Call for teaching for the academic year 2026/27
Applications up to 8 hours per semester are possible. Courses like BM1 PS Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, BM2 PS Newer critical perspectives, BM3 PS Reading anthropological texts or BM4 PS zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben in der KSA are courses recommended for persons with little teaching experience.
Conditions for the application
All legal obligations of UG 2002, the statutes of University of Vienna as well as the curricula must be met when taking a course.
In addition we expect
- Coordination of the course content and determination of assessment (modalities of certificate acquisition) with the SPL and all teachers involved in parallel courses
- Willingness to cooperate with SPL, “Studienkonferenz” and other teachers
- Conducting all examination dates for lectures
Chain contract
We would also like to point out that external teaching is credited for the duration of the chain contract. Please take this into account when applying.
Application modalities
The application must be submitted by e-mail to bewerbung.ksa@univie.ac.at.
The deadline for applications as well as the announcement of Venia courses is 31.03.2026 (date of the e-mail). Applications received too late will not be considered without exception
The following documents are required:
- Course title with disposition (Aims, contents and method of the course etc., max. 3.000 characters incl. spaces) (not needed for PS, FP, Bachelor's Thesis). Please indicate the semester when you want to teach the course. Multiple entries are possible. Please write all desired courses in one PDF.
- Letter of motivation (max. 3.000 characters incl. spaces and only for first applications)
- CV
To facilitate administration, create for each of the three areas a separate PDF and name them “LV-last name”, “Motivationsschreiben_last name” and “Lebenslauf_last name” (z.B. LV_Huber, Motivationsschreiben_Huber, Lebenslauf_Huber).
An application contains max. three attachments.
Courses needed
Applications are open for the following courses in the academic year 2026/27:
| Bachelor | ECTS | Language | Amount WiSe 2026 | Amount SuSe 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BM1 Basics of Social Sciences: Social and Cultural Anthropology PS Introduction to Scientific Working in Social and Cultural Anthropology | 2 SSt. / 4 ECTS | German | 3 | 2 |
BM2 New Critical Perspectives PS New Critical Perspectives in Social and Cultural Anthropology | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English | 2 | 3 |
BM3 Anthropologies: Traditions, Texts, Debates 1 PS Key Readings in Anthropology | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English | 1 | 3 |
BM4 Methods PS Anthropological Methods PS Academic Writing in Social and Cultural Anthropology | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS |
German German |
2 2 |
2 1 |
BM5 Anthropologies: Traditions, Texts, Debates 2 SE Ethnographic Reading | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German | 1 | 2 |
BM6 Regional Perspectives VO Regional Perspectives | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English | 1 | 1 |
BM7 Central Fields of Research VO on Central Fields of Research SE on Central Fields of Research Research-based Seminar on a Specific Field of Research on the topic political Anthropology | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English German/English German/English |
0 0 1 |
2 1 0 |
BM8 Doing Ethnographic Research FP Ethnographic Field School | 4 SSt. / 10 ECTS | German/English | 0 | 2 |
BM9 Applying Anthropology SE on Applying Anthropology in a Specific Field | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English | 2 | 2 |
BM10 Bachelor's Seminar and Bachelor's Thesis SE Bachelor's Thesis | 4 SSt. / 15 ECTS | German | 0 | 1 |
| Master | ECTS | Language | Amount WiSe 2026 | Amount SuSe 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MM1 Introduction to the Master's Program SE on Anthropological Debates and Ethnographies
VU Research Ethics and Reflexivity SE Defining an MA Thesis Project |
2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS |
German/English German German/English |
1
0 1 |
0
1 1
|
MM3 Disciplinary Specialization/ MM5A VO on Specific Thematic, Theoretical, Regional or Applied Competences SE on Specific Thematic, Theoretical, Regional or Applied Competences CREOLE - New Identities VO/SE CREOLE - Material Culture VO/SE CREOLE - Visual Culture VO/SE |
2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS |
German/English German/English English English English |
3
2
1 1 2
|
2
2
3 1 2
|
MM4 Specialized and in-Depth Treatment of Methods VU Specific Anthropological Methods | 2 SSt. / 5 ECTS | German/English | 1 | 2 |
Further information
Curricula of our three offered programmes:
Further course descriptions and our expectations:
BM1 PS Introduction to Scientific Working in Social and Cultural Anthropology
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240014&semester=2025W
BM2 PS New Critical Perspectives in Social and Cultural Anthropology
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240016&semester=2025W
BM3 PS Reading Anthropological Texts
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240018&semester=2025W
BM4 PS Anthropological Methods
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240020&semester=2025W
BM4 PS Academic Writing in Social and Cultural Anthropology
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240024&semester=2025W
BM5 SE Ethnographic Reading
Seminar on selected ethnographic texts and their theoretical positions within a thematic focus area, in which students develop an in-depth understanding of ethnographic argumentation through shared critical reading of ethnographic monographs and analytically relate empirical material and theory.
BM6 VO Regional Perspectives
Introductory overview lecture on anthropological perspectives on a specific region, focusing on key ethnographic works and broader disciplinary debates; not a regionally specialised lecture.
BM7 VO Central Fields of Research
Overview lecture on a central thematic research field or sub-discipline of anthropology, introducing key questions, core theoretical approaches, and key ethnographic works.
BM7 SE Central Fields of Research
Seminar on a specific thematic research field in anthropology, in which students engage in in-depth analysis and discussion of key questions based on selected ethnographic and theoretical texts.
BM7 Research-based Seminar on a Specific Field of Research
Seminar in a specific thematic research field in anthropology, focusing on the integration of theory and empirical research and based either on students’ own research or on an ongoing research project; it builds conceptually on a previously completed thematically related BM7 lecture course.
PR BM8 Ethnographic Field School
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240046&semester=2025W
BM9 SE on Applying Anthropology in a Specific Field
Seminar on a specific applied field of anthropology, aimed at communicating theoretical and methodological knowledge beyond academia and applying it in professional contexts and to diverse publics.
BM10 SE Bachelor's Thesis
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240060&semester=2025W
MM1 SE Defining an MA Thesis Project
See standard text: https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/course.html?lv=240500&semester=2025W