University assistant predoctoral - Completion contract

At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700  of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

University assistant predoctoral - Completion contract

39 Faculty of Computer Science
Startdate:01.07.2026 | Working hours:30 | Collective bargaining agreement:§48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until:31.12.2026
Reference no.:5591

Your personal sphere of influence:

The Doctoral School Computer Science DoCS (https://docs.univie.ac.at) founded in 2020 offers a structured doctoral programme that supports early-career research in the areas of Computer Science and Business Informatics. The programme includes world-leading researchers in Computer Science as supervisors and co-supervisors who pursue basic as well as applied research within an intensive doctoral teaching programme tailored to the scientific needs of students in small topical groups.

The Doctoral School Computer Science provides the option of performance-based contract extensions (up to 6 months) to doctoral students who previously had a position as university assistant (prae doc) or as third-party funded researcher (prae doc) at the University of Vienna. This completion contract is meant to support a high-qualified DoCS fellow in the final phase of the doctoral studies. The successful applicant will get a contract as university assistant (prae doc) and will be working in the research group Data Mining and Machine Learning at the Faculty of Computer Science.

Your future tasks:

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

• Your main task is to complete and to submit your dissertation.
• You meet and consult with your supervisor(s) on a regular basis in order to priorities your tasks and get the necessary support to complete your dissertation successfully in time.
• You participate in your department's and the Doctoral School activities and workshops.
• You participate in research projects and research studies.
• You participate in creating publications, academic articles, and  presentations.
• You participate in conferences and publish research results in peer-reviewed journals.
• You actively seek support (workshops, training, coaching etc.) if necessary.
• You supervise project work of students.
• You participate in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement.

This is part of your personality:

General expectations:

• Master's degree in one of the following subjects: Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science, Communication Science or a related field.
• Excellent academic and study record (e.g. FÖP within one year, annual submission of progress reports; outstanding publication record etc.).
• Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of Reinforcement Learning, Hyperbolic Geometry for Reinforcement Learning, and Plasticity in Neural Networks (evidenced by recent publications in A/A* conferences or Q1-WoS journals).
• Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of typical machine learning and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and Jax (evidenced by relevant recently published source code or similar).
• Experience in university teaching.
• High level of motivation and commitment to succesfully complete your doctoral studies within the anticipated time frame.
• High level of written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 Level)
• Experience with the structures of the University of Vienna.
• Member of the UniVie Doctoral School Computer Science DoCS.

Desireable qualifications:

• B2-level German skills
• International experience
• Collaborative, team-minded and pro-active attitude.

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 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae
• Cover letter/letter of motivation referring to the job posting, especially regarding the required skills for the position, and the goal of completing the dissertation within 6 months of starting employment.
• With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. 3 p.)
• With a plan for the completion of the doctorate: current state, work packages, and timeline until submission of your thesis, including milestones.
• With a confirmation of enrolment in the doctoral programme
• List of publications

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Sebastian Tschiatschek

sebastian.tschiatschek@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.

University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.

Application deadline: 05/16/2026