At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

Senior Scientist 

 47 Faculty of Psychology 

Job vacancy starting: 10/01/2025  | Working hours: 20,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 12/31/2029

Job ID: 4269

Among the many good reasons to want to research and teach at the University of Vienna, there is one in particular, which has convinced around 7,500 academic staff members so far. They see themselves as personalities who need space for their continuous striving and curiosity in order to be able to be More than 7,500 academics at the University of Vienna thrive on continuous exploration and curiosity and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Your personal sphere of play:

The Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna comprises, besides the Dean’s office and the StudyServiceCenter, four Departments.

We seek to fill a position for a Senior Scientist and lab manager in the Health Psychology Group (directed by Professor Laura M. König) at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. Together with the research group, you will study psychological, social, and environmental determinants of health behaviors. Additional research interests of the team include:

• Development and evaluation of health behavior interventions, including interventions focusing on the physical environment and digital interventions
• Impact of study participation on the experience and behaviour of study probands (research participation effects)
• Social inequality in digital health interventions (Digital Divide)
• Women’s health
• Science communication

The group actively engages in and promotes open science practices (e.g., preregistration, sharing of materials and data) and science communication, and values diverse perspectives.

Your future tasks:

You manage the Ecological Momentary Assessment laboratory (EMA lab; https://psychologie.univie.ac.at/en/research/labs/ema-lab/) at the department and actively participate in research and teaching. In this role:

• You contribute to research projects / studies in the field of digital assessment of health behaviors and associated psychological constructs.
• You manage the EMA lab, including devices and software.
• You analyze data from Ecological Momentary Assessment studies.
• You contribute to manuscripts for international peer-reviewed journals
• You contribute to grant applications and the acquisition of third-party funding. 
• You present at national and international conferences and meetings.
• You contribute to science communication activities.
• You teach courses independently as defined by the collective agreement. 
• You participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance. 
• You supervise students.

This is part of your personality: 

• Completed PhD in psychology, behavioral science, human-computer interaction, public health, or a related field.
• Quantitative research skills, including data analysis with SPSS, R, JASP, jamovi or similar software.
• Experience in planning and conducting Ecological Momentary Assessment studies.
• Interest in orienting towards open science principles.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Accurate, self-reliant working.
• Leadership and management competencies.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• High sense of responsibility.

Desirable qualifications are:

• Ability to analyze complex longitudinal data, e.g. using multilevel regression analysis.
• Experience in using survey software (e.g. SoSci Survey).
• Excellent command of written and spoken German.
• Publications in renowned, subject-relevant journals (peer-reviewed).
• Teaching experience
• Experience in student supervision (Bachelor/ Master’s theses).
• Experience in presenting at international or national conferences.
• Experience in working in interdisciplinary and/ or intersectoral teams.

What we offer:

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 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.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,932.90 (full time, 14 times a year for senior scientists postdoctoral) will be increased, if we can credit professional experience. The position is limited to a duration of 4 years and 3 months. A permanent extension of the position is intended and will be announced in a timely manner. Additionally, efforts will be made to secure additional working hours through third-party funding.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• With your short letter of motivation (maximum 2 pages).
• With your academic curriculum vitae in tabular form (including a list of your publications, a list of the courses taught and a list of talks given, if applicable).
• Contact details of at least two people who can provide a reference.
• Degree certificates.
• An outline of an Ecological Momentary Assessment study to be conducted in the first year of employment (2 pages).
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Laura Maria König

laura.koenig@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: 07/27/2025