University assistant predoctoral in Business Analytics and Operations Research Universität Wien

Job description:

The University of Vienna is a community of over 10,000 individuals, including approximately 7,500 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. They represent individuals driven by curiosity and a relentless pursuit of excellence. With us, they find the space to try things out and unfold their potential. Are you inspired by their passion and determination? We are currently seeking a/an

University assistant predoctoral in Business Analytics and Operations Research

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Setting:

The University of Vienna seeks to fill a position of University Assistant (prae doc) at the Faculty of Computer Science. The selected prae doc will become part of the Research Group Workflow Systems and Technology (WST) and will work towards obtaining a doctorate degree (PhD) under the supervision of Prof. Bernhard Lutz. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

The new work group by Prof. Bernhard Lutz within the research group Workflow Systems and Technology has a broad research focus on topics of business analytics and operations research. The interdisciplinary group aims to develop novel approaches for solving complex decision problems and explaining human behavior in the usage of information technology. For this purpose, the group applies methods from reinforcement learning, explainable AI, natural language processing, and lab experiments. Applications should hence be interested in one or more of the aforementioned topics and/or methods. The particular topics will be determined based on the candidate’s skills and preferences.

Given its interdisciplinary focus, the group collaborates with researchers from both, computer science and business administration. The successful candidate can hence build on a strong network of fellow researchers with a strong knowledge of business analytics and operations research topics.

The Faculty of Computer Science of the University of Vienna has world-leading researchers in Computer Science who pursue basic as well as applied research. The selected praedoc will also become part of the UniVie Doctoral School Computer Science (DoCS), which builds an essential framework to foster excellence in research and teaching.

The DoCS aims to provide young researchers with the broad knowledge and experience they need to conduct computer science research at the highest level. It trains doctoral students to solve fundamental as well as applied research questions of high relevance.

The appointment is for 4 years, whereby the employment contract 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.

Your future tasks:

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 12-18 months.
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Your profile:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems, Data Science, Math or an equivalent qualification with excellent grades
• An excellent command of English and German (spoken and written)
• Good programming skills, preferably in Python
• Strong ability to work in teams
• Perseverance and ability to get things done
• A high motivation and commitment to excel in your work
• Willingness to travel, attendance of national and international conferences

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely. 

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Participation in conferences: Opportunities to present your research at international and national conferences.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) is paid 14 times per year and increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• Letter of Motivation, targeting the specific position
• Curriculum vitae
• Abstract of master thesis
• Degree certificates and transcript of records
• List of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available)

If you have any questions, please contact:

Bernhard Lutz  

bernhard.lutz@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team! 
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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​Application deadline: 05/25/2026 

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