Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Applied Ethics

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Tenure-Track Professor

 in the field of

Applied Ethics

The position:

The successful candidate must have a research focus in an area of Applied Ethics and an excellent research track record with publications in internationally leading philosophy journals.

The successful candidate will contribute to the research of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Knowledge in Crisis” (https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/understanding-and-overcoming-the-crisis-of-the-knowledge/).

The tenure-track professorship Applied Ethics will be embedded into the faculty’s key research area Practical Philosophy (https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/department/) to which the successful candidate is expected to contribute.

 Your academic profile:

·       Doctoral degree/PhD

·       Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies

·       Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation

·       Gender and diversity competence

·       Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding

·       Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

If you have any questions, please contact:

tenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.at

Only applications submitted through the link below will be considered.

 Reference no.: 2701
Application deadline: 18 September 2024

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