This full-time position under private law is expected to start on March 1st, 2012. This is a limited-term position for the duration of up to 2.5 years. Shorter employment periods will also be considered with a minimum of one semester. Candidates are encouraged to apply for their preferred term of employment. Preference will be given to candidates applying for longer terms.

The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration.

The successful candidate is expected to initiate and lead basic research programs in the field of theoretical (dynamic) meteorology and atmospheric modeling, continuing and extending the research activities of the current Professor and her group (http://img.univie.ac.at/en/research/theoretical-meteorology/). She/he should be willing to actively cooperate within the framework of the central scientific themes of the Faculty and to initiate and run research projects supported by national and international agencies. Furthermore, a successful candidate is also expected to teach theoretical (dynamic) meteorology and atmospheric modeling courses within the pertinent bachelor, diploma, master and doctoral programs and to be actively involved in research training at the doctoral level.

Successful candidates will have the following qualifications:

• PhD and post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution (Austrian or equivalent international academic degree in the relevant field),
• Outstanding research and publication record, with an excellent reputation as an active member in the international academic community (Habilitation (venia docendi) or equivalent international qualification in the relevant field is desirable),
• Experience in designing, procuring and directing research projects, and willingness and ability to assume the responsibility of team leadership,
• Experience in university teaching, and willingness and ability to teach at all curricular levels, to supervise theses, and to further the work of junior academic colleagues.

The University of Vienna offers

• An attractive and dynamically developing research location in a city with a high quality of life and in a country with excellent research funding provision,
• An adequate salary.

Candidates should send an application containing at least the following documents:

• Academic curriculum vitae
• Brief description of current research interests and research plans for the immediate future
• List of publications together with
• specification of five key publications judged by the applicant to be particularly relevant to the advertised professorship together with an explanation of their relevance
• PDF versions of these five publications provided either as email attachments or through URLs of downloadable copies,
• List of talks given, including detailed information about invited plenaries at international conferences
• List of projects supported by third-party funds
• Short survey of previous academic teaching and list of supervised PhD theses

Further information can be obtained from the Dean Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hensler (dekan.fgga@univie.ac.at).

Applications in English should be submitted with reference number DKZ 5/II/§99-3.2 per e-mail (preferably as pdf attachments) to the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy, Althanstraße 14, A - 1090 Wien, at dekan.fgga@univie.ac.at not later than December 31^st , 2011