University assistant (predoctoral) at the Department of Political Science

at University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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Salary

€3,836 a month

Closing date

30 November 2026

Start

3 January 2027

Type of post

Research

First seen

9 November 2026, on a public job listing

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At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700 of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a

University assistant (predoctoral) at the Department of Political Science

49 Faculty of Social Sciences

Job vacancy starting: 03/01/2027 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until: 02/28/2031

Job ID: 6377

The announcement is made for four years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of four years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.

Your future workplace:

Your future workplace is located at the Department of Political Science, in the research area Transformations of Democracy.

The Department of Political Science, a subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, addresses all major fields of political science. It is dedicated to innovative and problem-oriented research and provides students with a wide range of specialisations. Members of the Department study the transformation of governance, statehood and democracy across different policy areas, geographical regions and political areas.

As a university assistant (predoctoral), you will work in the research area Transformations of Democracy (Associate Professor Fabio Wolkenstein). Your dissertation will be supervised by Fabio Wolkenstein. Research into the topics of democratic resilience and democratic regression is of particular interest, although there are no strict disciplinary boundaries.

Your work may, for instance, address the institutional, party-political and ideological conditions of democratic resilience, as well as processes that erode democratic procedures and norms.

Your work may therefore be purely theoretical or conceptual, or take an interdisciplinary approach, though a strong theoretical interest and foundation are required.

The regional focus of the research is not limited to any specific region; it can cover different countries and regions (including Austria) as well as different levels (global, regional, national, sub-national).

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching and administration in the research area Transformations of Democracy, which means:

• You work on your political science dissertation on democratic resilience and democratic regression and complete it. Your dissertation is supervised by Fabio Wolkenstein

• We expect you to finalise your dissertation agreement within 12–18 months

• You contribute to research projects and academic studies in the field of democracy research

• You contribute to publications and conference presentations in the field of democracy research

• You contribute to project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding

• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement

• You supervise students

• You take on administrative tasks in departmental, teaching and research administration

Requirements:

• Completed Master's or Diploma degree in political science or a related field, ideally with a specialisation in democratic theory, democracy research or political theory/philosophy

• Expertise in the field of democracy research

• A strong theoretical interest and a sound theoretical foundation

• Proven experience in academic writing

• IT user skills

• Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 level)

• Command of a further foreign language (C1 level), if relevant for the dissertation topic

• You are a team player with strong social and communication skills

• The following criteria are desirable:

• Depending on the design of the project: experience with qualitative or quantitative research methods

• Teaching experience / experience with e-learning

• Experience abroad

• Knowledge of university procedures and structures

What we offer:

Work-life balance: You have flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

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