TU-ID: 192 | 2025 | 47 | 259683

University Assistant Post-Doc (all genders)

40 hours/week | limited to 1 year with the option to extend

TU Wien is Austria's largest institution of research and higher education in the fields of technology and natural sciences. With over 26,000 students and more than 4000 scientists, research, teaching, and learning dedicated to the advancement of science and technology have been conducted here for more than 200 years, guided by the motto "Technology for People". As a driver of innovation, TU Wien fosters close collaboration with business and industry and contributes to the prosperity of society.

At the Institute of Logic and Computation, in the Research Unit of Databases and Artificial Intelligence (192-02) TU Wien is offering a position as university assistant (post-doc) in natural language interfaces, large language models, and exploratory data access for 40 hours/week limited to expected 1 year with the option to extend for a maximum of 2 years. Expected start: January 2026.

Tasks:

• Design and develop a conversational interface layer that connects natural language queries to structured database requests
• Implement LLM-based query translation and schema-aware prompt design ensuring data security and access control compliance
• Develop mechanisms for response validation, grounding, and user feedback to improve transparency and trust
• Prototype and evaluate AI-assisted and interactive data exploration methods across several data domains
• Collaborate with technical and academic partners to align developments with production workflows
• Publish results and contribute to dissemination within relevant technical communities
• Participation in organizational and administrative tasks of the research division and the faculty

Your profile:

• Doctoral degree (PhD) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field
• Strong background in natural language processing, large language models, or intelligent information systems
• Experience with prompt engineering, semantic parsing, or text-to-SQL / data access models
• Familiarity with data warehousing, SQL, OLAP, and data analytics
• Programming and scripting experience (e.g., Python, LLM frameworks, etc.)
• Interest in human-centered data exploration and visual analytics is highly desirable
• Ability to work both independently and in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
• Excellent written and spoken English: knowledge of German is an advantage

We offer:

• A dynamic research and development environment at one of Europe’s leading technical universities
• Opportunity to shape the next generation of high-performance institutional data infrastructure
• Close collaboration with both academic researchers and operational data management experts
• A highly competitive salary and a range of attractive social benefits (see Fringe-Benefits)
• Excellent research environment in an internationally visible team
• Option for contract extension after the first year based on mutual agreement and project progress
• Wide range of internal and external training opportunities, various career options
• Central location of workplace as well as good accessibility (U1/U2/U4 Karlsplatz)

TU Wien is committed to increasing the proportion of women in particular in leadership positions. Female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women when equally qualified, unless reasons specific to a male applicant tilt the balance in his favour.

People with special needs are equally encouraged to apply. In case of any questions, please contact the confidant for disabled persons at the university, Mr. Gerhard Neustätter.

Entry level salary is determined by the pay grade B1 of the Austrian collective agreement for university staff. This is a minimum of currently EUR 4,932.90/month gross, 14 times/year for 40 hours/week. Relevant working experiences may increase the monthly income.

We look forward to receiving your application until November 13th, 2025.

For further questions please contact Professor Hose katja.hose@tuwien.ac.at

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us

Carmen Keck | T: +43 1 588 01 406201
Here you can find also relevant information about the application process. Technology for People Furthermore, please note that applicants will not normally be reimbursed for travel costs incurred in connection with this admission process.