Why you will enjoy working with us:
- The employment contract is for the position as Assistant Professor (postdoc), non-tenure track, and stipulates a starting salary of € 5,014.30 gross per month (14 times a year; previous experience deemed relevant to the job can be recognised in accordance with the collective agreement)
- The University of Klagenfurt is a young, dynamic, and innovative research university located at the intersection of Alpine and Mediterranean cultures, in a region with an exceptional quality of life. The university’s Development Plan identifies scholarly excellence in appointments, favourable research conditions, good supervision ratios, and the promotion of early-career researchers as among its guiding principles and priority goals
- Work where it works best for you – thanks to flexible working hours and remote options
- Team spirit meets diversity – bring your individual background into our dedicated team
- Sustainably mobile – your workplace is on our green campus and easily accessible by public transport
- With us, equal opportunities apply to all: We look forward to every additional personality in the team
- Personal and professional development through diverse offers
- Numerous attractive additional benefits – including a company pension contribution
- Family-friendly and health-promoting university culture – our family services support staff with questions around childcare, compatibility, and family life and offer flexible care and holiday programmes. At the same time, we strengthen health and well-being with a diverse sports, massage, and preventive care programme – see https://jobs.aau.at/en/the-university-as-employer/
We look forward to receiving your application including curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, and certificates via our Job Portal under the reference code 214/26 no later than July 8, 2026. Candidates must furnish proof that they meet the required qualifications by the application deadline (July 8, 2026). However, candidates who fulfil all other required qualifications but do not yet hold the required doctoral degree may apply, provided they are able to meet this requirement at least two weeks before commencing employment. Given the preferred starting date of September 1, 2026, this requirement must be fulfilled no later than August 18, 2026.
This Assistant Professor (postdoc) position is non-tenure-track and is advertised without a qualification agreement.
If you are interested in this position, please apply in English with the following documents:
- Letter of motivation
- Curriculum vitae
- Two-page research statement outlining current and planned research
Please also provide:
- Contact details of two referees who may be contacted after shortlisting
- One writing sample, such as a dissertation chapter, a solo- or first-authored published article, or a draft manuscript
- Proof of all completed higher education programmes (certificates and, where available, transcripts)
Do you have further questions? Please contact Dr Mathis Ebbinghaus ([email protected]). Recruitment and staff matters at the University of Klagenfurt are accompanied by the authority responsible for the recruitment procedure as well as by the Equal Opportunities Working Group and, if applicable, by the Representative for Disabled Persons.
The University of Klagenfurt strives to increase the proportion of women in all areas where they are underrepresented and expressly encourages qualified women to apply. The university is committed to anti-discrimination, equal opportunities, and diversity. People with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who meet the required qualification criteria are expressly encouraged to apply.
Interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held via Zoom. Travel and accommodation costs incurred during the application process will not be reimbursed.
Translations into other languages shall serve informational purposes only. Solely the version advertised in the University Bulletin (Mitteilungsblatt) is legally binding.
