Tenure-Track Professorship in Psychology of Digitalization

47 Faculty of PsychologyWorking hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: 48 VwGr. A2 Limited until: permanent Reference no.: 4899The positionThe aim of this tenure-track professorship is to advance research and teaching in the psychology of digitalization, with a particular focus on the transformation of work in the digital age. The successful candidate is expected to complement the faculty’s existing areas of expertise. The empirical research profile should be both substantively and methodologically aligned with the thematic area of “Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology.” Applications are welcome from all areas of the psychology of digitalization, especially those addressing the impact of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR) on working conditions, human behavior, and organizations. A broad methodological expertise, including quantitative approaches and innovative digital research methods, is highly desirable. The Faculty of Psychology is committed to open science, including open data, open materials, and preregistration. Applicants are asked to describe how they have implemented these principles in their previous research and how they plan to promote them in the future.The Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology at the University of Vienna offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment that brings together expertise in social psychology, motivation psychology, economic psychology, and behavioral decision-making. Research focuses on how people respond to challenges and changes in work, economic, and social contexts. Key research topics include adaptation to digital transformation, sustainable consumption, and the social determinants of health and well-being. https://psychologie.univie.ac.at/en/research/thematic-areasdepartments/https://psychologie.univie.ac.at/en/research/Your Academic ProfileDoctoral degree/PhDTwo years of international research experience during or after doctoral studiesOutstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputationGender and diversity competenceExperience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levelWe expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.We Offerthe opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.a dynamic research environmenta wide range of research and teaching support servicesattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifean attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement planApplication Documents (in English) Letter of motivationAcademic curriculum vitaeeducation and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)positions held to datecareer breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)awards and honorscommissions of trustprevious and current cooperation partnerscomplete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patentslist of most important scientific talks (max. 10)teaching and mentoringsupervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicableList of publicationslink to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication listthree key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)Research statementmost important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertisedpublication strategyTeaching and supervision statementteaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)If You Have Any Questions, Please Contactberufungsservice@univie.ac.atOnly applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.We look forward to new personalities in our team!The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.Data protection Application deadline: 12/10/2025Reference no.: 4899Tenure Track Professorshipshttps://academicjobs.univie.ac.at/datenabfrage/TT1025PSYCH01