University Assistant Postdoctoral, Law

Job title:

University Assistant Postdoctoral, Law

Company: Universität Wien


Job description: 34 Faculty of Law
Startdate: 15.09.2025 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 14.09.2031
Reference no.: 4336Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 brilliant minds have found a unique balance of freedom and support. Join us if you’re passionate about groundbreaking international research and academic excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Let’s shape the future together!Your personal sphere of influence:The Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law (Department Prof. Damjanovic) of the University of Vienna has a vacancy for a university assistant (“post doc”).The focus of the position is on public economic law and sustainability law; a sound knowledge of Austrian constitutional and administrative law is required.The employment duration is 6 years.Your future tasks:

• Developing and strengthening an independent research profile
• lnvolvement in research projects / research studies
• International publications and presentations
• Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
• Preparing a habilitation thesis
• Independent teaching of courses as defined
• Supervision of students
• Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
• lnvolvement in the department administration as weil as in teaching and research administration

This is part of your personality:

• Doctoral degree/PhD degree
• Solid knowledge of Austrian constitutional and administrative law as well as of public economic law and sustainability law
• Knowledge of and interest in interdisciplinary research
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
• Excellent German and English language skills
• Ability to work in a team and problem-solving skills

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have

• Solid knowledge of European law
• Teaching experience
• Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media

Desirable qualifications are

• Subject-relevant practical experience
• Subject-relevant experience abroad
• Knowledge of university processes and structures
• Experience of supervising students
• Organization of academic events and conferences
• Experience in research project management

What we offer:

• Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours.
• Inspiring working atmosphere: You are 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.
• Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,932,90 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for all: We look forward to diverse personalities in our team!

It is that easy to apply:

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of presentations and a list of courses)
• Description of research interests and research agenda / of the intended habilitation project (if applicable)
• Via our job portal / Apply now – button

If you have any content questions, please contact:Dragana DamjanovicWe 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 and . 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: 08/15/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)Post Doc

Expected salary: €4932.9 per month

Location: Wien

Job date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:35:21 GMT

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