University Professor for Public Law

The Faculty of Law at the Johannes Kepler University invites applications as an employee under private law for a five-year professorship position in

Public Law

to begin immediately.

The successful candidate will be expected to represent the field of Public Law in Austria, both in research and teaching. In the area of education/teaching and in coordination with department chairs, the successful candidate is expected to educate legal professionals as part of on-site academic degree programs (the Diploma degree program in Law, Bachelor's and Master's programs in Law, and the Bachelor's degree program in Business Law), as well as in the Multimedia Diploma degree program in Law. In addition, the successful candidate is expected to be willing to perform administrative duties and independently assume university administration responsibilities.

Applicants must hold a post-doctoral qualification (Habilitation) or comparable educational qualification in the fields of constitutional law and administrative law. The selection criteria include:

(a)   Quality and original research in the area of Austrian public law

(b)   Subject-related experience in academia (teaching university-level courses)

(c)   Subject-related experience in lecturing,

(d)   Connections to professional practice and

(e)   Degree of involvement in the scientific community.

An annual gross salary above the minimum amount of € 89,075.00 as stated in the collective agreement will be voluntarily offered.

If you have any questions, please contact Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. David Leeb, P +43 732 2468 7400, E-Mail david.leeb@jku.at.

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 female academic 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 who have physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Prospective applicants interested in the position are requested to electronically send a complete application in adherence to the stated criteria in the job profile, together with the requested documentation (i.e., a current CV, application form, publication list, list of held courses, etc.) to the Rector of the Johannes Kepler University (application@jku.at) by April 10, 2024. The application form is available in the job profile online at: www.jku.at/professuren