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Senior Scientist 

 50 Faculty of Life Sciences 

Job vacancy starting: 10/19/2025 | Working hours: 40,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 03/11/2026

Job ID: 4735

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 brilliant minds have found a unique balance of freedom and support. Join us if you’re passionate about groundbreaking international research and academic excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Let’s shape the future together!

Your personal sphere of play:

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences has a vacancy for a Senior Scientist. The candidate should have extensive knowledge of HPLC in order to effectively lead research and teaching tasks. We are a dedicated and internationally leading team and offer a creative working environment, flexible working hours and an adequate starting salary. This position is a temporary replacement position. The position is initially limited until 11 March 2026 and may be extended for the duration of the employee's absence.

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• Providing technical support for research projects at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

  • Routine maintenance and coordination of repairs to analytical and preparative HPLC equipment.

  • Planning and carrying out your own research projects in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry.

  • Publishing research results in English-language journals.

  • You will independently hold courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.

  • You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.

  • Providing technical support for the chromatographic separation of drugs (analytical and preparative).

This is part of your personality: 

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in pharmacy/chemistry or similar
• Publications in renowned peer-reviewed journals
• Excellent technical and methodological skills in the areas of separation and analysis techniques (including enantiomeric purity analysis) and high-resolution mass spectrometry
• Experience in independently holding courses
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Knowledge of the following is desirable: Experience with common operating systems and software applications for automated measurement and evaluation of HPLC separations
• Excellent English skills (C1)
• Team player with strong social/communication skills
• IT skills

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

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 (14 times a year for senior scientists postdoctoral) if we can credit professional experience. The position is currently limited until 11 March 2026 with the option of extension for the duration of the employee´s absence.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your list of publications
• With your summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
• Doctoral Degree 
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters
• ...
• Via our job portal/ Apply now -  button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Thierry Langer

thierry.langer@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 place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 10/11/2025