Application Closing Date: 05.05.2021 *
The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study,
approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the
position as soon as possible of a
*University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Statistics and
Operations Research*
Duration of employment: 3 year/s
Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48
VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the
assignment to a particular salary grade:
Salary schemes for University Staff according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Reference number: 11978
University of Vienna
Closing Date: 05.05.2021
Link to the Jobcenter:
University of Vienna
The institute of Statistic and Operations Research is offering a
postdoctoral position in the areas of Statistics/Machine
Learning/Time-Series Analysis. A small teaching load (4 hours) is attached.
Job Description:
Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This
involves
- Developing and strengthening the independent research profile
- Involvement in research projects / research studies
- International publications and presentations
- Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of
third-party funding
- Preparing / writing a (publication-ready) habilitation thesis
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching
and research administration
Profile:
- Degree in Mathematics
- PhD degree in the areas of Statistics/Machine Learning/Time-Series
Analysis/(Applied) Probability
- Methodological competence
- Didactic competence
- High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- IT user skills
- Ability to work in a team
In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have
- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
- Experience of working on research projects
- Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed,
depending on the professional standards)
- International presentation experience
Desirable qualifications are
- Knowledge of university processes and structures
- Experience abroad
- Experience of supervising students
Application documents:
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of
courses and a list of talks given)
- Description of research interests and research agenda / of the
intended habilitation project (if applicable)
- Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference
Research fields:
Main research field: Mathematics MUST
Special research fields: Mathematical statistics; Statistics; Time
series analysis MUST
Education:
University - Mathematics, Computer Sciences - Statistics MUST
University - Mathematics, Computer Sciences - Mathematical statistics
MUST
University - Mathematics, Computer Sciences - Time series analysis MUST
Languages:
English - Very good knowledge MUST
Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should
be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna
(http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 05.05.2021, mentioning
reference number 11978.
For further information please contact Sobotka-Tompits, Sabine
+43-1-4277-38631, Jirak, Johannes Moritz +43-1-4277-38630.
