"Post Doc"

37 Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics
Startdate: 01.10.2025 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2028
Reference no.: 4520

Your future position is at the Department of Economics which is part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. We are a highly international and research-oriented Department. More than 30 full-time junior and senior professors together with numerous PhD students form an international community dedicated to studying all aspects of economics. Information about the Department of Economics can be found on the website at http://econ.univie.ac.at. The position is limited to a duration of 3 years.

Your future tasks:

• Build up an independent research profile in the field of Economics.
• Are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
• Publish internationally and give lectures.
• Apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
• Teach courses in the master's programme "Philosophy and Economics" (within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement).
• Participate in examination activities, evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• Take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in Economics
• Outstanding dissertation in the field of Economics
• Research competence and initiative
• Didactic skills
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Knowledge of German is an asset but not required.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and remote/hybrid work (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.
Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4.932,90 (14 times a year) for a period of 3 years increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae that details your education, teaching expertise and list of publications
• With your letter of motivation
• With up to two selected research papers
• With three letters of reference that should be sent by the referees directly to jobs.econ@univie.ac.at
• Via our job portal / Apply now - button