Call for Applications: University of Vienna: Postdoc, Islamic Theology

The Institute of lslamic-Theological studies is searching for a University assistant (“post doc”). We are a young team and are offering an excellent working environment, flexible working hours and good training opportunities.

Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week

Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:

Participation in research, teaching and administration at the Institute for lslamic-Theological Studies.

• lnvolvement in research projects / research studies
• International publications and presentations
• Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
• Preparing / writing a habilitation thesis
• Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
• lnvolvement in the department administration as weil as in teaching and research administration

Profile:

• University degree (PhD) in lslamic studies, lslamic theology, legal seien
• Relevant knowledge of lslamic theology with a focus on Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh or in a similar discipline
• Excellent knowledge of the lslamic culture
• Relevant knowledge of legal research methods adopted in the field of Research
• Willingness and ability to participate in interdisciplinary and international
• Openness to criticism
• Ability to work under pressure and out of the box mentality
• Ability of team work
• Independent work style
• Good computer skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Very good command of Arabic

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have

• Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
• Experience of working on research projects
• Experience in (external) fundraising
• Experience in knowledge management
• International presentation experience
• Knowledge of Turkish and/or Persian is an advantage

Desirable qualifications are

• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Experience abroad
• Experience of supervising students

Application documents

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
• Description of research interests and research agenda / of the intended habilitation project (if applicable)
• Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than , mentioning reference number 9110.

For further information please contact Sonntag, Heidemarie +43-1-4277-42503, +43-1-4277-10807, Erhart, Karin +43-1- 4277-42502.