Job Announcement
As stated in its development plan
(http://www.univie.ac.at/rektorenteam/ug2002/entwicklungs
plan.html) the University of Vienna aims at
strengthening its position as a major
research-oriented university. Key elements of
this strategy include the provision of an
attractive range of research-based study
programmes, support for furthering the work of
junior academic colleagues, and high-calibre professorial appointments.
The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of
Vienna announces the position of a
Full Professor of Vegetation Science
(full time, permanent position under private
law). The University of Vienna intends to
increase the number of women on its faculty,
particularly in high-level positions, and
therefore specifically invites applications by
women. Among equally qualified applicants women
will receive preferential consideration.
The Faculty of Life Sciences, University of
Vienna, invites applications for a full
professorship in Vegetation Science. Applicants
should have an excellent international track
record in modern Vegetation Science. Research may
focus on processes and functional analyses of
plant communities, causes and mechanisms of
human-mediated change, or on any other field in
Vegetation Science. International perspectives and collaborations are expected.
Candidates should be interested in building
bridges between Vegetation Science and the main
branches of organismic biology within the Faculty
of Life Sciences. The professorship is part of
the thematic cluster Patterns and Processes in
Plant Evolution and Ecology at the Faculty
Center of Biodiversity. Current research at the
Faculty Center includes molecular phylogenetics,
systematic botany, biogeography, population
genetics, cytogenetics, mycology, phytochemistry,
plant morphology, alpine ecology, landscape
ecology, conservation biology, plant-animal interactions, and
tropical ecology.
The Faculty Center offers excellent research and
teaching conditions including a well equipped set
of molecular, cytogenetic, and morphological
laboratories; IT facilities; an extensive
botanical library; a herbarium (1.4 million
sheets); a Botanical Garden (Core Facility of the
Faculty; 8ha, with more than 11000 species); and
access to a tropical research station (La Gamba, Costa Rica).
The candidate will be required to teach at all
academic levels, including the current M.Sc.
curricula Plant Sciences, Ecology, and
Conservation and Biodiversity Management.
Excellent teaching and mentoring skills are
necessary and should be documented in the
application. Although teaching is largely in
German, the University of Vienna is committed to expand teaching in English.
Successful candidates will have the following qualifications:
< PhD and post-doctoral experience at a
university or other research institution.
(Austrian or equivalent international academic degree in the relevant field)
< Outstanding research and publication record,
with an excellent reputation as an active member
in the international academic community
(Habilitation (venia docendi) or equivalent
international qualification in the relevant field is desirable)
< Experience in designing, procuring and
directing major research projects, and
willingness and ability to assume the responsibility of team leadership
< Experience in university teaching, and
willingness and ability to teach at all
curricular levels, to supervise theses, and to
further the work of junior academic colleagues
The University of Vienna offers
< Attractive terms and conditions of employment
with a negotiable and performance-related salary,
associated with a retirement fund
< A start-up package for the initiation of research projects
< An attractive and dynamic research location
in a city with a high quality of life and in a
country with excellent research funding provision
< Support for relocation to Vienna, where appropriate
Candidates should send an application containing
at least the following documents:
< Academic curriculum vitae
Brief description of current research interests
and research plans for the immediate future
List of publications together with
a) specification of five key publications judged
by the applicant to be particularly relevant to
the advertised professorship together with an explanation of their relevance
b) PDF versions of these five
publications provided either as email attachments or through
< URLs of downloadable copies
< List of talks given, including detailed
information about invited plenaries at international conferences
List of projects supported by third-party funds
Short survey of previous academic teaching and list of supervised PhD theses
Applications, written in English and in
electronic form (preferably as one pdf file),
should be sent to the Dean of the Faculty of Life
Sciences of the University of Vienna (O.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Horst Seidler; e-mail:
[email protected], no later than June
10th, 2011 and be referenced under the Identification Nr. 20/1-2011.
