Senior Lecturer (instructional teaching)

Universität Wien; Wien; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inspiring working atmosphere

Excellent transport links

Internal training & coaching

Competitive salary

Permanent contract after evaluation

Equal opportunities

Job summary

University of Vienna is seeking a Senior Lecturer & Researcher in analytical chemistry. You will teach Bachelor’s and Master’s courses, lead practicals, and develop digital labs for large data sets. You will also guide students in data analysis and apply digital methods in chemistry.

The role requires several years of independent teaching, strong didactic skills, and fluent German. A commitment to teaching excellence and involvement in administrative duties are expected.

Qualifications

• Completed Master’s/Diploma in chemistry and several years of independent teaching experience at a post-secondary institution.
• Didactic skills and enthusiasm for university teaching are essential.
• Familiarity with e-learning and basic programming (Python / R) is required.
• Very good knowledge of German is expected.

Responsibilities

• Teach at Bachelor’s and Master’s level in Chemistry.
• Contribute to laboratory practicals and develop digital practicals for large data sets.
• Revise current scientific state of the art and pursue didactic training.
• Participate in teaching administration and organization.

Skills

Teaching experience

Didactic skills

German language proficiency

E-learning experience

Education

Master's/Diploma in Chemistry

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Your workplace:

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be employed in the field of analytical chemistry. The focus of your work is on the organization, further development and teaching of courses in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Chemistry. On the one hand, you will play a key role in the practical introduction of students to a broad spectrum of instrumental analytical methods and, on the other hand, will deal with the computer-aided analysis and processing of large analytical-chemical data sets. Experience and knowledge of digital teaching and evaluation strategies for large amounts of data (such as programming languages Python and/or R) are required to fulfill the tasks.

The employment level of 40 hours/week includes an average teaching obligation of 24 semester hours per week of instructive teaching per semester.

Your future tasks:

• As a Senior Lecturer, you will be involved in teaching at Bachelor's and Master's level in the area of Chemistry.
• The core tasks include both collaboration in laboratory practicals in the Bachelor's degree program in Chemistry and the independent implementation of digital practicals dedicated to the digital processing of large data sets. The focus here is on guiding students in the evaluation of experimental data and the use of digital methods in a chemical context.
• The ongoing revision of the current state of science as well as further didactic training are expected.
• In addition, the participation in administrative activities, especially in the administration and organization of teaching, is part of the job description.

What we expect:

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging professional field.

Admission requirements:

• Completed Master's/Diploma programme in the field of chemistry
• Several years of independent teaching experience at a post-secondary educational institution
• Enthusiasm for passing on knowledge and for university teaching
• Didactic skills / experience in e-learning
• Basic knowledge of programming languages such as Python and/or R
• Very good knowledge of German
• You are a team player with good social/communication skills

What we offer:

• Inspiring working atmosphere: You will be part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.
• 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.
• Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.836, 10 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Contract: In case of a positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanent position.
• Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women anddiversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Gunda Köllensperger

[e-mail]

We look forward to new personalities in our team!

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Application deadline:11/09/2026

(Senior) Lecturer & Researcher