JKU Linz: Tenure-Track Position for European and International Civil Procedure Law

Johannes Kepler University Linz is currently advertising a tenure-track professorship in “European and International Civil Procedure Law”.

The full advertisement reads as follows:

The Institute of Civil Procedure Law at the JKU’s Faculty of Law is seeking to fill a tenure-track position for a person with a doctorate/Ph.D at the earliest possible date. The position is full-time and limited to a period of six years in accordance with the collective agreement for university employees and the Austrian Universities Act (Universitätsgesetz, UG).

The position is open to highly qualified junior researchers holding a doctorate/PhD in the field of European and International Civil Procedure Law and includes the option of concluding a qualification agreement which could result in a permanent position as Associate Professor (Section 99 (5) (6) of the Austrian Universities Act (Universitätsgesetz, UG)).

The candidate should have a record of excellent publications and relevant teaching experience and is expected to be willing and able to teach courses in German and English. The prospective applicant is expected to possess a sound knowledge of Austrian civil procedure law or be willing to familiarize themselves with Austrian civil procedure law in a timely manner. The applicant should have completed their doctoral or PhD studies no more than five years prior to the date of application.

Detailed information regarding the position, responsibilities, and requirements is available at: www.jku.at/tenuretrack. The job description contains information regarding the position and its requirements and strategic direction of research, the areas of priority, the type of research expected, the expected scope of contributions to teaching/education, the required degree of professional experience, the key qualifications and objectives to be met during the course of employment, key information regarding the existing research infrastructure, and other position-specific conditions.

The annual minimum salary under the collective agreement is EUR 70,200.20 gross. The annual minimum salary under the collective agreement may be raised to EUR 82,656.00 after the possible conclusion of a qualification agreement (as of 2026). A higher salary is a matter of negotiation.

For further information, please contact Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Garber, +43 732 2468 3671,
E-mail: thomas.garber(at)jku.at.

When assessing the candidates’ accomplishments, performance, and future potential, the JKU will take the candidates’ individual background and personal history into account by acknowledging that academic and professional success and accomplishments can happen at different stages in life (and can include periods of reduced employment, or career interruption on account of having to provide care, childcare, etc.). In this regard, qualifications are assessed and evaluated in terms of equal opportunity, taking life-course factors, such as academic age, into account.

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes and encourages applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Prospective applicants interested in the position are requested to electronically send a complete application to the Rector of the Johannes Kepler University by no later than March 18, 2026, observing the three-week application deadline. Please submit the application electronically, in German/English, at: https://forms.jku.at/pm/tenuretrack, opens an external URL in a new window.

Please enclose the following documents with your application: A letter of application (addressing in particular your reasons for applying and suitability for the position), a current curriculum vitae, a list of publications (including a ranking of the three publications you consider to be the most important), a description of prior activities in education and lecturing, including any student evaluations, a description of research projects, studies, and collaboration efforts, a description of prior professional practices and activities related in content to the activities in research and teaching, an outline of prospective projects and objectives in the field of research and teaching.

More information is available here.