University assistant predoctoral

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University assistant predoctoral

50 Faculty of Life Sciences

Job vacancy starting: 01/02/2025 | Working hours: 30,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until: 01/01/2029

Job ID: 3146

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 and dedicated team!

As a university assistant prae doc, you will complement the research group Specialized Human Nutrition around Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen König and assist in research, teaching and administration.

The focus of our research is on the mechanisms of hunger and satiety in an approach that combines psychological factors (stress, food craving, restricted eating, visual and sensory food clues) and physiological processes in order to better understand eating behavior at all levels.

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.

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

• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies in the area of Specialized Human Nutrition.
• You will focus on memory based dietary records and factors influencing the ability to remember food consumption events to estimate the reliability of dietary assessment methods
• You will publish your results internationally
• We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12 months.
• You work on your dissertation and its completion.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.

• Completed Master's degree or Diploma, in the field of nutritional sciences, cognitive sciences or psychology
• Basic experience in academic writing and with research methods in assessment of food consumption and dietary behaviour
• Didactic competences and experience with e-learning
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and German (C1 level) and excellent communication skills with study participants
• IT user skills in office software and statistical software (SPSS or R)
• You should be a team player with high social skills

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 and 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, 14 times a year) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Extent of employment: 30 hours/week

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

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

Jürgen König

juergen.koenig@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: 11/17/2024