EMPLEO | University Assistant (PostDoc) at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vienna, Austria

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.