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
University Assistant postdoctoral
34 Faculty of Law
Job vacancy starting: 02/01/2026 | Working hours: 40,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited contract until:
Job ID: 4984
Among the many reasons 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 continuous striving for top international research and scientific excellence. At the same time they enjoy support and liberties that are not a given at other institutions. Does that sound like something for you? Welcome to our team!
Your personal sphere of action:
The Department of Commercial and Business Law is looking for a University Assistant Postdoc with an interest in commercial law. As a University Assistant Postdoc you will complement the team of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Torggler, LL.M. Your tasks will include active participation in teaching as well as in research and publication projects.
Place of work: Faculty of Law, Department of Commercial and Business Law, Juridicum, Schottenbastei 10-16, 1010 Vienna.
The position is for 3 years with the possibility of prolongation and is expected to start on 02/01/2026.
Your future tasks:
You will actively participate in research, teaching and administration, which means:
- Participation in examination activities
- Participation in publications/scientific articles
- Independent teaching of courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Student support
This is part of your personality:
- Completed doctoral studies in law
- Special interest in commercial and business law
- Aspired habilitation in commercial and business law
- Above-average academic achievement (at least in the field of civil and commercial law)
- Very good written and spoken German
- Very good written and spoken English
- Excellent computer skills (MS-Office)
- Experience in working with databases
- High level of written and oral skills
- Didactic qualification
- Ability to work in a team
- Advantageous: Experience in the university sector
What we offer:
Work-life balance: You have flexible working hours and can also work remotely in some cases.
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) increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!
It is that easy to apply:
- With your scientific curriculum vitae (incl. list of publications, list of courses, list of lectures)
- Letter of motivation
- Description of your research interests and research plans
- Contact addresses of possible references
- Letter of confirmation of completed doctoral/PhD studies
- Degree certificates
- Via our job portal / Apply now - button
If you have any content questions, please contact:
[[Andrea Bitomsky]]
[[sekretariat.torggler@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: 12/23/2025
