The Institute of Business and Vocational Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business at Johannes Kepler University Linz invites applications for a permanent professorship position under private law for a
Professor for the Didactics of Economic Education
to begin immediately. The appointment is in accordance with § 98 of the Austrian Universities Act. An evaluation will be conducted after a five-year period.
The successful candidate is expected to represent and further develop the field in research and teaching, to promote and further develop the practice of economic education in Austria and to sensitize the broader public to the concerns and importance of general economic education.
The broadest possible coverage of the central fields of general economic education (entrepreneurship education, orientation in the professional and working world, consumer education, financial literacy, civic and economic education) is desired.
Please see the job opening for a detailed job description online at http://www.jku.at/professuren, opens an external URL in a new window.
Applicants for the position must have a venia docendi (habilitation degree) or a comparable post-doctorate qualification in the field of the Didactics of Economic Education or in Business and Vocationale Education and Training.
An excellent command of the German language and a very good command of written and spoken English are required.
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Contact
Univ. Prof.
Dr. Georg Hans Neuweg
+43 732 2468 7261
georg.neuweg(at)jku.at
terms of employment
permanent position
§ 98 of the 2002 Austrian Universities Act
full-time
application deadline
June 19, 2024
submit application here
A salary above the minimum amount (which is currently 89,075.00 € before taxes) as stated in the collective agreement will be voluntarily offered.
If you have any questions in regard to the job profile, please contact Prof. Georg Hans Neuweg, E-mail georg.neuweg(at)jku.at, P +43 732 2468 7261.
When assessing the candidates’ accomplishments, performance, and future potential, the JKU will take the candidates’ individual background and personal history into account by acknowledging that academic and professional success and accomplishments can happen at different stages in life (and can include periods of reduced employment, or career interruption on account of having to provide care, childcare, etc.). In this regard, qualifications are assessed and evaluated in terms of equal opportunity, taking life-course factors, such as academic age, into account.
The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes and encourages applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.
Prospective applicants are asked to submit their application in adherence to the criteria stated in the job profile including all requested documentation (CV, application form etc.), in electronic form via e-mail to the Rector of the Johannes Kepler University Linz: application(at)jku.at by June 19, 2024.
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz, Austria
