Your personal sphere of play:
We are looking for a dynamic, diplomatic and strategic thinker at the postdoctoral level to run the new Core Facility Animal Care (AC) at the University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB). The AC is grounded on basic research on animal behavior and cognition, but aims to connect researchers from related fields of expertise within the Faculty of Life Sciences, such as developmental and evolutionary biology and neuroscience.
As senior scientist and head of the AC, you will work closely with the existing research teams, and the non-scientific staff to create a critical mass and momentum, to foster excellent, integrated and impact-focused research in a state-of-the-art facility. You will actively contribute to the integration of existing and new working groups, the coordination and mentoring of staff and trainees, and the management of AC’s budget. Your further duties include the coordination of animal welfare approvals and ethical permissions, and the maintenance of the AC in compliance with animal welfare guidelines. You will be also responsible for internal and external communication and strategically guide our disseminations and PR activities to increase visibility.
We are looking for a researcher with advanced skills in animal behavior and/or animal welfare, with experience in the organization of animal research including coordination of staff and trainees, handling of animal experimentation licenses and dissemination strategies. We would expect a dynamic, open-minded, analytical, task-focused and socially skilled person with a good understanding of leadership and communication in both English and German language.
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Vollzeit
Waidhofen, Thaya
22.10.2025
Waidhofen, Thaya
What you will enjoy doing
- Gather and analyze market requirements for plastic beverage closures
- Define product scope and create detailed product specifications
- Develop innovative closure designs in close collaboration with our product design team
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise sampling during the pilot phase
- Initiate, monitor, and evaluate internal laboratory tests
- Conduct and support line tests at customer sites
- Lead cross-functional development projects from concept to industrialization
- Act as key technical contact for customers and suppliers throughout the development process
- Ensure alignment between closure design and beverage filling line requirements
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Tasks:
- Design, implement, supervise, and conduct scientific investigation of multimodal human-robot interaction in interdisciplinary contexts
- The ability to develop methods, concepts, as well as their realization and evaluation and the willingness to contribute in interdisciplinary scientific projects
- Independant teaching via lecturing and student thesis supervision
- Write and publish scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals and disseminate research results to an international audience
- Apply to and manage third-party research funding programs
- Participation in organizational and administrative tasks of the research division and the faculty
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Vollzeit | Teilzeit | befristet
Your personal sphere of influence:
- You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:
- You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
- You present research results at national and international conferences.
- You publish your research results in international scientific journals.
- You work on your dissertation and its completion.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
- You participate in the doctoral school VDS CoBeNe.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research, teaching, and administration
- Contributions to publications/academic articles/presentations
- Completion of a doctoral dissertation
- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and project management
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Your Tasks
- A full-time employment (40 h/week), initially limited for one year, intended to be permanent
- A position in an innovative and internationally active environment crucial to succes
- Numerous voluntary social benefits
- Flex time arrangement
- Opportunity to work independently and develop personally
- A monthly gross salary of at least € 4054,62 (14 times per year) according to the salary scale of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (N4/2).(Depending on qualification and experience, the salary can be negotiated.)
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You contribute to the group’s development through outreach, networking, editorial work, and co-organization of events such as conferences and workshops
- You contribute to and lead international publications and presentations
- You acquire third-party funding on Austrian and European level
- Independent teaching (as defined by the collective agreement), mentoring, and supervision of students
- Maintaining and deepening the group's strong ties to industry, government agencies, and international partners
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You will develop an independent research profile in the field of empirical educational research with a focus on one of the areas mentioned above.
- You will participate in research projects and scientific studies.
- You will publish internationally and give lectures.
- You will apply for projects and solicit third-party funding.
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You supervise students.
- You will participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.
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Tasks:
- Develop advanced spatially-resolved characterisation methods based on X-ray diffraction tomography and/or hyperspectral X-ray imaging
- Participate in measurement campaigns internationally at synchrotron light sources and other large-scale research facilities
- Develop broad personal competence in characterisation of functional materials
- Actively participate in, and initiate, research collaborations within the faculty and on (inter)national level
- Collect, treat, and interpret research data effectively and efficiently according to FAIR principles
- Participate in teaching and supervision of students
- Participate in scientific events, including national and international conferences, workshops, etc.
- Participate in organizational and administrative tasks of the research division and the faculty
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