With more than 4,000 students, USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (formerly St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences) is a key player in Austria’s higher education landscape and one of the most important employers in the region.
As a university of applied sciences in St. Pölten, we offer our employees a wide range of opportunities to shape and contribute, strong team-oriented collaboration, and room for individual development and personal growth.
You also benefit from our European network within the European University Alliance E³UDRES². Our university is continuously growing.
Your Tasks
- You are responsible for the design, preparation, delivery, and follow-up of courses, as well as for leading modules
- You help represent and market the bachelor degree programme Early Childhood Education to the outside world and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders and partners
- You actively contribute to the strategic and content-related further development of the offered programmes and you are involved in the operational design of the Department of Social Work (admissions, exams, etc.)
- You are part of research projects, carry them out independently, coordinate work packages, or take on projects and strategically develop them further
- You carry out teaching research projects including the supervision of scientific final theses
- You actively contribute to project acquisition (research funding, contract research) and execute these projects in collaboration with colleagues from the Ilse Arlt Institute
- You independently publish scientific findings, hold presentations in your field of expertise, and help facilitate the transfer of knowledge at various levels
Your offer to us
- Relevant qualification in elementary or early childhood education or early childhood development (at least master level)
- For a junior professorship, two of the following three points have to be met:
- Completed doctorate/PhD (or comparable qualification) with relevance for the discipline
- At least 5 years of practical professional experience (national/ international), including min. 3 years outside the higher education system
- Proof of didactic competence and relevant teaching and research experience at the higher education level
- Experience in writing and reviewing scientific texts and papers and in conducting research projects (application for funds/project acquisition)
- Very good written and oral German and English language skills
- A precise, independent, and well-structured work style, strong team spirit, and readiness to follow the guiding principles of the Department of Social Sciences
- Gender and diversity competence, an inclusive and critically reflective approach to discrimination, and a willingness to undertake further training in these areas
Our offer to you
- A long-term employment in a modern, flexible work environment at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten with various work opportunities (e.g., remote work, creative spaces, etc.) as well as numerous benefits and further trainings
- Tenure track model to become a professor (as a career opportunity for junior professors)
- More free time for our staff: additional special leave days from 24/12 to 31/12 as well as on Good Friday
- Permanent contract in an innovative, open-minded, and internationally oriented environment • A gross annual salary that takes your qualifications into account: at least € 59.500,– (basis: 40h/All-in)
For the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, the variety and diversity of its staff members is the key to innovation, success, and further development. We particularly welcome and give precedence to applications by qualified women, trans*, inter* and non-binary persons and persons with disability in case of equal suitability. We explicitly invite persons with a migration background to apply. We look forward to receiving your application!
Your application will be handled by
Gutschi Sonja
We look forward to your application!
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