The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a

University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department for Translation Studies

Reference number: 10461

The Centre for Translation Studies provides teaching in 14 languages and research in a broad range of core areas of translation and interpreting. The advertised prae-doctoral position offers an exciting international working environment and the opportunity to develop innovative research focuses in literary translation.

Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Participation in research, teaching and administration – Participation in research projects / research studies – Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations – We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months. – Participation in teaching and independent teaching as defined by the collective agreement – Supervision of students – Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums – Involvement in the department’s administration as well as the administration of teaching and research activities

Profile:
Completed MA in relevant field (translation studies) – Minimum of three working languages – Excellent command of written and spoken German and English – IT user skills – Ability to work in a team – Interest in literary translation – Initiative, openness, creativity

Desirable additional qualifications are experience/interest in archival work – Basic experience in research methods and academic writing

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 11.02.2020, mentioning reference number 10461.

For further information please contact Kaindl, Klaus +43-1-4277-58004.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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