University assistant predoctoral

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University assistant predoctoral

37 Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics

Job vacancy starting: 01/01/2025 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until:

Job ID: 3213

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 Marketing and International Business at the University of Vienna invites committed applications for University Assistant (praedoc) at the Marketing research group (Prof. Dr. Martin Eisend). The position is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a research project entitled: OLDER CONSUMERS, NEW CHALLENGES: PORTRAYALS OF OLDER CONSUMERS IN ADVERTISING AND THEIR PERSUASIVE EFFECTS.

Extent of employment: 30 hours/week
The contract is restricted to 3 years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 3 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.

As a university assistant praedoc you will complete the team around Prof. Dr. Martin Eisend at the Institute of Marketing and International Business. You are expected to conduct under the guidance of the lead researcher different empirical studies (meta-analysis, content analysis, and experiments) that address the topic of the research project. You are expected to contribute to the presentation and distribution of the studies’ findings. You will provide support in organizational and administrative activities and cooperate with project partners from Poland and the US.

The successful candidate will engage in the following activities:

• Contribute to the research project by conducting under the guidance of the lead researcher different empirical studies (meta-analysis, content analysis, and experiments) that address the topic of the research project.
• Write a doctoral thesis. We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 month.
• Additional Tasks are: involvement in administration and the cooperation with project partners in Poland and the US.

• MA or MSc in the study field of Business Administration, Psychology or a comparable degree.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Substantial and applied knowledge of research methods and statistical procedures that are typically applied in advertising research studies, including skills in the application of statistics software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R, etc.).
• Profound theoretical knowledge about marketing communication and ideally some knowledge about the topic of the project.
• We are looking for a highly motivated, curious person who is willing to take on responsibility and go the extra mile.
• Experience in scientific writing (in English), Experience in data collection and analyses.

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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.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.578,80 (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!

As a university assistant praedoc you can additionally take on tasks in teaching (2 SWS per semester) that are compensated beyond the basic salary.

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your summary of research interests and potential ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. 5 pages) that relates to the topic of the DFG-funded project.
• Master Degree / Diploma
• Via our job portal / Apply now - button

Martin Eisend

martin.eisend@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: 11/07/2024