University Assistant (must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree)

Reference Number: 36500-2026-002143

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 27,000 young people to meet the demands of today's job market. In short, we are Upper Austria's largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future of Austria's most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening for a:

University Assistant (must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree) for a full-time, six-year position

Organizational unit: Institute for Machine Learning

Entry date: 11/16/2026

Job Reference Number: 36500-2026-002143

Job Duties:

• Independent research and active participation in cooperative research projects of the institute, in particular, in the development, the theoretical foundations and the evaluation of machine learning methods (especially deep learning)
• Publication in renowned international journals and conferences
• Supervision of students in seminars and projects, including bachelor and master theses
• Participation in teaching of the institute's courses and administrative tasks, in particular contributions to the AI study program
• Active contribution to the acquisition, conception, and coordination of third-party funded research projects

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree and publication record in the design and theoretical analysis of machine learning methods and several publications at the leading machine learning venues NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and JMLR
• Theory and practice of machine learning; including deep learning, statistical learning theory and benchmark design
• Experience with LSTM, xLSTM, time series analysis / TiRex, linear attention
• Experience in co-supervising bachelor, master, and PhD students
• Experience in the acquisition of third-party funded research projects
• Full command of English (English level B2) and full command of German (German level B2)

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 5,014.30 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• …and much more

Application due date: 10/28/2026

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Space for your future? We look forward to receiving your application via our job portal. For further information, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Sepp Hochreiter, P +43 732 2468 4521, E-mail: secretary@ml.jku.at.

Location: Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz

Where to apply

Website: http://www.jku.at/career

Requirements

• Research Field: Computer science
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Johannes Kepler University
• Country: Austria
• City: Linz
• Postal Code: 4040
• Street: Altenberger Straße 69

Contact

• City: Linz
• Website: http://www.jku.at/career
• Street: Altenberger Straße 69
• Postal Code: 4040
• E-Mail: secretary@ml.jku.at
• Phone: +43 732 2468 4521