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At the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vienna the position of a

Tenure-Track Professorship
for the field of
Theoretical Particle Physics

(full-time position) is to be filled.

The University of Vienna plans to strengthen its Particle Physics research group by a Tenure Track position. Candidates will have the focus of their research on precision collider physics phenomenology, the physics of the strong and electroweak interactions and quantum field theory. Preference will be given to research directions that provide synergy with the existing expertise of the theoretical physics group, but all especially qualified candidates from the field of particle physics will be considered.
Established international collaborations are vital.
 

Successful candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution; as a general rule, applicants who have completed a doctoral programme at the University of Vienna, must have gained research experience outside the University of Vienna for at least two years
• Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation
• Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues

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:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor. The successful candidate is hired as “Assistant professor” for a maximum duration of six years. If the candidate meets the conditions stipulated in the qualification agreement, the assistant professor is promoted to tenured “associate professor”, i.e. obtains a permanent position. If the conditions are not met, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract. Associate professors can be promoted to “full professor” through a university-internal competitive procedure.  
• at least a salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 49, job group A2 
• in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension scheme to its employees
• a dynamic research environment
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• a wide range of support services offered by central service institutions

The University of Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. More information about the position and the required application material can be found at https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibung-flow?_flowExecutionKey=_c2F090D9F-78B9-3DDA-148B-EA6FED86CF61_k7D372ABF-B44A-30E5-0B36-70CB1AD4AB29&tid=71992.28

Qualified candidates should submit applications as a single PDF document named “LastName_FirstName.pdf” and referring to Reference no.: 9412 by mail to tenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.at by mail before March 31, 2019.