The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.04.2023 of a
University Assistant (prae doc)
at the Department of Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology
Reference number: 13852
The Research Group for Applied Social Psychology and Consumer Research (Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Florack) at the Institute for Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology is looking for a dedicated and flexible University Assistant (prae doc) with an interest in consumer research. The basic philosophy of the research group is to use findings from psychological research to study how consumers respond to challenges in the economic environment and how consumers form beliefs about the social and economic world. The research is characterized by social and consumer psychological approaches.
The advertised position is for 3 years, whereby the employment is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 3 years, unless the employer submits a non-extension declaration after a maximum of 12 months. Extension to 4 years is possible upon probation and appropriate work progress (extension option must be mentioned in advertisement text).
Duration of employment: 4 year/s
Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.
Job Description:
- Collaboration in the team of the working group, especially in the areas of research, teaching and administration
- Independent teaching of courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Participation in research projects / scientific studies in the area of consumer behavior
- Writing a dissertation in the core research areas of the research group (completion of a dissertation agreement within 12-18 months is expected)
Profile:
- Completed diploma or master's degree, majoring in psychology or related fields (e.g., marketing)
- A very good qualification for empirical research (e.g., a very good master thesis or participation in scientific publications)
- Interest in social and consumer psychology
- Experience in empirical research
- Experience in consumer research is an advantage
- Excellent knowledge of quantitative methods (including competences in the application of SPSS or R)
- Very good proficiency in English
Documents to be submitted:
- Letter of motivation
- Curriculum vitae / list of publications
- Degree certificates
- Idea for a study investigating the determinants or consequences of the reduction of consumption (max. 2 pages)
- Master thesis as PDF
Please send your application documents as well as your master thesis each in a single PDF document!
Research fields:
Main research field
|
Special research fields |
Importance |
Psychology
|
Applied psychology;Social psychology |
SHOULD |
Education:
Educational institution
|
Educational level |
Special subject |
Importance |
University
|
Social sciences |
Psychology |
MUST |
Languages:
Language
|
Language level |
Importance |
English
|
Very good knowledge |
MUST |
Computer-Skills:
Type of computer skills
|
Specified computer skills |
Importance |
Basic Knowledge
|
Others |
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 19.05.2023, mentioning reference number 13852.
For further information please contact Söllner, Martin +43-1-4277-47351, Florack, Arnd +43-1-4277-47352.
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.
Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
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