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University Assistant postdoctoral 

53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy  

Job vacancy starting: 06/01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY) | Working hours:  40,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 05/31/2029

Job ID: 3761

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 brilliant minds have found a unique balance of freedom and support. Join us if you’re passionate about groundbreaking international research and academic excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Let’s shape the future together!

Your personal sphere of play:

Your future position is at the Department of Geography and Regional Research in the work group Economic Geography, which focuses on theory-led, evidence-based, and policy relevant research on spatial aspects of innovation-based socio-economic sustainability transitions. Our research priorities include green and just industrial transitions; regional economic resilience; global value chains and (re)production networks; and place-based challenge-oriented innovation strategies and policies.

Our academic staff and students appreciate our internationality, opportunities to take part in outstanding research projects, and interdisciplinary cooperation. 

This position is limited to 31.05.2029

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You build up an independent research profile and are involved in research projects in the fields of economic geography, geography of innovation and sustainability transitions, and similar.
• You publish internationally and give lectures.
• You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You supervise students.
• You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality: 

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in the field of Geography or a related discipline
• Outstanding dissertation
• Research competence in the field of geography of innovation and sustainability transitions proven through international publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Skills in qualitative and/or quantitative methods
• Experience in acquiring third party funding
• Experience in teaching and supervision of students; didactic skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Team player and high social/communicative skills
• Willingness to contribute to science management

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, and – upon agreement – can partly work from home (within Austria).

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 in the center of beautiful Vienna 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.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,932,90 (fulltime basis / amount for 2025), 14 times a year, increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
• Summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
• Doctoral Degree, other relevant certificates 
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters
• Via our job portal / Apply now -  button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Michaela Trippl  

michaela.trippl@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: 04/23/2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)