At the University of Vienna, more than 10,000 people work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them are scientists who, with their curiosity and continuous demand for excellence, conduct top-level international research and teaching. Are you also looking for the right space to develop your potential?
We are looking for a/an
University assistant predoctoral
34 Faculty of Law
Job vacancy starting: 10/01/2025 | Working hours: 30,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 09/30/2028
Job ID: 4552
At the chair of Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Zerbes, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, there is a vacancy for a research assistant. If you are interested in criminal law, academic work, independent teaching and studying for a dissertation, we look forward to receiving your application.
The chair of Prof. Zerbes is an independent organizational unit of the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology and focuses its research on criminal law, criminal procedural law, the basic principles and rights of criminal law, in selected areas of commercial criminal law, in European and international criminal law and in comparative criminal law.
As a staff member, you will be involved in shaping the chair and, after training, you will work independently in all areas of criminal law and criminal procedural law. Your main tasks will be creating the podcast ‘ATreloaded’. Together with Prof. Zerbes and her team, you will produce the episodes, supervise the recording and prepare for publication.
Your personal sphere of influence:
Your task as an university assistant (prae doc) is collaboration in research and teaching. This includes, additional to writing you dissertation, especially
- the support of students
- the participation in correcting exams
- organizational matters (also concerning seminars and other lectures)
- research relating to various research projects
- independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- technical support for the podcast ‘ATreloaded’
We expect the sucessful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
The contract period upon employment is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not submit a non-extension declaration within the first 12 months.
Requirements:
- Completed diploma in law
- Excellent knowledge of Austrian (criminal) law
- Knowledge of international criminal law and European criminal law
- Working independently and responsible for results
- Excellent knowledge of German
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written English
- Extensive computer skills in any case in MS Office and in particular the audio programme Audacity
Also desirable are:
- In-depth study of criminal law and criminology as part of the elective course or in the course of the diploma thesis
- Relevant dissertation project
- Good knowledge of another foreign language, which enables legal work in this language
- Experience in legal practice through legal traineeship, legal internship
- Collaboration in a public authority or law firm or comparable activities
- Experience in recording and editing podcasts or similar
What we offer:
Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible and family-friendly working hours.
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.
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.714,80 (on a full-time basis) 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 the required documents
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae
- Short doctoral project proposal (optional if available)
- List of publications (optional if available)
- Degree certificates (optional if available)
- Via our job portal/ Apply now - button
Professor Dr. Ingeborg Zerbes and her team look forward to receiving your application!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Kathrin Kirschner, BA
kathrin.kirschner@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: 15.09.2025
