University Assistant with a Doctorate in the Field of Geoinformation

Graz, Austria

Publication Date: 06.08.2025

Application deadline: 12.09.2025

Job Category: Scientific staff

Job Profile: University Assistant PostDoc

Employment Start: October 2025

Contract Duration: 72 months

Hours per week: 40 h/w

Employment Type: Temporary

Responsibilities

• Independent research in the field of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) and GIScience, publication of high-quality conference and journal papers, as well as organization of and participation in events and conferences.
• Independent teaching (in German and English) of Bachelor's and Master's classes on topics such as GIS Algorithms, Geodatabases and geo-data management, Programming in GIS (e.g., Python), Geographic Information Retrieval, etc., and supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses.
• Participation in existing and future research projects and proactive writing of research grant proposals.
• Teamwork and promotion of excellence within the Geoinformation working group, as well as collaboration with other geodesy departments (navigation, remote sensing and photogrammetry, satellite geodesy, and engineering geodesy), computer science department, and the NAWI cooperation with the University of Graz.
• Active participation in the institute and university administration, as well as in university and non-university committees.

Admission Requirements

Completed doctorate in geoinformatics or a related field with a focus on GIScience, Geomatics or GeoSpatial Technologies.

Desired Qualification

• Expertise in (at least in part) GeoAI and GIScience topics such as: spatial representation and reasoning, spatial computation and algorithms, geographic information retrieval, geo-social sensing, machine learning, spatial data science
• Proven scientific and subject-specific achievements in the field, which can be demonstrated by international, peer-reviewed publications, as well as active publication activity and presentations at international and national conferences and meetings.
• Very good written and spoken German and English. If you do not yet have any knowledge of German, you are expected to be willing to acquire it.
• Didactic skills for an adequate implementation of teaching at Bachelor's and Master's level as well as gender and diversity competences.

We Offer

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 69,060.59 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

Graz University of Technology aims to increase the proportion of women, in particular in management and academic staff, and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women if applicants are equally qualified.

Graz University of Technology actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated against in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion or ideology, age, sexual orientation (Anti-discrimination).

People with disabilities and who have the relevant qualifications are expressly invited to apply.

About us

Graz University of Technology is the longest-established university of technology in Austria. Here, successful teams of students, talented up-and-coming scientists, ambitious researchers and a lively start-up scene enjoy an inspirational environment as well as access to top-quality equipment. And all this in one of the most innovative and livable regions in Europe. TU Graz offers an inspiring working environment with outstanding infrastructure and service-oriented university management.

Organisational Unit

The working group Geoinformation at the Institute of Geodesy is contributing to advancing the scientific field of Geographic Information Science (GIScience) through cutting-edge research in both fundamental and applied domains. The team is committed to exploring and developing innovative geospatial tools and techniques for efficient and effective problem solving in diverse range of application domains.

Contact

Graz University of Technology
Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Geodesy
Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Jussi Behrndt
Petersgasse 16
8010 Graz

Institute of Geodäsie
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Philipp Berglez
Head of Institute
Steyrergasse 30
8010 Graz
pberglez@tugraz.at