University Assistant (must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree)

Organizational unit: Abteilung für Sprachlehr- und lernforschung Englisch

Entry date: 03/01/2027

Job Reference Number: 53030-2026-002096

Job Duties:

• Independent research, contributing to publications and presenting your work at conferences as part of the department for Research on Teaching and Learning English at the Linz School of Education in one or more of the following areas: English as a lingua franca, transcultural communication, pragmatics, corpus linguistics
• Teaching university courses predominantly in English linguistics in the teacher education program for English in secondary schools (BEd, MEd)
• Contributing to supervision, organization and administrative duties at the department (e.g. supporting students, (co-)supervising theses, contributing to exams, evaluations, organization of conferences and workshops)
• Research-oriented communication tasks at the department (e.g. monitoring and maintaining communication for corpora, third mission activities)
• Developing an independet research profile as well as participating in the continued development of the department’s research profile and contributing to project proposals and (team) publications in one or more of the following areas: English as a lingua franca, transcultural communication, pragmatics, corpus linguistics

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a completed Doctorate/PhD in English linguistics or English applied linguistics or a closely related discipline, with an emphasis on English as a lingua franca (ELF) and pragmatics
• Experience in international research, publishing and presenting academic work in the areas English Language Teaching and Learning Research and/or English applied linguistics, in particular in relation to English as a lingua franca, pragmatics and corpus linguistics
• Teaching experience in English language teacher education programs (preferably in Austria) in English linguistics and Research on Teaching and Learning English, preferably including pragmatics and/or English as a lingua franca
• Experience of working in third-party funded projects and/or in interdisciplinary research teams is desirable
• Strong social skills and personal dedication
• Ability to work independently; strong communication, team and feedback skills
• Excellent language skills and communicative competence in Englishand German (German level C1, English level C2)

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 5,014.30 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• ...and much more

Application due date: 11/04/2026

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes 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.

Interviews are likely to take place on Mon, 9 November 2026.

Space for your future? We look forward to receiving your application via our job portal. For further information, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Pitzl-Hagin, E-mail: marie-luise.pitzl-hagin@jku.at.

Location: Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz