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University Assistant postdoctoral
47 Faculty of Psychology
Job vacancy starting: 05/01/2026 | Working hours: 40,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited contract until: 12/31/2029
Job ID: 5198
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 Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna comprises, beside the Dean’s office and the StudyServiceCenter, four Departments.
We seek to fill a position for a university assistant (post doc) 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 work on several interdisciplinary research projects. The focus of this position will be on conducting studies within the newly established research platform “AI-powered Personalized Nutrition for well-being and disease prevention (AIPN). An additional collaboration in the newly established research platform “Trustworthy Science Communication” and in the FWF-funded FutureFoodS project “FOOD-FRAMES” is possible. For more information: https://gesundheit-psy.univie.ac.at/.
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:
Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:
- You develop and strengthen a research profile in the field of health psychology and health promotion in an increasingly digital world.
- You support coordination and research activities of the research platform “AI-powered Personalized Nutrition for well-being and disease prevention (AIPN)”.
- You contribute to research projects / studies.
- You write manuscripts for publication in international peer-reviewed journals.
- You present at national and international conferences and meetings.
- You contribute to science communication activities.
- You are responsible for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding.
- You teach courses independently as defined by the collective agreement.
- You supervise students.
- You participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- You are involved in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration.
This is part of your personality:
- Doctoral degree/ PhD in psychology, behavioral science, nutritional science, public health, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
- Experience with relevant research methods (e.g., conducting Ecological Momentary Assessment studies, data donation studies, or qualitative interview studies)
- Quantitative data analysis skills, e.g. with SPSS, R, JASP, jamovi or similar software.
- Interest in applying open science principles.
- Publications in international, subject-relevant journals (peer-reviewed).
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary cooperation.
- Ability to work accurately and independently
- Leadership skills and ability to work in a team.
- Distinct management skills.
- Strong sense of responsibility.
Desirable qualifications are:
- Experience in research on health behaviors (eating behavior, physical activity).
- Very good command of written and spoken German.
- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning.
- Experience in student supervision (Bachelor/ Master’s theses).
- Experience in presenting at international or national conferences.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary and / or intersectoral teams.
What we offer:
Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and up to 10 remote working days/month.
Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team connected to interdisciplinary research initiatives like the research network Health in Society or the WHO Collaborating Center for Social and Behavioural Research in Antimicrobial Resistance.
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 5.014,30 (14 times a year) for a period of three years and eight months increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!
It is that easy to apply:
- With your letter of motivation (maximum 2 pages).
- With your academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses taught and a list of talks given).
- Description of research interests and outline of a study to be conducted in the first year of the postdoc (2-3 pages).
- Degree certificates.
- Contact details of at least two people who could provide a reference.
- Via our job portal / Apply now – button
If you have any 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 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: 02/10/2026
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