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At the Faculty of Psychology, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology

The position:

The goal of this professorship is research and teaching in the field of work and organizational psychology. Complementarity to the existing professorships at the faculty is expected. The empirical research profile should be compatible in terms of content and methodology with the thematic area of "Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology" and with other thematic areas of the faculty as a whole. We welcome applications from all areas of work and organizational psychology, especially those related to "Organizational Behavior". A wide methodological breadth is desired. The Faculty of Psychology supports transparent research with open data, open material, and preregistration. Applicants are therefore asked to describe the ways in which they have already pursued and plan to pursue these goals.

The professorship represents the discipline in both research and teaching (at all curricular levels: Bachelor, Master, Doctorate).

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Proven leadership qualities
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty 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 relocation support

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 Psychology at the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Barbara Schober (dekanat.psychologie@unvie.ac.at):
1. Letter of motivation
2. Academic curriculum vitae
o education and training
o positions held to date
o parental, family or other care leaves as applicable
o awards and honors
o commissions of trust
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 teaching and mentoring
o supervision experience (Master and PhD)
3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
4. 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
5. Teaching and supervision statement
o teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (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 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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Reference no.: PSY-AO-2023
Application deadline: 15 January 2024