Your Tasks
- Conduct independent and collaborative research within the “Religion and State” work package
- Analyse Arabic-language texts, media, and other relevant source materials
- Carry out digital and remote ethnographic research, including with Yemeni diaspora communities
- Contribute to the project’s theoretical framework and joint research outputs
- Organise a workshop and co-edit the resulting publication(s)
- Present research findings at international conferences and workshops
- Support project-related events and organisational activities
- Actively participate in ISA’s academic environment, including team meetings and internal workshops
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Your personal field of activity:
The research group “Quantum Information Science and Quantum Computation”, led by Univ.- Prof. Dr. Philip Walther, is part of the Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics & Quantum Information group at the Faculty of Physics and member of the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) – one of the largest quantum hubs in Europe – and the Austrian Cluster of Excellence quanta. The group’s research combines the development of scalable photonic quantum technology for quantum computing and other quantum information applications with the investigation of fundamental quantum science questions. The main activities reach from quantum control of single photons using solid-state photon sources, integrated waveguide technology, tailored nonlinear media and detectors based on superconductor technology to interferometric precision measurements of weak gravitational forces.
For our further reinforcement we are looking for a Senior Scientist that supports in particular the research on optical quantum interferometry in weak gravitational fields. The position is currently limited to 1 year with the possibility of subsequent unlimited employment.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Management of the geoscientific X-ray diffraction laboratory "GeoX" in particular the technical maintenance of the instruments, as well as ensuring and documenting the operation of the individual diffractometers, as well as administration of the user base.
- Performing measurements, evaluations, report preparation, and invoicing for contract analyses in the field of X-ray crystallography.
- Supporting and training independent instrument users.
- Teaching theory and practice in X-ray crystallography and its application to powder diffractometry, X-ray phase analysis, and X-ray structure determination, with an extent of teaching as required by the universities' collective bargaining agreement.
- Willingness to collaborate across departments, faculties, and universities with research groups from various areas of materials-oriented geosciences and chemistry, especially within the future competence platform Cryst@VIE.
- Responsible implementation of the relevant official radiation protection guidelines for the operation of the instruments and relevant laboratory facilities, as well as interaction and communication with the responsible authorities.
- Willingness to raise third-party funds, and to establish and maintain active industry contacts.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You have completed your law degree and doctorate with outstanding results;
- You have a particular interest in issues of democracy and human rights, ideally already demonstrated by your previous (research) activities;
- You are highly intrinsically motivated to contribute to current challenges in the field of democracy and human rights;
- You have a very good dogmatic and doctrinal approach to legal questions and you strictly distinguish between scientific analysis on the one hand and political evaluation on the other;
- You are interested in a career in research administration and would like to contribute to the development and organisation of an interdisciplinary research initiative;
- You already have experience in planning, organising and moderating events (e.g. workshops, panel discussions, conferences);
- You present your research results at international conferences;
- You publish your research results in international journals;
- You teach independently in accordance with the provisions of the university's collective agreement;
- You are cooperative, team-oriented, reliable and responsible;
- You have very good written and oral communication skills in German and English.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Operation and management: Contribute to overseeing the daily operations of the NMR core facility and the coordination with the shared hyperstructure with the other NMR centers at the University of Vienna, with responsibility for personnel, scheduling, and budget management.
- User and research support: Maintain and develop relations with internal and external users, provide scientific guidance and foster collaborations.
- Instrumentation management: Maintain, develop, and troubleshoot high-end NMR spectrometers (400–700 MHz, solution- and solid-state NMR, EPR, DNP, Prodigy and He-Cryo units), ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Method development: Develop hardware solutions for specialized NMR applications incl. (micro-)control units, sample handling systems, tailored console updates. Develop and optimize pulse programs and parameter sets for chemical, biochemical, and materials applications; support the implementation of full automation workflows.
- Infrastructure maintenance: Maintain and troubleshoot the associated IT infrastructure (Linux and Windows systems), as well as gas and cryogenic systems (He recovery, gas and liquid gas supply for the NMR Centre and the Faculty of Chemistry).
- Teaching and training in NMR spectroscopy: Holding indenpent courses within the scope of the Austrian bargain agreement. Contribute to teaching activities within the Faculty of Chemistry, with a focus on applying NMR spectroscopy and supervision of teaching events at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels.
- Facility management: Manage budgets, monitor facility usage, and maintain the web-based facility management software to ensure transparent and efficient operation.
- Scientific development: Stay abreast of advances in magnetic resonance and implement best practices to support the Faculty’s and Institute’s evolving research needs.
- Administrative engagement: Contribute to administrative tasks related to research, teaching, and institutional development within the Faculty’s NMR Core Facility.
- The position focuses on supporting and developing research infrastructure rather than establishing an independent research line.
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