University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Astrophysics

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.10.2021 of a


Reference number: 11574

The Department of Astrophysics is part of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy at the University of Vienna. Presently about 70 employees work at the department.

The advertised post doc position is associated with the chair for 'data science in astrophysics'’ of Prof. Oliver Hahn. Our group has privileged access to the Vienna Scientific Cluster supercomputing facility, and support for travel funds is available.



Duration of employment: 3 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Active participation in research, teaching and administration; in particular:
The successful candidate will contribute actively to the research profile of both the Department for Astrophysics and the Department of Mathematics, and will teach courses in astrophysics or/and applied mathematics as defined by the collective agreement. The candidate is expected to supervise students (in particular carry out mentoring of master and co-mentoring of PhD students) and assist in the continuous assessment and development of the teaching programme.

Profile:
A Doctoral degree / PhD or similar qualification is required for all candidates as well as experience in research and teaching. Past research should be documented by publications in recognized scientific journals.
We are looking for a highly qualified researcher with interests and research experience in numerical and/or statistical modelling in cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. Researchers with a strong background in cosmological simulations or machine learning applied to cosmology/astrophysics are particularly encouraged to apply.

Additional qualifications:
- outstanding scientific qualification,
- goal orientation and dedication to scientific excellence,
- international experience preferable.

The application package should contain:
- cover letter,
- scientific CV (incl. list of publications and talks, and teaching record),
- description of past research and future research plans (max. 3 pages),
- three letters of reference to be sent to jobcenter@univie.ac.at mentioning the job ID 11574.

Applicants will not be entitled to any refund of expenses incurred due to the application process.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Physics, Astronomy	Astrophysics	SHOULD

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Natural Sciences	-	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 03.01.2021, mentioning reference number 11574.

For further information please contact Hahn, Oliver +43-1-4277-53850.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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