Job Title:  Coordinator for the Cluster of Excellence EurAsia (f/m/d)

We invite applications for the CEU coordinator of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Eurasian Transformations,” who would be based in the Department of Historical Studies. The Cluster brings together four institutions: the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna, the University of Innsbruck, and CEU.

For more information on the Cluster and its members and activities, please consult the website: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/eurasian-transformations/home

Duties and Responsibilities 

The position entails the following:

• Organizing and supporting Cluster-funded events at CEU
• Processing expenses related to the work packages ran by CEU faculty affiliated with the Cluster
• Liaising with the coordinators of other Cluster-affiliated institutions
• Working closely with the PI of the Cluster at CEU, Tijana Krstic, on Cluster-related issues at CEU and more widely

Qualifications 

• BA degree (minimum)
• Experience in a customer facing position ideally in academia or at an international institution
• Strong ability to work independently, with skills in managing own workflow in coordination with other staff and faculty
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is a must.
• Proficiency in spoken and written German is a distinct advantage
• Experience with SAP is desirable (processing financial transactions in SAP is an important part of the job)
• Multicultural orientation and open-mindedness
• 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 interlocutors
• 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

A fixed-term, part-time contract (20 hours per week) from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2028. The annual gross salary is EUR 23,000 (paid in 14 installments, as is customary in Austria), plus additional benefits including meal vouchers, professional development opportunities, and a private pension contribution.

How to Apply

Kindly submit the following:

• CV
• Short cover letter stating your motivation for the position
• The names and contact information of two referees in the application portal

CEU is strongly committed to the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities within our institution. Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of—including, but not limited to—race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

About CEU

One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.

In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study, the CEU Summer University and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA), and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/.