University Assistant Predoctoral, Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy

53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy

Startdate : Working hours :

30 |

Collective bargaining agreement :

• 48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) Limited until : Reference no. : 4670

Among the many good reasons to want to research and teach at the University of Vienna, there is one, which has convinced around 7,500 academic staff members so far. They see themselves as personalities who need space for their continuous striving and curiosity to be able to be scientifically successful. Does that sound like something for you? Welcome to our team

Your Personal Sphere Of Play

There is a growing need at the University of Vienna for a central point of contact for geo-data management and visualization. Many research projects across the university generate valuable geodata, but these data are often processed in isolation, resulting in lost synergies and limited long-term usability. The university aims at establishing a Geo-Help-Desk (GHD) as part of a broader GeoCommunication Hub initiative (similar to other international Centers for Spatial Studies). This hub should act as a central geospatial competence center to provide targeted support for research projects to bring spatial thinking, (novel) spatial analysis, and spatial communication skills to all corners of our campus. This initiative enables the sustainable (re)use, standardization, and visualization (e.g., mapping) of geo-data, supports FAIR principles-based science, and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration.

For This First Phase Our Goals Include

As a PhD student (PraeDoc) you will work in the Spatial Data Science and GeoCommunication group lead by professor Krzysztof Janowicz consisting of international researchers including PhD students, postdocs, faculty (Karel Kriz, Andreas Riedl), scientific programmers, and other project personnel with a diverse set of backgrounds and expertises including geo-communication, GeoAI, geo-visualization, research data management, geo-semantics, knowledge graphs, geographic information retrieval, and social sensing.

You will collaborate closely with the University Library's Research Data Management (RDM) team and the Data Stewards as well as with the Central IT Services (ZID). Together, you will support researchers in handling geospatial data according to FAIR principles and university-wide RDM policy. You will have the opportunity to be involved in our interdisciplinary research, e.g., via the Data Science Network.

As an ideal candidate, your interest would be in filling the GHD and hub with life, promote spatial thinking and spatial analysis techniques across campus, be passionate about geo-communication and research data management (FAIR, SDI, semantic technologies), novel spatial analysis and GeoAI methods, and be a team player able to interact with university's library and central IT services.

Your Future Tasks

You actively participate in research, teaching, and administration, which means :

This includes in particular :

Supporting researchers with geospatial data questions via the RDM helpdesk, in close cooperation with the library's RDM team.

Required

This is part of your personality :

Desired (but Not Required)

What We Offer

Work-life balance :

Our employees enjoy flexible, family-friendly working hours. Working from a domicile in Austria is possible up to a certain extent upon agreement.

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, 14x per year, amount for 2025) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Duration of contract :

The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to

4 years

if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

Equal opportunities for all :

We are an interdisciplinary and intercultual team.

It Is That Easy To Apply

If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact

Krzysztof Janowicz

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.

University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.

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Application deadline :

10 / 03 / 2025

Prae Doc