University assistant predoctoral

At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

University assistant predoctoral

50 Faculty of Life Sciences

Job vacancy starting: 04/15/2024 | Working hours: 30,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until:

Job ID: 2204

Among the many good reasons to want to research and teach at the University of Vienna, there is one in particular, which has convinced around 7,500 academic staff members so far. They see themselves as personalities who need space for their continuous striving and curiosity in order to be able to be More than 7,500 academics at the University of Vienna thrive on continuous exploration and curiosity and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

As a university assistant prae doc, you will strengthen the ANTIOX working group at the Department of Nutritional Sciences. With your expertise in the field of human studies and biostatistics
you will enrich our young, interdisciplinary and creative team which focuses on national and international collaboration.
Together with PostDocs you will work on human studies, in particular the Shift2Health project and epidemiological studies. You will publish the knowledge gained in prestigious scientific journals.

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You will be involved in research projects and human studies

• You will analyze data sets using advanced statistical methods

• You will focus on biostatistics

• You will publish your results internationally

• We expect you to complete your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months

• You will work on and complete your dissertation

• You will teach courses independently in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement

• You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching

• Completed Master's degree or Diploma, in life sciences, natural sciences or statistics or similar fields of study with a biostatistical focus
• Ideally experience with biostatistical methods
• Initial knowledge of R, ideally also knowledge of STATA or SAS, or the motivation to build this up quickly
• First experience in scientific writing
• Very good knowledge of German and English
• You should be a team player with high social skills

Contract duration: The contract duration at the time of employment is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-extension within the first 12 months.

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 positive and collegial 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 3578,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience

Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your summary of research interests (max. 2 p.)
• With a list of publications if already available
• With a list of publications if already available
• Certificate of master's/diploma degree
• Contact details of colleagues for references
• Via our job portal/ Apply now - button

Karl-Heinz Wagner

karl-heinz.wagner@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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Application deadline: 04/26/2024