"University Assistant (Prae Doc) in Multimedia Information Systems"

The Faculty of Computer Science of the University of Vienna has world-leading researchers in Computer Science who pursue basic as well as applied research.

The UniVie Doctoral School Computer Science (DoCS) builds an essential framework to foster excellence in research and teaching. Its main focus is on young prospective researchers eager to make an impact on both basic research as well as applied problems with collaborations across the University and beyond. The DoCS aims to provide these young researchers with the broad knowledge and expertise needed to perform Computer Science research at the highest achievable quality. The Doctoral School trains doctoral candidates in solving basic as well as applied research questions of high relevance.

The Research Group Multimedia Information Systems at the Faculty of Computer Science is looking for highly motivated research assistants, Ph.D. candidates. We are offering an excellent working environment in a young, creative, highly motivated, and international team, manifold opportunities for personal development, the possibility to take responsibility in research projects at an early stage, the opportunity for research stays abroad, excellent industrial contacts, and intensive support in the course of a dissertation.

Duration of employment

The announcement is made for 3 years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 3 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months. In case of probation and appropriate work progress, an extension to 4 years is possible.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• Participation in research, teaching and administration:
• Participation in research projects/research studies
• Participation in publications/academic articles/presentations
• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

The research should focus on techniques for the automated detection of misinformation in multimedia content.

This is part of your personality:

Mandatory qualifications are

• Master in Computer Science, or Media Technologies, or Business Informatics (or equivalent qualification, with a strong focus on Computer Science) with excellent marks.
• Excellent command of written and spoken German and English.
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Strong motivation to work in a team environment.
• Strong motivation to publish at top-refereed conferences/journals.
• Perseverance, focus, integrity, ability to make things done, leadership in organization and partnership/communication with other project teams.
• Comprehensive IT user skills

Desirable qualifications are

• Excellent knowledge in the fields of multimedia systems, digital media technologies, semantic analysis of multimedia content, techniques for the detection of misinformation including AI methods and their application, user interface, and feedback systems, various programming languages (Java, C, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript), technologies in the area of Internet-of-Things, web-based systems, databases, cloud computing, formal methods in CS
• Expertise in various application areas of Computer Science
• Proven interest in scientific work and in scientific publishing
• Basic experience in research methods and academic writing
• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Experience in remote teaching using modern IT infrastructures

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.
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 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.
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a full-time basis) 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: Application documents

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of Motivation including ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal
• Abstract of master thesis
• Degree certificates
• List of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available)

If you have any questions, please contact:

Wolfgang Klas

wolfgang.klas@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 11/21/2025

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