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Postdoctoral University Assistant in Software Architectures (parental leave replacement) 

39 Faculty of Computer Science  

Job vacancy starting: 09/07/2025 | Working hours:  20,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 07/07/2026

Job ID: 4408

The position covers a colleague's parental leave, and is therefore limited to the colleague's actual period of leave.

About the team:

Your future position is in the Research Group Software Architecture at the Faculty of Computer Science. The research focus of our group is on software architecture, software design and software engineering. Our team currently consists of 9 scientific as well as 2 administrative colleagues. We put special emphasis on a relaxed and cooperative working environment. Social interactions help facilitate active scientific exchange and foster a good atmosphere, and therefore play a big role in our team.

Learn more about us here: https://swa.cs.univie.ac.at/

Your future tasks:

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

• You build up an independent research profile in the field of software architecture with a specific focus on:
  
  • Performance and Reliability Engineering in Deployment Architectures,
  • Software Engineering Methods for Performance Engineering,
  • Software Engineering Methods for Reliability Engineering,
  • Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD), and
  • MLOps/DevOps.
• You participate in research projects and scientific studies in the abovementioned fields.
• You publish internationally and give presentations.
• You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
• You hold university courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. Here, you supervise your students in courses about software architecture, software design, distributed systems engineering and software engineering.
• You are involved in organizing meetings, conferences and symposia.

These are your qualifications: 

Must-haves:

• You have completed a doctoral/PhD degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a closely related field, whereby knowledge of computer science is assumed to be a given.
• You have established experience in software architecture areas such as:
  • Performance and Reliability Engineering in Deployment Architectures,
  • Software Engineering Methods for Performance Engineering,
  • Software Engineering Methods for Reliability Engineering,
  • Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD), and
  • MLOps/DevOps.
• You possess research competence and initiative proven through international publications in peer-relevant media.
• You have an outstanding dissertation.
• You bring didactic know-how and experience in e-learning.
• You have excellent command of written and spoken English (at least C1 level). (The team communicates mainly in English!)

Desirable skills:

• You possess very good German language skills (B2).
• You are a team player with high social and good communicative skills.
• You are reliable and can work autonomously.
• You have experience in research management and in leading project staff.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, and can partially work remotely.

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 in the centre of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training and coaching: You have the opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic full-time salary of EUR 4,932.90 (14 times a year) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional, new personality to the team!

What you need to apply:

• Your scientific curriculum vitae and letter of intent
• A list of your publications
• A summary of your research interests (max. 1 page)
• Contact details of persons who can provide reference letters
• The confirmation of your completed doctoral degree
• You can apply via our job portal / Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Uwe Zdun  

uwe.zdun@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 put 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: 08/18/2025