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Department: Department of Historical Studies

Full-time/Part-time: Full-time

Location: Vienna, AT, 1100

Application Deadline: open until filled

Central European University (CEU) invites applications for a Department Coordinator position in the Department of Historical Studies at the Vienna Campus.

This position is a full-time maternity leave replacement with a fixed-term contract until January 2028 with the possibility of extension.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support academic operations of the department, serving as an administrative interface between faculty, graduate students, internal units, and external partners
• Advise students on admissions, course enrollment and program rules, help ensure that students adhere to university and program policy
• Help with administering records, credit and grade entry, data maintenance, ensuring that course data is accurate and represented on all relevant platforms of CEU (course hub, SITS, E-learning)
• Support curriculum planning and management, scheduling, room booking, and provide administrative and technical help to core and visiting faculty
• Manage departmental calendars
• Assist in special tasks with admissions, theses, exams and graduation of students, field trips and the organization of events
• Communication and coordination with students and faculty
• Prepare meeting minutes, policy documents, Program Handbooks etc.
• General email and mail handling, onboarding of students, student-facing presence during office hours
• Support the Masters Programs Director, contact with central university administration
• Create recruitment material for the department, including for social media and YouTube
• Website editing and writing articles for the department

Qualifications

• MA level qualification or higher, ideally with a connection to history. Familiarity with historical material culture and knowledge of the structure of MAs and PhDs. Ideally a background in late antique or medieval history in order to support the MA program director
• Good communication and task management skills · Familiarity with social media platforms
• Experience with video editing software
• Excellent English for website editing and article writing
• Good organizational skills, including the ability to shift between hybrid, in-person, and fully remote environments
• Strong interpersonal skills, requiring the ability to understand and respond to the competing needs of diverse clients
• Interest in creative problem-solving
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and to prioritize
• Previous work experience at CEU is an advantage
• Previous higher education sector experience is an advantage

What CEU Offers

• Competitive salary starting from a yearly gross salary of EUR 54,000
• International environment
• Salary supplement for meals (Edenred)
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and other professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to work from home in line with CEU's Home Office Policy

How to Apply

Applicants need to submit:

• CV,
• Motivation letter,
• Contact details of two references

Requisition ID: 1024

Apply now: https://ams.at/su/mNMKU