The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Vienna is the largest Austrian institution of mathematical research and tertiary education in the mathematical sciences. It consists of active research groups in a wide range of fields, starting from logical foundations, bridging all classical core subjects, and up to concrete applications in industry. As part of the Faculty, the Institute of Mathematics represents the entire discipline of mathematics in research and teaching, without making an arbitrary separation into pure and applied fields.

We are looking for open, innovative and productive colleagues who are willing to work in an international and interdisciplinary environment. You would like that as well? Welcome to our team!

Your personal sphere of play:

As a university assistant you will complement the research team around Univ.-Prof. Ilaria Perugia, PhD on the one hand and on the other hand you will with your distinct research interest in Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, you will support the team independently and with responsibility for results. The start of the contract is negotiable. The employment period is three years from the beginning of the contract.

The focus of our research is therefore in the field of Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations with emphasison on standard and non standard finite element methods and application to wave propagation problems. For more information about our research area and about our team can be found on our homepage at: https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~perugia/index.html. You can recognise our team culture by our joint, respectful cooperation at eye level, fun at and in work, our self-understanding, our loyalty, our togetherness and our appreciation of each other. As a team we understand to regularly exchange information on current topics and projects in the project meetings.

Your future tasks:

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

Collaboration and research in the field of Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations:

o Identifying and addressing research questions as part of Prof. Perugia’s research group.
o Innovative development, analysis and Implentation of numerical models.

Interdisciplinary collaborations:

o Willingness to participate in international and interdisciplinary research with applied researchers.

o Participation in international conferences.

Collaboration in teaching and administration:

o Independent participation in the administration of the institute, teaching and research.
o Independent participation in and teaching of courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.

Required Qualifications/Position Requirement:

Completed doctorate in mathematics before starting the employment.
Emphasis in one or more of the following areas: Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing.
Research competence & initiative demonstrated through international publications in peer relevant media
Excellent command of English written and spoken
You are a team player with high social and communicative competence.
You are goal-oriented and have a high motivation to strive for scientific excellence.
You are not entitled to compensation for travel and accommodation expenses incurred in connection with the admission process.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: The compatibility of work and private life or work and study is a particularly important concern for us. In consultation with the team and team management, you can therefore organize your working hours flexibly and in a family-friendly manner within the framework of the current flexible and family-friendly working hours and also work partially in a home office. Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of an international team with excellent research infrastructure in a relaxed working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your new workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Climate neutrality – sustainability: The University of Vienna contributes to the achievement of climate goals by means of an adopted sustainability strategy and aimes to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 through the reduction of resource consumption, resource-saving and sustainable procurements.

Fixed-term contract and adequate salary: The basic salary corresponds to the collective agreement for employees of the universities according to § 48 VwGr. B1 lit b basic level (postdoc): EUR 4,351.90 on a full-time basis (14 times per year). The actual salary is finally determined depending on professional experience and qualification. The gross salary covers all benefits of the employee in quantitative and qualitative terms (= all-in payment).

Internal training and coaching: We offer you ongoing opportunities to deepen your skills. Choose from an extensive range of courses free of charge.

Benefits: The University of Vienna also offers you numerous benefits, such as a company pension fund, travel allowances, low-cost parking, discounted IT (hardware and software), special rates for language courses offered by the university language center, advancement of women, diversity management and specific career advancement, inclusion, Papamonat, Flexible childcare, vacation care for children, health care, vaccination campaigns and fitness offers (special rates for USI sports courses) as well as discounts for employees at various companies.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional personality to the team!

Do we have attracted your interest? Would you like to take on this new challenge? To actively contribute to the current and future major scientific issues of the research team around Prof. Perugia and, above all, to become even better at what you can already do?

Then we are looking forward to you and your application:

with your letter of motivation,
a scientific CV, including a list of publications, third-party funding and lecturing activities,
a list of previous courses including teaching evaluations,
contact details of three persons for references and
your certificate of a completed PhD program (necessary before the start of the contract)

via our job portal at https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University-Assistant-postdoctoral/983400401/

If you have any questions, please contact:

Ilaria Perugia
ilaria.perugia@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.

​Application deadline: 10/27/2023