Welcome to the Department of Near Eastern Studies!

As a center for the study of the Near and Middle East, including North Africa, the institute is not merely the only institution of its kind in Austria, but is also one of the largest such institutes in central Europe. Research includes funded projects, and teaching concentrates on Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Assyriology), Near Eastern Archaeology, Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, and Turkish Studies with special emphasis on Ottoman Studies.

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Job vacancy: University Assistant postdoctoral

Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies

Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2025

Limited contract until: 30.09.2031

Working hours: 40,00

​Application...

Job vacancy: Prae doc assistant

Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies

Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2025

Limited contract until: 30.09.2028

Working hours: 30,00

​Application...

University of Vienna, Institute of Near Eastern Studies

Application period: 3rd March to 7th April 2025

Contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Prochazka

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The 6th Arabic Linguistics Forum conference will take place at University of Vienna on from Wednesday, 3rd to Friday, 5th September 2025.

„DANFront: An Environmental History of the Early-Modern Ottoman Military Frontier in the Middle and Lower Danube“