As the largest institution of research and education in Upper Austria, the Johannes Kepler University Linz has over 20,000 enrolled students and 3,000 employees. The JKU’s four faculties offer over 60 academic degree programs. We are looking to strengthen our team at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics & Business and announce an opening starting December 1, 2017, for a University Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree) for a full-time, six-year position at the Institute of Sociology, Department of Theoretical Sociology and Social Analysis
Job Reference Number: 3430
Job Duties:
Public Sociology: Assistant editor of Global Dialogue, a publication by the International Sociological Association ISA (http://isa-global-dialogue.net/, from January 2018, edited at the Johannes Kepler University Linz/Austria and at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena/Germany)
Teach and conduct research in the fields of care, migration, global inequality and/or theories of capitalism, political sociology, feminist theory (international perspectives preferred)
Complete a doctoral dissertation
Your Qualifications:
The successful candidate must hold a Master’s degree in Sociology, with focus on at least two of the above mentioned teaching areas and research fields
Experience writing for publications and/or in journalism
Willingness to collaborate as part of an international team
Excellent command of English (native English speaker preferred), German language skills desired but not required. If offered the position, the successful candidate should demonstrate a willingness to learn German
The minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 2,731.00 gross per month (CA Job Grade: B1).
If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Brigitte Aulenbacher, P +43 732 2468 7742, E-mail: brigitte.aulenbacher@jku.at.
Application deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.
Prospective applicants interested in the multifaceted position are requested to electronically send an application in adherence to the stated criteria together
with the requested documentation via our online portal http://jku.at/application or to the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Department of Human Resource Management, Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz.
Please include “Job Reference Number 3430” in your application.
