The successful candidate will be expected to represent the field of Arabic Studies with a focus on linguistics in both research and teaching, demonstrating breadth and depth in the discipline. They should have an outstanding international reputation and a strong research profile, particularly in the study of spoken varieties of Arabic, encompassing both dialectological and general linguistic (particularly contact linguistics, areal linguistics, social linguistics, historical linguistics) approaches. Complementing the existing focus on the Maghreb, a research focus on the eastern part of the Arab world is desired. The candidate's teaching responsibilities will include Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, as well as contributions to the Bachelor's programme in Oriental Studies, the Master's programme Arab World: Language and Society, and, in particular, the Master's programme Arabic Linguistics. They will also be expected to supervise doctoral research within the Faculty’s doctoral programme.  Moreover, active participation in the Vienna Corpus of Arabic Varieties (VICAV), developed in collaboration with the Austrian Academy of Sciences, is anticipated.

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