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Austria, Vienna Danubepier Hov

49 Faculty of Social Sciences
Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: permanent
Reference no.: 3063

Among the many reasons 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 continuous striving for top international research and scientific excellence. At the same time they enjoy support and liberties that are not a given at other institutions.

Your personal sphere of influence

The Department of Communication, a subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna is one of the largest and strongest research-oriented departments for communication science worldwide. The advertised position is situated within the Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group, led by Professor Jörg Matthes. The Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group deals with the impact of modern media environments on people's thinking, behavior, and opinions, using both quantitative as well as qualitative methods to conduct their research.

The position is advertised to the extent of 30 hours/week (75%) for a period of four years, with the position to be filled as soon as possble upon agreement.

Your future tasks

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:


	You actively collaborate in the area of empirical content, reception and effects research, especially advertising research and/or polical and/or environmental communication.
	You publish your research in international highly-ranked journals.
	You present your research at national and international conferences, meetings, and symposia.
	You actively engage in applying for third-party funded projects.
	You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
	You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
	The signing of a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months of employment is expected.
	Contribution to the department administration is expected.


This is part of your personality


	You have obtained a completed MA / Magister degree in Communication Science or a related discipline.
	You have in-depth knowledge of methods of empirical social research, especially quantitative methods and statistical data analysis.
	You are interested in an international research orientation.
	You have obtained didactic competence.
	Ideally, you have experience in research-oriented university teaching.
	Excellent computer literacy
	Excellent command of written and spoken English
	Ability to work in teams and distinct organizational skills


What we offer

Work-life balance: We offer the opportunity to work remote upon agreement (maximum of 50% of working time).

Inspiring working atmosphere: An internationally-oriented team and department with outstanding research infrastructure and comfortable working environment.

Appreciative team culture: As a team, we regularly meet for exchange during team meetings and a range of team activities (team lunch, team retreat, Christmas party, etc.).

Excellent public transport connections: We offer an attractive workplace in the heart of Vienna which is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & coaching: The University of Vienna offers a wide range of opportunities for internal training as well as enhancement of personal skills.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic monthly gross salary for this advertised position to an extent of 75% currently (2024) is € 2.684,10 (based on a full-time equivalent of € 3.578,80) and will be paid 14 times a year for a period of four years (i.e., the duration of the contract). The basic salary increases if we can credit prior professional experience.

The employment duration is four years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to four years if the employer does not terminate it within the first twelve months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

It is that easy to apply


	With a letter of intent
	With your scientific curriculum vitae
	With your list of publications and a list of your presentations (if applicable)
	With the PDF of your MA or Magister thesis
	With your transcript of records
	Via our job portal/ Apply now –  button


If you have any content questions, please contact:

Jörg Matthes  

joerg.matthes@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.

University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.

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​Application deadline: 10/08/2024

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University of Vienna

United Kingdom, Southampton

The University’s IT Service, iSolutions, are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with a passion for designing technical solutions which will help deliver projects that change how the University uses IT to work. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and dynamic team of Business Analysis professionals who have earned an excellent reputation throughout the University.

We deliver a full range of IT services to all staff and students and this role will join our IT Portfolio community. We run a wide range of projects and programmes to improve our current services and transform the staff and student experience to a diverse community of 23,000+ students and over 5,500 University staff.

The role is based at 1 Guildhall Square, central Southampton, but will involve travel to other sites.

 What you’ll do


	Apply your extensive business and system analysis experience and knowledge as well as your advanced interpersonal skills to identify business needs, operational efficiencies, and future technical solutions.
	Accurately document current and potential working practices through the eliciting, analysing, validating, and mapping of systems and processes in a way that clearly identifies requirements, acceptance criteria and business benefits.
	Provide support and training to the technical and business teams for the new systems and processes.
	Create user stories, test scenario, process flow diagrams and prototypes based on the proposed features.
	Provide support to the technical team for creation and implementation of the interface migration plan.
	Recommend and support implementation of the non-functional requirements and provide post implementation troubleshooting support.


 What you’ll bring


	Extensive Business Analysis experience, helping deliver large scale change projects and programmes.
	An excellent understanding of creating and writing functional and technical specifications for systems.
	The ability to communicate and collaborate with architects, developers, and business stakeholders.
	A willingness to review current process and practices and identify where there is the opportunity to improve them.


 Working at UoS

Our Strategic Plan: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) builds on the ambition articulated in the University Strategy: “It matters that we act continually to ensure the University is supportive and inclusive of everyone”.

Our EDI mission is to create an inclusive university community, and our vision is that this is a community where, as an individual student or member of staff:


	You feel welcomed for who you are, and this is a place where you feel that you can influence the way we do things now and in the future
	You feel included and supported to reach your true potential
	You value the diversity of the wider community and play your part in supporting the mission of inclusivity.


As part of our commitment to your well-being we offer a pension scheme and generous holidays. Staff also have access to our state-of-the-art on-campus sports, arts facilities and access to a number of university employee-discount schemes.

Work-life balance is important to us, and this is reflected in our generous maternity policy and childcare facilities; employees are also able to participate in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. Our staff may wish to have working patterns that fit in with their caring responsibilities, so we invite requests to undertake this role on a part-time or a flexible working basis. We also welcome applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability, or illness.


University of Southampton

The Campus Kitchen is the University of Southampton’s in house catering service. We facilitate a multitude of services across the University to include the provision of food in catered halls, retail catering outlets across all campuses and a delivered catering service for all hospitality requirements. Our aim is to deliver a five-star food service, catering for a wide range of needs and requirements and enhancing the experience for staff, students and visitors on campus.

Find out more about the services we offer here.

