University Assistant Predoctoral, Law

34 Faculty of Law

Start date: 01.03.2025 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement:

• 48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) Limited until: 28.02.2029 Reference no.: 3375

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 team!

Your Personal Sphere Of Influence

The Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law (Department Prof. Damjanovic) of the University of Vienna has a vacancy for a university assistant ("prae doc").

The focus of the position is on climate protection law; a sound knowledge of public law is required.

The willingness to actively participate in research and publication projects as well as in the preparation of lectures/courses as part of a team is required.

An excellent command of German and English is required; knowledge of other foreign languages is an advantage.

The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

Your Future Tasks

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

• Participation in research projects / research studies
• Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses in public law as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students, assistance in the administration of courses
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration
• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.

Minimum Requirements

• Completed diploma or master's degree in law
• Methodological skills: Knowledge of legal dogmatics, expertise in (Austrian) public law; interest in interdisciplinary research
• Didactic skills desired
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing in fluent German
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; further foreign language skills are an asset
• IT user skills, especially MS Office and Moodle (basic skills)
• Ability to work in a team

Desirable Qualifications Are

• Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Basic experience in research methods (legal dogmatics) and academic writing; experience in interdisciplinary research is an asset.

What We Offer

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours.

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 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 3578,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

It Is That Easy To Apply

• Letter of Motivation
• (Academic) Curriculum vitae
• Final Degree certificates (Certificate of completed diploma or master's degree programme)
• List of publications (if available)
• Evidence of teaching experience (if available)
• Ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal
• Via our job portal/ Apply now - button

If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact

Dragana Damjanovic

dragana.damjanovic@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: 01/22/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)