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.