The role

The working hours are on a full-time basis. There will need to be flexibility on hours to include evenings and weekends though the majority of shifts will be Monday to Friday. Whilst the majority of shifts will be on Highfield campus, you will occasionally be required to facilitate events on other campuses and University buildings.

This role is incredibly varied and will suit a well organised individual with a passion for delivering high levels of customer service. Day to day duties will include café and food service, to include setting up, preparing hot drinks, taking food orders and running food from the kitchen as well as assisting with the set-up, service and clear down of conference and hospitality events. There will also be some general clearing and cleaning duties, operation of plate-washing equipment, assisting with basic food preparation under guidance from chefs and operating a till and card payment systems as required.

Additional working benefits of the job include time off over the Easter and Christmas period due to University closure days, bank holidays and a 36 hour working week.

About you

You will be a highly motivated, friendly and proactive individual who takes pride in their work and prioritises the customer experience above everything else. You will strive to ensure excellent service standards and thrive when working as part of a team. You must be prepared to work extra hours and provide further flexibility during busy periods: September to November, Graduation weeks and Open days.

Ideally you will have some experience working within the hospitality industry, whether that be in a restaurant, café or hotel environment. A good knowledge of food and beverage would be advantageous.

What we can offer you

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave). All our benefits can be viewed here

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment.

Working at the University of Southampton:

Check out the staff benefits and why you should join us at The University of Southampton!


£51,974 - £61,021 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

United Kingdom, London

The Senior Engagement Communications Manager develops and delivers effective communications that connect and showcases the work of International, Engagement & Service (IES) both within and beyond the university, driving participation and audiences, and reinforcing King's ambitions to make the world a better place.

IES is a new Directorate at King’s that brings together the expertise of teams engaging with communities and partners locally, national and globally. The Directorate provides strategic leadership for the university’s engagement at home and abroad, while providing a home for a portfolio of innovative programmes that generate and measure impact and serve the communities we work with and for. IES is home to some of King’s most innovative and impact-driven programming including  Sanctuary, the  Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education,  King’s Volunteering,  One King’s Impact, among others, as well as our civic and place-based engagement in  London, and across the world.

About the Role

The Senior Engagement Communications Manager within the International, Engagement & Service (IES) Directorate requires a balance of skills across internal and external communications, engagement, and digital.

 

The post holder will be adept at identifying, researching, and developing proactive communications campaigns and compelling news stories, features and content. They will work with colleagues across IES teams, central and faculty-based communications teams and external collaborators to tell those stories through digital, social and external media, impactful events, compelling internal and external campaigns, launches and other activities to inspire and engage our communities.

 

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

This is currently a hybrid working role where the role holder will spend part of their working week on campus and part of the week working remotely. Flexible working requests/patterns are welcomed.

 

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

 

Essential criteria


	First degree and professional communications qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience
	Significant experience of communications and marketing at a responsible level
	Ability to understand and translate complex themes and messages for internal and external audiences, alongside expertise in how to create and communicate those messages in credible and impactful ways.
	Excellent creative writing, ability to adapt to multiple styles and uses, editing and proofing skills with an eye for detail
	Advanced digital skills including experience in managing social media channels and working with website/newsletter/contact databases, CMS and CRM systems, video and podcasting technology
	Demonstrates strong leadership and interpersonal skills, facilitation, and coaching skills to build relationships across organizational boundaries and to positively influence and drive the right outcomes
	Experience of measuring reach/impact of communications and of using the data to underpin communication and engagement activity


Desirable criteria


	Experience of working in higher education.
	Experience of working cross-organisationally in a complex environment with competing priorities


Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’  pages.

Interviews are due to be held on w/c 14th October.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.


King's College London

United Kingdom, Birmingham

Department: School of Computing and Digital Technology

Location: City Centre Campus (STEAM House)
Salary: £51,703 to £56,197 per annum
Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 06 October 2024
Reference: CEBE24014

Birmingham City University invites applications for Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security to support and advance its growth in the cyber security discipline.

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be expected to contribute to the subject leadership at module and course levels, managing module and course teams to deliver student outcomes. Further, you will contribute to design and development of curriculum in-line with market trends and cutting-edge within the subject.

You will be expected to support teaching and learning for undergraduate/postgraduate modules, provide pastoral care to students, engage in cutting-edge research, and contribute to recruitment and outreach activities. You will develop and deliver engaging teaching and learning as a member of the cybersecurity team in a variety of settings from small group tutorials to large lectures. You will also set and mark assessments providing timely and constructive feedback to students.

Conscious of inclusive practices, you will be expected to provide pastoral support to students assisting with their journey at BCU and equipping them with skills to meet the demands of the cyber security industry.

Further, you will explore and innovate ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback. You will be expected to engage in cutting-edge research and enterprise activities through own-initiative and collaboration with peers in academia and industry, leading to external funding and publications in reputable venues.

You will possess core cybersecurity skillset with strong experience of teaching at university level within different topics of cybersecurity. You will also have a proven track record of publishing research articles at reputable venues and an ability to develop research proposals to seek external funding. You will be passionate about supporting students through their educational journey and keen to learn and adopt inclusive practices to engage with students from diverse abilities and backgrounds.

With core cyber security skills and knowledge, candidates with expertise in Cyber Physical Systems, Digital Forensics, Machine Learning and AI, and Future Networks are particularly encouraged to apply. Membership of a professional bodies (such as the BCS, the IET, ISACA or ISC2), industry-recognised certifications, and professional registration (such as CITP or CEng) is also beneficial.


Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

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Psychology 2024501-600^th

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Arts and Humanities401–500^th

Business and Economics401–500^th

Computer Science601–800^th

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Social Sciences601–800^th

Psychology501–600^th

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