Call for gender and diversity studies course proposals at University of Klagenfurt

Call for gender and diversity studies course proposals at University of Klagenfurt during the academic year 2026/27

The interdisciplinary expert commission of the elective program Gender and Diversity Studies at the University of Klagenfurt is hereby issuing a call for course proposals in the extension program and the elective program Gender and Diversity. Please send your application documents to the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies and Diversity at the University of Klagenfurt in a single pdf file (per submitted course), by e-mail only (gender.diversity@aau.at). The deadline for applications is the 14th of December 2025. We ask that you submit no more than three course proposals per application/per-son.
We are looking forward to applications for a total of six thematic modules (a maximum of two courses per module). One course consists of 2 semester hours per week / 4 ECTS. Applications for courses in English are highly welcomed.

• courses in the module Introduction
• courses in the module Living Spaces
• courses in the module Historicity – Memory – Experience
• courses in the module Communication – Representation
• courses in the module Body – Psyche – Physicality with a focus on trans*, inter* and non-binary in particular
• courses in the module Economics and Work, VI particularly with a focus on business administration, economics, sociology in combination with gender and diversity
• courses in the module Diversity and Technology, VI

Further details:

• The interdisciplinary expert commission selects the course proposals. It aims at coming to a final decision by the end of January 2026. Applicants will be informed until March 2026.
• Scheduling of courses: Courses can be either weekly or blocked. If they are blocked, they need to take place on at least four separate blocks. Scheduling will be in coordination with the University Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.
• At the AAU, classroom teaching and blended learning are possible teaching forms under regular conditions. The following guidelines must be observed in case of blended learning: Of the average 15 course dates per semester, at least 2/3 must be classroom teaching. The requirement is that the eLearning components provide online interaction between the teachers and students.
• A course consists of 30 teaching units (45 minutes of teaching and a 15-minute break each). A course should not be longer than 6 hours a day. Breaks need to be included in the scheduling.
• Travel and/or accommodation expenses cannot be reimbursed. We regret that we must inform you that lecturers have to pay for their own travel expenses.
• The gross salary for a course is about 3.267,22 EUR (according to the Austrian collective bargaining agreement; category 2 teaching).