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. Fueled by curiosity and a deep sense of duty, they contribute invaluable insights to research and teaching, enriching our society. Are you inspired and driven by the desire to make a meaningful impact? We are currently seeking a/an
University assistant predoctoral
53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy Startdate: 01.10.2025 |
Working hours: 30 |
Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2029
Reference no.: 4569
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!
The Department of Geography and Regional Research is part of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy. It is the largest and oldest Geography department in Austria. The department offers scientific degrees in the bachelor program, three master programs, a teacher education program (Bachelor and Master), and a doctoral program. Details on the department can be access on http://geographie.univie.ac.at/en/home/.
The position is assigned to the research group Physical Geography, which has a sound reputation in the research domains of landslides, “human impact” on geosystems and spatial modeling of geomorphic processes as well as in the applied research including global environmental change, natural hazards and –risks, vulnerability, multi-hazard risk and early warning systems. The position is embedded at the interface of natural hazards, risk assessment, vulnerability, multi-hazards and risks, early warning systems and disaster risk management with a focus on work with big data and land use planning.
Areas of work:
The employment aims to deepen and extend the professional and scientific education targeting a doctoral degree. Your areas of work include:
- Writing a dissertation
- Contribution to scientific studies
- Involvement in international co-operations
- Support by allocation of third-party funded projects
- lnvolvement in and independent teaching of courses to the extent ot the collective agreement provisions
- Support in student supervision and examination activities
- Participation in evaluation activities and in quality assurance
- Integration into the research group and participation in administrative duties
- You will be part of the VISESS Doctoral School and we expect you to complete your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months.
Your Profile:
- Graduate degree in Geography (major in Physical Geography, Natural Hazards and Risk Analysis, Process Geomorphology or equivalent) or Applied Geology, Engineering Geology or Cartography and Geoinformation
- Interest in Natural Hazards and Risk, local and spatial monitoring, analysis and landslide modeling
- Interest in the systematic investigation of real and potential consequences of landslides on societal systems in the sense of consequence analyses
- Interest in spatio-temporal scenario analysis of natural hazards and risks
- Strongest interest in Big Data and AI applications for data acquisition, data processing, data analysis, and advanced visualization of results
- GIS-qualifications are of major advances
- Skills in project management
- Excellent pedagogic teaching skills
- Knowledge in e-learning is beneficial
- Excellent knowledge in English in word and writing
- High command of written and oral language
- Ability to work in teams
IT-Knowledge:
- MS Office (must criteria)
- ArcGIS for Desktop and Server (must criteria)
- Big Data (wish criteria)
- AI Applications (wish criteria)
- Knowledge in programming language (wish criteria)
- Literature database (wish criteria)
- Adobe products (wish criteria)
What we offer:
Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work from home (within Austria / upon agreement).
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.
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!
Employment duration: The position is advertised for a period of 4 years, with the employment relationship initially limited to 1.5 years and automatically extended to a total of 4 years unless the employer issues a non-extension declaration within 12 months.
It is that easy to apply:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Motivation letter for research and teaching (max. 1 page each)
- List of Publications, prove of teaching experiences (if applicable)
- Diplomas
- Academic Transcripts
- Via our job portal/ Apply now - button
If you have any questions, please contact:
Thomas Glade
thomas.glade@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 lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
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