River Lab Postdoc: Advanced Laser-Optical Measurements

Universität für Bodenkultur; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 26.000 - 36.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Universität für Bodenkultur in Vienna seeks a Postdoctoral or Postgraduate Research Associate (Senior Scientist) for the Department of Landscape, Water and Infrastructure, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research. The role offers 20 hours per week with a potential extension, starting 15 Oct 2026 and workplace at 1200 Vienna, BOKU Wasserbaulabor.

Salary is 1,888.10 € monthly gross (without Doctorate) or 2,507.20 € (with Doctorate), paid 14 times per year, with possible extension to a

Qualifikationen

• Doctorate degree / PhD or completion of the doctorate in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or related university degrees
• Diploma degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or other equivalent university degree
• Language skills: very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Excellent knowledge and experience in planning and implementing hydraulic scale models, in particular large scale models on research topics of the Institute
• Advanced knowledge of PIV and LDV measurements
• Very good knowledge of measurement and test engineering

Aufgaben

• Management and Coordination of experiments in the BOKU River Lab ("Lab Engineer")
• Planning and implementation of (large) scale experiments including scientific, experimental and measuring design
• Research driven development laser-optical measurement technology (tomoPIV, LOA, ...), also as a service for researchers in the Lab
• Adoption of laser-optical measuring technology for Danube water operation of the BOKU River Lab (in particular for the 10m3/s channel)
• Scientific supervision of laser-optical measruement equipment (toniographic PIV etc) and scientific infrastructure such as the laser-optical Lab
• Scientific investigations in the field of hydraulic engineering, sediment transport and river research
• Publication of the results in international journals and presentation at national/international conferences
• Supervision of students

Kenntnisse

German language

English language

hydraulic modeling

PIV/LDV measurements

measurement engineering

Ausbildung

Doctorate / PhD

Diploma in Civil/Environmental Eng

Tools

tomoPIV

LDV measurements

laser lab equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Universität für Bodenkultur in Vienna seeks a Postdoctoral or Postgraduate Research Associate (Senior Scientist) for the Department of Landscape, Water and Infrastructure, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research. The role offers 20 hours per week with a potential extension, starting 15 Oct 2026 and workplace at 1200 Vienna, BOKU Wasserbaulabor.

Salary is 1,888.10 € monthly gross (without Doctorate) or 2,507.20 € (with Doctorate), paid 14 times per year, with possible extension to a