Technician

Technician

47 Faculty of Psychology
Startdate:01.05.2026 | Working hours:40 | Collective bargaining agreement:§54 VwGr. IIIb
Limited until:31.10.2026
Reference no.:5513

The Faculty of Psychology is seeking to fill the position of a technician to oversee the transition of several research positions from the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub to the faculty. This cross-faculty and cross- departmental role is assigned to the Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology. The advertised position is for 40 hours per week and is limited to 6 months.

Your personal sphere of influence:

The members of the Faculty of Psychology engage in research and teaching focused on describing and explaining human experience and behavior, as well as changes therein. Based on integrative and complementary research approaches from neuroscience, cognitive science, and the social sciences, the goal is to make theoretically grounded and empirically testable contributions to scientific knowledge and its transfer.
The Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology consists of approximately 100 staff members organized into eight research units with laboratories equipped with EEG, fNIRS, VR, eye-tracking, physiology, and brain stimulation systems.
Our international team places great value on respectful interaction and independent work.

Your future tasks:

• Supporting the transition of researchers from the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub to the Faculty of Psychology as a replacement for the previous technical support provided by a data scientist.
• Transfer of collected scientific data, data backup/cloud-based infrastructure for collected data and study-related products.
• Assisting with the organization and post-processing of collected raw data for use in ongoing projects within the context of the Study Participant Platform (SPP). In particular, advanced statistical analysis methods (latent profile analysis, network analysis) and statistical software packages will be utilized.
• Administrative support for managing specialized software and transferring/developing analyses to open-source software.
• Support in presenting research on the Vienna CogSci Hub’s Transition website.

This is part of your personality:

• General or vocational secondary school (upper level)
• Programming skills: R, SPSS required; MatLab, MPlus, etc. are a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent communication skills and strong verbal and written expression
• Knowledge of latent profile analysis and network analysis is a plus
• Knowledge of eye-tracking and fNIRS is a plus
• Knowledge of project management and field studies is a plus
• Research experience in experimental/empirical methods is a plus
• You should be a team player

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible, family-friendly working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of a committed team with diverse university backgrounds in a relaxed work environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training:Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fair salary: Salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement of the University of Vienna. The basic salary of EUR 3,131.30 (III b) based on full-time employment, paid 14 times per year, increases based on professional experience. The advertised position is for 40 hours per week and is limited to 6 months.

Equal opportunities for all:We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It’s that easy to apply:

• With your CV & letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Certificates
• Via our job portal / apply button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Matthew Pelowski
matthew.pelowski@univie.ac.at

Application deadline: 04/10/2026