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Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies at Universität Wien

Position Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies
Veröffentlicht 14 Aug 2026
Abgelaufen 13 Sep 2026
Unternehmen Universität Wien
Standort Österreich | AT
Anstellungsart Full Time

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Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies

Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies University of ViennaReference no.: 6008

Research and Teaching Focus

The successful candidate's research and teaching should concentrate on one or more of the following areas of Buddhist Studies:

  • History of philosophy, religion, and literature
  • Primary sources in Sanskrit must play a central role in both research and teaching

Additional language requirements:

  • Proficiency in at least one of the following languages of Buddhism: Pali, Buddhist Chinese, or Classical Tibetan

Cooperation and interdisciplinary work:

  • Willingness to collaborate with Tibetan Studies and ancient and modern South Asian Studies, as well as other relevant disciplines at the University of Vienna
  • Engagement with the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations
Department Profile

The Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies is one of the largest university centers for the philological-cultural study of South Asia, Tibet, and Buddhism in the German-speaking world. It hosts:

  • Multiple third-party funded research projects
  • The documentation center CIRDIS
  • Connections to research networks such as the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations
  • Strong international partnerships with academic institutions worldwide

Further information

Your Academic Profile

Mandatory qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree/PhD
  • Two years of international research experience (during or after doctoral studies)
  • Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, and international reputation
  • Gender and diversity competence
  • Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
  • Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels

Language requirement:

  • Proficiency in German (sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programs and university committee work) must be acquired within three years.
We Offer
  • Opportunity to obtain a permanent Position with potential promotion to full professor
    • Initial contract as Assistant Professor (6 years, limited)
    • After positive evaluation of a qualification agreement, conversion to a permanent Associate Professor Position
    • Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor via internal competitive procedure
  • Dynamic research environment
  • Comprehensive research and teaching support services
  • Attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
  • Salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2)
  • Organisational retirement plan
Application Documents (in English)

Submit the following via the online application portal (see link below):

  • Letter of motivation
  • Academic curriculum vitae (including):
    • Education and training (PhD certificate, PDF)
    • Positions held to date
    • Career breaks (e.g., parental, family, or care periods)
    • Awards and honors
    • Commissions of trust
    • Previous and current cooperation partners
    • Complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, inventions/patents
    • List of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
    • Teaching and mentoring experience (Master and PhD supervision, if applicable)
  • List of publications
  • Link to a publicly accessible ORCID record with a complete publication list
  • Three key publications as electronic full-text versions (PDF, max. 30 MB)
  • Research statement:
    • Most important research achievements (max. 2 pages)
    • Planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
    • Synopsis of three key publications relevant to the Position
    • Publication strategy
  • Teaching and supervision statement:
    • Teaching and supervision concept, including past and planned priorities (max. 2 pages)
    • Teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

Contact for inquiries:

Application deadline: 09/15/2026

Applications must be submitted exclusively via the online portal: Apply now

The University of Vienna pursues an anti-discriminatory employment policy and places great emphasis on equal opportunities, the advancement of women, and diversity. Qualified women are expressly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Job-Informationen:

  • Unternehmen: Universität Wien
  • Position: Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies
  • Arbeitsort: Österreich
  • Land: AT

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