Full Professor of International Civil Procedure (pursuant to § 99 UG 2002, part-time)
The WU Department of Private Law is looking to hire a Full Professor[1] of International Civil Procedure. We are seeking a scholar with a proven track record of academic excellence in accordance with international standards. The successful applicant will be employed part-time (20%, 8 hours per week) for a fixed term of 5 years.
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) combines excellence with responsibility.
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International cooperation is very important to WU, and we encourage and support both faculty and student mobility. WU is also very aware of its responsibility to its students, faculty, and staff and is committed to gender equality, equal opportunities, accessibility, family-friendly working conditions, and sustainability.
The Institute for Civil Law and Civil Procedure at the WU Department of Private Law covers the full scope of civil law, civil procedure, and banking and insurance law. The Institute is known for its long-standing tradition of excellent research, exceptional dedication to teaching, and willingness to assume leadership roles in the university’s self-governance. The Institute enjoys an outstanding reputation not only in academia but also in the professional world.
With its other two institutes — the Institute for Austrian and European Labour Law and Social Security Law and the Institute for Business Law — the Department covers the entire field of private law in both research and teaching.
Qualifications
The new professor is expected to be of international repute as a researcher and to be highly qualified as an academic. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed with consideration of their academic age, based on the following criteria:
a) outstanding academic qualification in the area of civil procedure;
b) outstanding reputation for excellent scholarship in the area of civil procedure within the international academic community;
c) excellent teaching;
d) international network;
e) leadership qualities;
f) gender and diversity management skills.
Expectations
We expect the new professor to contribute to the institute’s research profile, to participate in joint activities in research, teaching, and third mission, to strengthen the institute’s international network, and to be committed to teaching.
Applications
WU is committed to diversity and inclusion. Therefore, qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Between equally qualified applicants, female candidates will be given preference. Applicants with disabilities will be supported at each stage of the recruitment process. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed with consideration of their academic age.
WU assesses achievements with consideration of each applicant’s personal background and opportunities. This approach recognizes that academic achievements are embedded in diverse personal and professional paths. To ensure equitable opportunities, qualifications are assessed considering the applicant’s academic age, i.e., WU takes biographical factors such as part-time employment or career interruptions due to caregiving or childcare obligations or other roles performed within or beyond academia into account.
Your application may include personal data. WU will ensure that all transmitted data are kept confidential. All persons involved in the selection procedure are subject to official secrecy.
Applicants should address their applications and all relevant documents (including the following required documents: motivation letter, academic CV) to the Rector of WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria. Applicants should upload all documents using the button below.
Please submit your application via WU’s online recruiting tool by July 1, 2026.
For further information on the position, please contact Professor Stefan Perner, chair of the Department of Private Law, by phone at +43-1-31336-6610 or by email at stefan.perner@wu.ac.at, or Professor Martin Spitzer, chair of the Institute for Civil Law and Civil Procedure, by phone at +43-1-31336-5666 or by email at martin.spitzer@wu.ac.at.
For further information on the application and assessment process, please contact the Senior Faculty Recruitment team by email at prof.application@wu.ac.at.
Please note: We will only consider applications uploaded via our online recruiting tool. Applicants must reference all criteria specified in the call for applications, especially items A) “Qualifications” and B) “What We Expect” in their application. Reference to these two items is mandatory for all applications to WU Vienna. Applications missing this mandatory element cannot be considered.
[1] Employee in salary group A 1 pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff [Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer der Universitäten], minimum gross annual salary: €93,986.20 (full-time); the actual gross annual salary is subject to negotiation.
