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: 11/01/2025 | Working hours: 30,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 10/31/2029
Job ID: 4779
As a university assistant prae doc, you will be part of the research team around Assistant Professor MMag. Dr. Monika Stempkowski and take over tasks like actively contributing to research and teaching as well as scientific publications and research activities at the research platform for legal psychology. The focus of our research is empirical criminology. Our team currently consists of one assistant professor, one prae doc, one teaching assistant and one administrative colleague.
Your future tasks:
You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:
- Contribution to research projects.
- Contribution to publications/scientific articles/scientific talks.
- Contribution to and independent teaching within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- Student assistance
- Contribution to the organisation of conferences and symposiums.
- Contribution to administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
- We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months.
- Your own scientific activities (especially writing a dissertation) will be encouraged and supported.
This is part of your personality:
- Completed Diploma, in the field of law
- Basic knowledge of empirical research
- Excellent command of written and spoken German
- Very good command of written and spoken English
- Independent and results responsible way of working
- Comprehensive IT user skills
Desirable skills:
- Completion of elective courses on criminal justice and criminology
- Experience in emipirical research
- Didactic competences
- You should be a team player with high social skills.
Working conditions:
The contract term is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not submit a non-renewal declaration within the first 12 months.
Work-life balance: 30 hours that can be distributed over the entire week.
Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of an international team with excellent research infrastructure.
Good public transport connections: Your new workplace is centrally located and easily accessible by public transport.
Internal training and coaching: We offer you ongoing opportunities to expand and deepen your skills. Participation in scientific conferences is supported!
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3714.80 (= gross/based on full-time work) increases if we can take professional experience into account.
Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional personality in the team!
Please apply with:
- Letter of motivation
- Academic CV
- Summary of your research interests/dissertation concept (if applicable)
- Notification of completed diploma studies
- Degree certificates
- Via our job portal / Apply now button
If you have any questions, please contact:
Monika Stempkowski
monika.stempkowski@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: 10/17/2025
