University Assistant (prae doc) at the Electronic Properties of Materials

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a


Reference number: 13131

The Group Electronic Properties of Materials at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna searches excellent candidates for the subgroup Low Dimensional Quantum Solids. The Group of Electronic Properties of Materials at the Faculty of Physics is a comitted team of scientists with the main research focus on low dimensional quantum solids. We dedicate great part of our research to pristine carbon based molecular structures. We aim understanding with parameters control their electron structure before one starts to subsequently engineer their properties via different functionalization paths.

The employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 4 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.



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:
Participation in research, teaching and administration:
- Participation in research projects /research studies
- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12 months and to become an active member of the Vienna Doctoral School of Physics (VDSP)
- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Involvement in the organisation of meeting, conferences, symposiums
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration
- Independence research on low dimensional quantum solids of the research unit Electronic Properties of Materials
The University purses a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at). Within this framework the VDSP strives to strengthen the career development of female scientists at all qualifications levels and to support compatibility between family and work/training.


Profile:
- MSc or equivalent in a field of study of or related to the doctoral project. This requirement needs to be fulfilled until the start of the employment.
- High level of motivation
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Strong aspiration and good work ethics
- High resilience
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent command of the English language (written and oral)


- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
- Basic experience in research methods and academic writing
- Well established experience in experimental and/or theoretical understanding of advanced low dimensional materials such as carbon nanostructures is desired. In addition, a sound knowledge of experimental and theoretical background in solid state spectroscopy with focus on optical and Raman spectroscopy and/or photoemission spectroscopy and/or Electron Energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) is beneficial.

Application documents:
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae
- List of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available)
- Degree certificates (in German or English)
- Letters of reference from two senior researchers (e.g. professors of your home university) who should send their letters not through the applicant but directly to vds-physics@univie.ac.at.



Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Physics, Astronomy	Surface physics;Materials physics;Solid state physics	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Physics, Mechanics, Astronomy	Materials physics	CAN

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sumbitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 13.06.2022, mentioning reference number 13131.

For further information please contact Pichler, Thomas +43-1-4277-51466.

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
Reference number: 13131
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
Privacy Policy of the University of Vienna