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

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:

Organizational unit:

Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik - Software Engineering

Job Duties:

• Supporting the development of the Institute for Business Informatics-Software Engineering
• Expanding the Software Engineering research group
• Independently planning and carrying out the Institute’s research projects, as well as the resulting publication activities in the research field of Software Engineering
• Taking on teaching responsibilities, expanding the range of courses (particularly adapting them to cover generative AI), tutorials, introductory seminars and work placements in the field of software engineering / service engineering, and co-supervising Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in the field of business informatics
• Participation in interdisciplinary, international collaborative projects
• Undertaking organisational duties and administrative tasks for our institute
• Conduction / undertaking industrial projects

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a completed Doctorate/Ph.D. degree with a specialisation in Business Informatics, Computer Science or related fields in-depth knowledge of Software Engineering
• In-depth knowledge of Software Engineering and strong publication record
• Excellent programming skills for Java, Python, JavaScript,...
• Experience in developing a specialist field such as Software Engineering
• Good level of teaching experience
• Very good English language skills (level B2)
• Fluent German language skills (level C1) for teaching the courses in german
• A very good commitment to collaborative research
• Ability to work independently, think critically and contribute to the development of new experimental methods
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage experimental campaigns and data workflows
• High sense of responsibility and scientific integrity

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

Location:

Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz

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. Mag. Dr. Manuel Wimmer, P +43 732 2468 4240, E-mail: manuel.wimmer@jku.at.