Postdoctoral University Assistant

• Conduct research and teaching in general sociology within an interdisciplinary and internationally networked team
• Further develop an independent research profile in transition research, class transitions, social inequality, theories of practice and subjectivation, chrononormativity, or care within the education system
• Contribute to empirical social research projects and academic studies
• Combine narrative and linguistic data, observational data and field notes, autobiographical documents and artefacts
• Apply expertise to mixed-methods projects
• Publish in renowned academic journals and present research internationally
• Independently deliver BA and MA courses
• Contribute to evaluation measures and quality assurance
• Undertake administrative tasks in research and teaching
• Participate actively in the General Sociology research team led by Professor Anna Wanka

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in sociology, educational science or a related discipline
• Outstanding dissertation in transition research focused on youth/young adulthood, education system/higher education, social inequality/social mobility, educational inequality/educational mobility, especially first-generation academics
• Excellent professional skills and interest in care and caring relationships within the education system
• Extensive expertise in reconstructive methods, especially biographical-narrative interview conducting and evaluation and (auto-)biographical text analysis
• Experience combining multi-method approaches and cooperating in mixed-methods projects
• Sound theoretical knowledge of practical and subjectivation theoretical approaches, including Bourdieu and Butler
• International publications in peer-relevant media
• Experience editing anthologies and special issues
• Experience in or collaboration in acquiring third-party funding
• Teaching experience in social inequality/social class and intersectionality, qualitative survey and evaluation methods
• Experience in interdisciplinary and international teams
• Experience conceiving, planning and implementing scientific events nationally and internationally
• Experience with science communication and third mission, such as podcasts and social media
• Excellent knowledge of German and English at C1 level
• Team player with high social and communicative competence
• Application must include academic CV, publication list, conference talks, teaching information, doctoral completion notification and referee contacts

• Flexible working hours
• Remote work options
• International research team
• Healthy and fair working environment
• Workplace in central Vienna with good public transport connections
• Internal training and coaching
• Salary increases based on credited professional experience
• Equal opportunities and diversity initiatives
• Preference for female candidates given equal qualifications