

The University of Vienna is a community of over 10,000 individuals, including approximately 7,500 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. They represent individuals driven by curiosity and a relentless pursuit of excellence. With us, they find the space to try things out and unfold their potential. Are you inspired by their passion and determination? We are currently seeking an

University Assistant praedoctoral

46 Faculty of Philosophy and Education

Job vacancy starting: 12/01/2026 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours:  30.00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until: 11/30/2030

Job ID:  5514

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Your personal sphere of influence

The advertised position is located in the Department of Education of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education. The Department's main responsibilities lie within the area of teaching and research in the field of Education. The research is centered on the description, critical analysis, and scientific explanation of phenomena of education. Your subject area will include the education and training processes in specially created social institutions (such as schools), as well as the educational and socialization processes in non-pedagogically institutionalized fields of social life (peer groups, milieus, media, etc.). The advertised position belongs to the professorship "School and Educational Research in an International Context" (direction: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Schulte)

Your future tasks

Participation in research, teaching and administration

• Working on individual PhD project
• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months
• Participation in research projects and applications / research studies
• Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

This is part of your personality

• A completed master's or diploma degree in educational science, educational studies, or pedagogy, or in another field with a focus on educational science, educational studies, or pedagogy
• Professional competence in the field of Comparative and International Education
• Methodological competence in the field of Comparative and International Education
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Good command of an additional foreign language
• IT user skills
• Ability to work in a team

Desirable qualifications are

• Experience with qualitative research methods, in particular with document and policy analysis and fieldwork
• Research interest in recent international developments in education
• Initial experience regarding research on education in the Global South (particularly Asia)
• Knowledge of a non-European language
• Experience abroad
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Teaching qualifications

What we offer

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

Employment model:  The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

It is that easy to apply

• Letter of Motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications and evidence of teaching qualifications, if applicable)
• Proposal of planned PhD project (max. 5 pages excluding references)
• Master thesis
• Publications if applicable (max. 3 publications)
• Degree certificates
• Academic certificates
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any questions, please contact

Barbara Schulte

barbara.schulte@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team!

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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​Application deadline:  11/11/2026 (MM-DD-YYYY)

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