Tenure-Track Professorship in German as a Foreign language(m/w/x)

# Tenure-Track Professorship in German as a Foreign language ## The position The successful candidate is an outstanding researcher with an excellent reputation in the field of German as a foreign and second language, a focus on didactic and methodological aspects, and a specialization on teaching GFL at schools worldwide. Expected criteria are empirical research on GFL classrooms in European and non-European contexts. Desirable criteria are experience in both GFL teaching and GFL professional development. We are looking for a committed academic teacher who can teach a wide range of topics in the field of GFL didactics/methodology and is willing to serve as advisor at the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels. The tenure track position is based at the Department of German Studies and is therefore involved not only in research at the department but also in German Studies teaching, with a focus on teacher training and in the area of language education. Successful candidates will be part of the team that supervises and develops the Master’s degree programme ‘German as a Foreign and Second Language’ and are therefore also involved in the supervision of master’s theses and the development of young academics in this field. In research, they will cooperate with ongoing projects both at the department and at the Centre for Teacher Education, to develop a visible focus in the field of German as a foreign language. This focus facilitates cooperation with a wide range of language acquisition research at the University of Vienna, especially psycholinguistic research as conducted in the language acquisition laboratory Babelfish, but also including renowned language acquisition research in other philologies, especially in English and American Studies, Romance Studies, and Slavonic Studies. ## Your academic profile: * Doctoral degree/PhD * Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies * Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation * Gender and diversity competence * Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding * Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level We expect 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 initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure. * a dynamic research environment * a wide range of research and teaching support services * attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life * an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan ## Application documents (in English): 1. Letter of motivation 2. Academic curriculum vitae * education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF) * positions held to date * career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods) * awards and honors * commissions of trust * previous and current cooperation partners * complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents * list of most important scientific talks (max. 10) * teaching and mentoring * supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable 3. List of publications * link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list * three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB) 4. Research statement * most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages) * synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised * publication strategy 5. Teaching and supervision statement * teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages) * teaching evaluations (if available, PDF) ## The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates. **​Application deadline:** 09/17/2025 **Reference no.:** 4421 Tenure Track Professorships