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Laboratory Technician for Environmental Analysis and Research 

91 Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science 

Job vacancy starting: 04/01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours: 35,00  | Classification CBA: §54 VwGr. IIIa 

Limited contract until: 09/30/2025 

Job ID: 3797

Are you a skilled Laboratory Technician with a passion for environmental analysis? The Department of Environmental Geosciences at the University of Vienna is looking for a motivated Lab Technician to join our dynamic team and support our research. As a Lab Technician, you will play a vital role in facilitating experiments related to environmental processes and various emerging contaminants based on cutting-edge techniques.

The position is initially limited to six months, with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement. The weekly working time can be agreed on within the range of 30 to 40 working hours per week.

Your personal sphere of influence:

The Department of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS), University of Vienna, consists of several internationally leading research groups dedicated to addressing questions related to environmental challenges. Our focus lies on emerging pollutants, plastic pollution, biotransformation, and the impact of nanoparticulate pollutants on humans and environmental systems. As a Laboratory Technician, you will be an essential part of our dynamic research community and work closely with experts in the field of emerging contaminants analysis.

Your future tasks:

Working closely with our international laboratory and research team, you will contribute to experiments focused on exploring a diverse range of environmental processes, including the study of emerging contaminants. Your responsibility will encompass operating and maintaining a variety of instruments, including mass spectrometry (coupled to ICP, HPLC, SEC, and GC). Sample preparation, instrument calibration, data acquisition, and analysis will be integral aspects of your role. Additionally, you will contribute to general laboratory organization and quality management.

This is part of your personality: 

To be considered for the Laboratory Technician position, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

What we offer: 

Joining our team as a Laboratory Technician comes with a comprehensive package of benefits and opportunities for professional growth, including:

It’s that easy to apply:

To apply for the Laboratory Technician position, please submit the following documents via the job portal (apply now-button below):

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Martin Stockhausen 

martin.stockhausen@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: 03/29/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)

Laboratory Technician for Environmental Analysis and Research

Laboratory Technician for Environmental Analysis and Research

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