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Best regards, Michael
The Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna announces the
position of a Full Professor of Empirical Social Research Methods:
Social Network Analysis with regard to Ethnographic Methods
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 Social Sciences of the University of Vienna announces the
position of a
Full Professor of Empirical Social Research Methods: Social Network
Analysis with regard to Ethnographic Methods
(full time position under private law). In case of a first time
appointment to a professorship, the appointment may be limited to 6
years and will become permanent after a positive evaluation. 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 wishes to appoint a social scientist acquainted both with
the use and teaching of social network analysis within the context of
ethnography and the systematic use of ethnographic data through
quantitative and qualitative methods. The successful candidate will have
an outstanding record of international research experience in one of the
disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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 expects the successful candidate to acquire,
within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in
Bachelor programmes and participation in committees
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 (PDF versions of
monographs need only be provided if easily available.)
- 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 in English should be submitted per e-mail (preferably as
pdf attachments) to the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the
University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Richter,
([log in to unmask]) no later than May 31st, 2010 with reference
490-18.
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Prof. Dr. Michael Schnegg
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49-(0)40/42838-6208
Fax: +49-(0)40/42838-6288
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