Senior Scientist

At the University of Vienna, a community of over 90,000 students and 10,000 staff members, passionately pursuing answers to the profound questions that shape our future, we are seeking applications for an

Senior Scientist

47 Faculty of Psychology

Job vacancy starting: 11/01/2024 | Working hours: 40,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)

Limited contract until: 05/31/2028

Job ID: 2751

We are currently seeking a Research Coordinator (Postdoc) to establish and coordinate the Research Network Health in Society, an interdisciplinary initiative at the University of Vienna that aims to foster excellent and socially relevant research addressing diverse and pressing issues in health, medicine, and well-being.

Formally this position is attached to the Social and Economic Psychology group (https://social-econ-psych.univie.ac.at/), led by Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm (https://robertboehm.info/), at the Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology. The Research Coordinator is expected to organize and communicate about the activities of the Research Network in exchange with another Research Coordinator, the Research Network’s co-directors (Professors Janina Kehr and Robert Böhm), and its Steering Committee. This includes, for example, planning workshops and public engagement events, as well as utilizing surveys and artificial intelligence to facilitate research and collaboration among the Research Network’s members. By contributing to this effort, the Research Coordinator will help establish one of Austria’s largest health research and communication networks. In addition, there will be the possibility to conduct own research on issues in health, medicine, and well-being, particularly in the context of third-party funded research projects associated with the Research Network.

Within our working group, we place special emphasis on diversity (personal, content-related, and methodological), mutual appreciation, and support. For more information about our team values, please visit our team values page: https://social-econ-psych.univie.ac.at/team/team-values/

The employment contract duration is until 31.05.2028.

You will contribute to the establishment, coordination, and administration of the Research Network Health in Society. Additionally, you will conduct research on issues in health, medicine, and well-being, but priority will be given the coordination of the Research Network. This means:

• You will contribute to establishing, coordinating, and organizing the activities of the Research Network Health in Society.
• You will support and coordinate administrative tasks within the Research Network Health in Society.
• You will (co-)organize conferences, workshop, and related activities of the Research Network Health in Society.
• You will contribute to the networking of the Research Network Health in Society with relevant institutions in the field of health and medicine, as well exchange with the public sector and broader society.
• You will conduct independent and collaborative research projects and scientific studies in the field of health, medicine, and well-being.

• You are interested in a career of research administration, and you are interested in contributing to the establishment and organization of an interdisciplinary research network.
• You are experienced in planning and organizing events (e.g., workshops, conferences).
• You have a PhD in psychology or a related discipline (e.g., Decision Sciences, Behavioral Economics, Health Sciences, Public Health).
• Your research contributes to the field of health and well-being, ideally in one of the research group’s key areas of interest: vaccination behavior, antibiotics use/antimicrobial resistance, novel technologies in health communication (e.g., generative artificial intelligence, virtual reality).
• You have a high intrinsic motivation to contribute solving pressing challenges related to health and well-being.
• You have very good statistical and programming knowledge.
• You have experience in or are eager to learn how to use generative artificial intelligence as a research and organizational assistant.
• You are cooperative, team oriented, reliable, and responsible.
• You have very good written and verbal communication skills in English and German.

• Work-life balance: You have flexible working hours and can also work remotely from time to time.
• Inspiring work environment: You will be part of a motivated and cooperative working group.
• Continuing education: You will have the opportunity to continuously improve and expand your knowledge and skills.
• Fair salary: You will receive a starting salary of about EUR 4.752 per month (14 monthly salaries).

• Motivation letter (max. 2 pages), where you outline your how your organizational skills/experience and your research profile relate to this position
• Curriculum vitae
• Confirmation of your completed PhD and MSc studies.
• An example of an independent scientific work (e.g., a scientific article)
• Contact details of at least one person who would provide a reference if needed (e.g., PhD thesis supervisor)
• Apply via our job portal ("Apply Now" button below)

Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm

robert.boehm@univie.ac.at

We look forward to welcoming new personalities to our team!
The University of Vienna pursues an anti-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, the promotion of women, and diversity. We aim to increase the proportion of women in scientific and general university staff, especially in leadership roles. Therefore, we particularly want to encourage qualified women to apply. Women will be given priority if they have equivalent qualifications.

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Application deadline: 09/20/2024