40 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Startdate: 01.10.2024 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2027
Reference no.: 2603

The contract can be extended by three years until 30 September 2030.

Your new job:

As a university assistant you actively participate in research and teaching at the Department of Numismatics and Monetary History as well as in its administration.

What you do exactly:

• You continue to build up your own research profile in the field of ancient numismatics and monetary history, ideally with a focus on ancient Greek coinage.
• You publish and lecture internationally in ancient numismatics, especially in your area of specialisation.
• You prepare a habilitation thesis in ancient numismatics and monetary history; the habilitation thesis is expected to be ready for publication by the end of the sixth year.
• You acquire third-party funding for research projects in your area as necessary.
• You give university courses according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for post-doc researchers.
• You are actively involved in the supervision of students.
• You contribute to initiatives of evaluation and quality assurance at the department.
• You make a substantial contribution to the administration of research and teaching at the department.

Your competences:

• Outstanding PhD in numismatics and monetary history, or in a related discipline (ancient history, classical archaeology, economic history vel sim.) with a focus on numismatics
• Excellent publications in the field of ancient numismatics and monetary history
• Experience in academic teaching
• Experience in the participation in research projects
• Ability to work in a team and organisational skills
• Broad subject-specific IT user skills
• Languages: German, English, Latin, Ancient Greek (at least basic knowledge)

What we offer:

We offer a position in one of the world's leading centres for research and teaching in numismatics and monetary history.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,752,30 (14 times a year) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Internal further training & coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

How to apply:

Via our job portal by uploading

• your professional CV (including a list of publications, lectures and courses given)
• a covering letter
• a description of your research interests, including your habilitation project, if applicable
• your doctoral diploma

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Bernhard Woytek

bernhard.woytek@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 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: 08/11/2024

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