Professor of Digital Humanities

Application deadline: 2026-07-29
Job Profile: § 99 (1) UG

Hours per week: 20

Temporary Employment: 6 months

Salary Category: A1

Employment Start: 2026-09-01

Duration of Contract: Temporary employment

Unit: Department of Digital Humanities

Job Description

The professorship will be responsible for the subject of Digital Humanities in its core areas of the digitisation of cultural heritage, digital editions and digital cultural studies. It has a particular focus on digital history, with further focus on historical network analysis and the application of AI in historical science. The successful candidate will take on central teaching tasks in the masters programme Digital Humanities and is willing to supervise masters theses.

Employment Requirements

Austrian or equivalent foreign higher education degree corresponding with the positio...