University Assistant postdoctoral in the research area of Philosophy of Media and Technology

University Assistant postdoctoral in the research area of Philosophy of Media and Technology

The University of Vienna is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the Philosophy of Media and Technology group at the Department of Philosophy, led by Prof. Mark Coeckelbergh.

Faculty: 46 Faculty of Philosophy and Education

Job vacancy starting: 01.12.2026 | Working hours: 40.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)

Job ID: 6142

Your workplace

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will become part of the Philosophy of Media and Technology group at the Department of Philosophy. It offers a lively and attractive research environment specialized in bringing philosophical concepts, arguments, and approaches to bear on urgent issues concerning new technologies in society, including ethics and political philosophy of artificial intelligence and robotics.

Further information can be found here: https://philtech.univie.ac.at/ https://coeckelbergh.net/

Your future tasks

You will actively participate in research, teaching, and administration at the Department of Philosophy and in Prof. Mark Coeckelbergh’s research team.

• You produce excellent research in philosophy.
• You take part in and help organizing research activities such as reading groups, workshops, and visiting talks.
• You publish in peer-reviewed journals and give research presentations.
• You collaborate with Prof. Mark Coeckelbergh on research and assist him with grant proposals.
• You apply for third-party funding for your research.
• You prepare and complete a habilitation if this is beneficial to your career.
• You contribute to teaching within the BA and MA philosophy programs.
• You supervise students in your areas of competence.
• You participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
• You take on administrative and organizational tasks.

Your profile

Required

• A Ph.D. in philosophy, degree awarded by application deadline.
• Research focus in philosophy of technology, including but not exclusively ethics of technology, such as ethics of AI.
• Promising potential for, and evidence of, original high-level research, including an excellent PhD thesis and a beginning publication track record.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English at C2 level.
• Ability to work in a team.

Desirable

• Experience of writing proposals for or working on research projects, preferably European projects funded by the European Commission.
• Publications in renowned, subject-relevant peer-reviewed international journals in philosophy of technology or related areas.
• Good German language skills or willingness to acquire German language skills.

What we offer

Work-life balance: Flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work upon agreement.

Inspiring working atmosphere: An international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: The workplace is in the center of Vienna and easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training and coaching: Opportunity to deepen skills on an ongoing basis with over 600 free courses.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary is EUR 5.014,30, paid 14 times a year, for a period of 3 years, renewable for another 3 years to 6 years in total, with increases if sufficient professional experience can be credited.

Application

Please submit a letter of motivation, academic CV, description of research interests and research agenda for the coming 6 years, two article-length writing samples or publications, a list of publications and proof of teaching experience if available, degree certificates and transcripts, and contact details of three persons who can provide letters of reference.

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Coeckelbergh at mark.coeckelbergh@univie.ac.at.

Application deadline: 20.09.2026