"University Assistant postdoctoral"

University Assistant postdoctoral

60 Centre for Teacher Education
Startdate:01.04.2026 | Working hours:40 | Collective bargaining agreement:§48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Reference no.:4961

With 27 teaching subjects, one specialization and over 11,000 student teachers, the University of Vienna is the largest teacher training institution in Austria. At the Centre for Teacher Education (ZLB), we are working to bundle and further develop the various initiatives to improve the quality of teacher education. Together with the faculties and centres involved in teacher education and the universities of teacher education within the North-East Network, future teachers are prepared for the changing needs of a modern school and are enabled to contribute to shaping the learning and living environment of schools on the basis of scientific expertise.

Your personal sphere of play:

As a university assistant postdoc, you will become part of the research team around Prof. Dr. Tobias Buchner and part of the Inclusive Digital Education Lab. Accordingly, our research focuses on the range of topics of inclusive digital education in the context of schools. Among other things, the following priorities will be set:

• inclusive maker education
• Technological support for Universal Design for Learning
• AI and inclusive education
• Assistive technologies in the context of inclusive education
• inclusive coding and computational thinking

What distinguishes us as a team is good, inclusive cooperation.

We are looking for ambitious people who deal with each other in a reflective and constructive way in a lab culture and who are concerned about taking inclusive (digital) education to a new scientific level. They will thus become part of a project that aims to establish the University of Vienna as a central hub in the field of inclusive digital education in Europe.

The position is limited to 6 years.

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You build up an independent research profile in the field of inclusive digital education.
• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies in the area of inclusive digital education.
• You publish internationally and give lectures.
• You apply for projects and raise third-party funds in the field of inclusive digital education.
• You prepare and complete a publication-ready habilitation.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You supervise your students in writing master's and bachelor's theses.
• You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed doctoral/PhD studies in educational science or a comparable relevant qualification
• Outstanding dissertation
• Research competence and initiative proven through international publications in peer-relevant media
• Experience in research management and in leading project staff
• Didactic skills / experience in e-learning
• IT skills as well as knowledge in the field of maker education
• Enthusiasm and curiosity for digitalization, especially in the context of education
• Excellent knowledge of English (C1)
• Team player with a high level of inclusive competence

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time 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 5.014,30 (14 times a year) for a period of 6 years / 72 months increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your list of publications
• With your summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
• Doctoral Degree
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters
• Via our job portal / Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Martin Rothgangel
martin.rothgangel@univie.ac.at

Application deadline: 02/24/2026