Welcome to the Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology combines sociological research and teaching at the University of Vienna.

Sociological research at the Department is characterised by a wide range of key research areas and methodologies as well as numerous research projects. In the area of teaching, the Department offers a six-term bachelor´s programme and a four-term master´s programme in Sociology.

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Job opening
 

Project: "Gendered STEM Pathways", PI: Manuel Valdés

Application deadline: 23 Sep 2026

We look forward to your application!
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Project
 

The project “Remaking security: technopolitics in the Global East (RE-SECURE)”, led by Dagmar Vorlíček and winner of the FWF Astra Award, will start...
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Visiting scientist
 

In August, we are happy to welcome Dario Raspanti (University of Florence) to Team Kazepov!
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Call
 

U.S. scholars may apply until September 15, 2026, for the Fulbright Visiting Professorship at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of...
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New publication
 

"Into the Unknown? Longitudinal Evidence on Single Mothers’ Coping with Worries During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Austria"
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Project
 

The R2R project is being launched at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) and the University of Vienna, under the direction of Monika Mühlböck and...
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