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University Assistant postdoctoral

CompanyUniversität Wien
LocationAustria
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 6, 2026
About The Company
Joint LinkedIn Account of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna and Vienna Doctoral Schools of Chemistry (DoSChem). With several dozen research groups at 14 institutes and its state-of-the-art research infrastructure, including six core facilities, the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna is one of the leading institutions nationally and internationally for pioneering, innovative basic and applied chemical research. The faculty maintains numerous collaborations and exchanges with other research institutions, industry and society. The University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, is the home of the Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (https://doschem.univie.ac.at/). DoSChem is the largest doctoral training program in Austria focusing on the field of chemistry and closely related sciences by bringing together about 200 doctoral students and more than 50 principal investigators. Our goal is to train excellent scientists and to provide an open-minded environment that allows them to connect with each other and to experience a scientifically rich environment to carry out interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research.
About the Role

At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700  of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

 

University Assistant postdoctoral 

 39 Faculty of Computer Science 

Job vacancy starting: 09/01/2026 | Working hours: 20,00  | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) 

Limited contract until: 08/31/2032

Job ID: 5739

Your personal sphere of play:

Your future position is at the research group Data Mining and Machine Learning at the Faculty of Computer Science, within the Data Mining team of Prof. Claudia Plant characterized by excellent research in unsupervised data mining and machine learning, especially clustering, graph mining and representation learning. 


We are offering an excellent working environment in a young, creative, diverse and international team. As a member of the Data Mining team, you will contribute to fascinating data mining projects offering the possibility to take over responsibility at an early stage, to publish the results at leading international conferences and to exchange ideas with international and interdisciplinary cooperation partners. We provide intensive support during your postdoc phase.

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

  • You build up an independent research profile in the field of data mining and machine learning.
  • You are involved in research projects and scientific studies in the area of clustering, graph mining and representation learning.
  • You publish internationally and give lectures.
  • You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
  • You can prepare and complete a habilitation.
  • You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
  • You supervise and co-supervise students and PhD students.
  • You participate in the organization of meetings, conferences, and symposiums.
  • You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
  • You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality: 

  • Completed doctoral/PhD studies in computer science with a focus on data mining.
  • Profound research experience documented by publications at the leading conferences such as KDD, ICDM, WWW on the topics of clustering, graph mining, and representation learning.
  • Outstanding dissertation
  • Excellent knowledge of programming and mathematics
  • Excellent knowledge of English (C1) 
  • Team player and high social/communicative skills
  • Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
  • Prior industrial or international experience as a researcher.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

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 in the center of beautiful Vienna 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.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 5.014,30 (on a full-time basis, 14 times a year) for a period of 6 years increases if we can credit professional experience.

 

It is that easy to apply:

  • With your scientific curriculum vitae 
  • With your list of publications
  • With your summary of research interests (max. 1 p.)
  • Doctoral Degree

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Claudia Plant

claudia.plant@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 place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

 

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Application deadline: 06/16/2026 

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Key Skills
Data MiningMachine LearningClusteringGraph MiningRepresentation LearningProgrammingMathematicsEnglish ProficiencyTeachingAcademic PublishingResearch Project ManagementStudent Supervision
Categories
Science & ResearchEducationData & AnalyticsTechnologySoftware
Benefits
Flexible Working HoursRemote/Hybrid Work OptionsPart-time Work OptionsInternal Further TrainingFree Coaching CoursesFair Salary
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The role involves building an independent research profile in data mining and machine learning while publishing results at international conferences. Responsibilities also include teaching courses, supervising students, and applying for third-party funding.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
1
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
20 hours
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