University Assistant Predoctoral, Computer Science
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
- Location
- Vienna (Landbezirke) (AT)
- Salary
- The basic salary of EUR 3578,80
- Closing date
- 6 Dec 2024
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- Academic Discipline
- Computer Science, Engineering & Technology
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Studentships / Grants & Scholarships
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Part Time
39 Faculty of Computer Science
Startdate: 01.03.2025 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: 29.02.2028
Reference no.: 3337
Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!
Your personal sphere of influence:
Your future position will be in the Security & Privacy research group at the Faculty of Computer Science. Researchers appreciate the internationality, the outstanding research projects, the interdisciplinary cooperation and the collegial exchange in our faculty.
Our current research focuses on industrial plant security, digital twins, synthetic data for machine learning in privacy research, formalisation of security risk management and security and privacy of blockchain technologies. In the long term, we focus on understanding complex systems in order to recognise fundamental security and privacy problems and on researching and developing solutions that go beyond mere short-term problem solving.
Our team currently consists of 29 scientific and 2 administrative colleagues. We attach particular importance to relaxed and respectful cooperation, a collegial atmosphere and an independent way of working. In return, we offer a diverse and interdisciplinary working environment with room for your own ideas.
Find out more about us at https://sec.cs.univie.ac.at/
Duration of contract: The employment duration is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.
Your future tasks:
You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:
- You will work at the Faculty of Computer Science, in the Security and Privacy research group.
- You will establish and develop an independent research profile.
- You will be involved in research projects / scientific studies.
- You will contribute to publications.
- You will work on and complete your dissertation.
- You will teach courses independently in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.
- You will take on administrative tasks in research and teaching.
- You will supervise students.
- You will be involved in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
This is part of your personality:
Must-have criteria:
- Completed Master's degree in the field of computer science
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Didactic competences / experience in e-learning
- Experience in working with research groups / ability to work in a team
- Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
- Interest in interdisciplinary topics
Desirable skills:
- Publications in renowned, specialised media (peer-reviewed according to professional standards)
- Basic knowledge in the field of information security and automation
- Interest in working in research in the field of cyber security for industrial control systems
- Programming skills (preferably Java, Rust, C/C++, or Python)
- Experience in network security and large scale network measurements
- Experience in security and privacy in mobile and cellular networks
- Experience in reverse engineering on mobile platforms
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 3578,80 (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:
- With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
- With the summary of your research interests/dissertation concept (max. 1 page)
- With your list of publications
- With proof of teaching experience (if available)
- Certificate of completed master's/diploma programme
- Via our job portal/ Apply now - button
If you have any questions, please contact:
Edgar Weippl
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.
University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.
Application deadline: 12/06/2024
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