Tenure-Track Professorship in Rapid Marine Adaptation

Tenure-Track Professorship in Rapid Marine Adaptation

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research. The Faculty of Life Sciences invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Rapid Marine Adaptation.

The position

The oceans are crucial for life on earth. Overharvesting and climate change lead to dramatic changes in how ocean ecosystems function and how they can be utilized by humans. A better understanding of rapid adaptation potential is key to predict whether species can evolve fast enough to cope with conditions in a future, warmer and more acidic ocean.

The University of Vienna seeks a scientist with an outstanding record in marine evolutionary genomics who investigates rapid evolutionary responses, such as evolutionary rescue, through field studies and/or experimental evolution in the laboratory. Preferred model systems should be eukaryotic marine organisms that have vital roles in oceanic or coastal ecosystems.

The successful candidate will cooperate with physiologists, ecologists, biochemists, systems biologists and evolutionary biologists in Vienna to link genomic targets of selection to organismal phenotypes and local environmental conditions. This integrative work will advance mechanistic understanding and predictive modeling of rapid adaptation to climate change in marine environments and inform effective marine conservation strategies across Europe.

The tenure-track position is embedded in the Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (https://ecology.univie.ac.at/) and contributes to research and teaching in marine climate change ecology. It is embedded into the strategic priorities Systems of Life and Climate, Environment, Sustainability.

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

The successful candidate is expected to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer:

• The opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor
• A dynamic research environment
• A wide range of research and teaching support services
• Attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• An attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff level A2 and an organisational retirement plan

Application documents (in English):

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae including education and training, positions held, career breaks, awards and honors, commissions of trust, cooperation partners, funding and talks
• List of publications including ORCID record and three key publications as PDF
• Research statement including research achievements, future research activities, synopsis of key publications and publication strategy
• Teaching and supervision statement including concept and teaching evaluations if available

If you have any questions, please contact:

berufungsservice@univie.ac.at. Only applications submitted through the Apply now link will be considered.

Application deadline: 09/15/2026 Reference no.: 6004