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University assistant predoctoral 

 50 Faculty of Life Sciences 

Job vacancy starting: 12/01/2025 | Working hours: 30,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) 

Limited contract until: 11/30/2029

Job ID: 4839

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Your personal sphere of influence:

The research group "Phytochemistry & Biodiscovery" (Prof. Dr. Judith M. Rollinger / Ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. Sabine Glasl-Tazreiter) in the Division of Pharmacognosy at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is looking for a university assistant (PhD) who is dedicated to identifying and characterising bioactive natural produts in order to further develop them as candidates for the discovery of new drugs.

Our research encompasses modern analytical and chromatographic approaches in combination with traditional medicine, chemoinformatics and modern data anlysis for the targeted identification and isolation of bioactive metabolites from complex mixtures. 

The candidate will use analytical and chromatographic techniques in combination with the analysis and interpredation of data sets to specifically isolate and structurally characterise bioactive compounds. He/she will investigate the natural products in relevant test models in order to pharmacologically characterise the isolated natural products.

Your future tasks:

We expect successful application to actively participate in research and teaching and to provide support in administrative matters. This involves the following activities:

• Carrying out projects in the field of natural product research (focus on data anlysis and phytochemistry).
• Production of extracts and fractions.
• Dereplication and application of chemometrics (e.g. molecular networks).
• Isolating and structurally characterising bioactive natural products.
• Testing extracts, fractions and isolates in various tests.
• Data analysis, interpredation and report writing.
• Collaborating on joint projects.
• Assisting in the writing of publications and project proposals.
• Assisting in administration and teaching.

This is part of your personality:

• You have a master's degree or equivalent qualification in pharmacy, chemistry or a similar subject.
• You have a keen interest in phytochemistry and the discovery of new natural substances.
• You are open-minded and willing to learn new technology.
• You are goal-oriented and motivated to strive for scientific excellence.
• You have experience in analytical and chromatographic techniques (a must).
• You have basic botanical knowledge (recognition of plants in the field, knowledge of morphology and anatomy) and are proficient in handling large data sets (a plus).
• Experience in teaching (e.g. tutorials) and also experience in administation tasks (a plus).
• You have very good written and spoken English skills (a must).
• You have good written and spoken German skills (a plus).

What we offer:

The employment relationships initially limited to 1,5 years, but is automatically extendet to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-renewal declaration. The position is classified in accordance with the collective agreement: §48 VwGr b1 Grundstufe (praedoc), whereby relevant professional experience is decisive for classification in a specific salary group. The basic gross salary of € 3.714,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can take professional experience into account.

You will be part of a dynamic, diverse and ambitious team in a healthy and fair working environment. All our team members enjoy flexible and family-friendly working hours. The laboratory ist easily accessible by public transport. You will become a member of the Vienna Doctoral School PhaNuSpo (Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences) and thus have numerous opportunities to acquire and deepen your skills from a wide repertoire of internal training and coaching offers - all free of charge.

It is that easy to apply:

Apply via our job portal "Apply now" button and attach your application documents:

• A letter of intent summarising your research interests.
• An academic CV.
• Degree certificates (Master's/Diploma).
• Two reference contact addresses.

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Judith Maria Rollinger

judith.rollinger@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: 11/13/2025