47 Faculty of Psychology
Startdate: 01.10.2024 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: permanent
Reference no.: 2839

Among the many good reasons to want to research and teach at the University of Vienna, there is one in particular, which has convinced around 7,500 academic staff members so far. They see themselves as personalities who need space for their continuous striving and curiosity in order to be able to be scientifically successful. Does that sound like something for you? Welcome to our team! 

The Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna comprises, beside the Dean's office and the StudyServiceCenter, four Departments. We offer a position for a university assistant (prae doc) at the Clinical Social Neuroscience Unit (Assoc. Prof. Giorgia Silani) at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. Together with the research group, you will be involved in the investigation of the neural and the behavioral underpinning of reward processing (social versus non-social/food reward) in adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), using fMRI and EMG techniques as well as clinical assessments and behavioral tasks. For more information: https://klinische-gesundheit-psy.univie.ac.at/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/clinical-social-neuroscience-unit/ 

The research group actively promotes open and reproducible science (e.g., through preregistration and sharing of materials and data) and science communication and values diverse perspectives.

Your personal sphere of influence:

As a university assistant prae doc, you will complement the research team and take over tasks such as: 

• Planning and execution of empirical studies. 
• Publication of research results in international scientific journals.
• Presentation of research results at national and international conferences. 
• Participation in the acquisition of new research projects. 
• Participation in science communication activities. 
• Participation in the faculty's and department's administration. 

Your future tasks:

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

• You participate in research projects / research studies. 
• You conduct research in the central topics at the Clinical Social Neuroscience Unit. 
• We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 6-12 months. 
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement. 
• You supervise students. 
• You are involved in the organization of meeting, conferences, and symposia. 

 This is part of your competencies:

• Master's degree or Diploma in Psychology. 
• High interest in research in the field of clinical and social neuroscience. 
• An excellent knowledge of quantitative data analysis methods.
• Ability to present and process research questions in a structured way.
• Ability to work in a team. 
• High commitment and initiative. 
• Very good command in written and spoken German and English.

Desirable qualifications are: 

• Experience in work with anorexia nervosa. 
• Experience with physiological data acquisition and analysis. 
• Initial teaching experience. 
• Working experience in interdisciplinary or intersectoral teams. 

What we offer:

The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration. The basic salary (full time) according to the classification of the collective bargaining agreement in the B1 salary group amounts to EUR 3,578.80. This amount increases after 3 years of service. The three-year period shall be reduced by periods for which previous job-related work experience can be proved (see salary scheme). 

Home office: The employee and their superior may flexibly agree on work from home but no more than ten working days a month. The maximum number of days on which the employees may work from home depends on the agreed number of working days in a week. 

We offer career development opportunities: 

• Completing a doctorate and support of a scientific career by working in a committed team.
• Research visits with international cooperation partners. 
• Teaching experience in bachelor's and master's programs. 
• Participation in continued education courses offered by the Graduate Center of the University of Vienna. 
• Membership in the Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behaviour and Neuroscience (VDS CoBeNe). 

It is that easy to apply:

• With your letter of motivation (max. 2 pages) 
• With your academic, tabular curriculum vitae; list of publications if applicable. 
• Evidence of teaching experience (if available) 
• Description of your research interests and their relation to the research at our research group, with a short doctoral project proposal (max. 3 pages) 
• Degree certificates 

 If you have any content questions, please contact:

Giorgia Silani

giorgia.silani@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 lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 08/15/2024

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