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Project assistant

26 Mar 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universität Wien
Research Field
Sociology » Other
Geography » Human geography
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Austria
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Status
Part-time
Hours Per Week
20
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Job description:

At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a

Project assistant

293 Research Platform The Challenge of Urban Futures: governing the complexities in European cities

Startdate: 01.06.2024 | Working hours: 20 | Collective bargaining agreement: §54 VwGr. IIIa

Limited until: 31.03.2026

Reference no.: 2126

If you love to organize and keep track of things, and if you prefer to do so in meaningful projects, then welcome to the team! Because we are searching for personalities who want to use their expertise to help answering the big questions of tomorrow.

Requirements

Specific Requirements

Your personal sphere of influence:

As a project assistant, you support our multilingual research team at the research platform The Challenge of Urban Futures under the supervision of PI Prof. Yuri Kazepov in all organizational matters. You independently carry out all administrative tasks relating to internal and external communication, budget and personnel.

The research platform The Challenge of Urban Futures conducts multidisciplinary research on the interdependent effects of socio-economic, political, ecological and technological transformation processes on urban development. It also examines phenomena of poverty, inequality and multilevel governance as challenges to be met by cities.

Your future tasks:

  • As the central point of contact you take care of the English and German correspondence with all interfaces (internal team, university, project partners, funding agencies, etc.).
  • You manage and produce content for project websites, mailings and presentations.
  • You organize meetings, workshops and travel activities.
  • You manage project budgets and assist in the administration of project proposals and reportings.
  • You administrate job advertisements in recruiting processes and support hiring of new staff members right through to the first steps of onboarding.

This is part of your personality:

  • Several years of professional experience in office management (preferably in a scientific/university context)
  • Graduation from a general/vocational middle or higher school, or an apprenticeship including relevant practice in office management
  • Excellent MS Office skills (especially Excel and Power Point).
  • Fluency in English and German (B2 level or higher)
  • Experience in dealing with content management systems (e.g. Typo 3) 
  • Experience in dealing with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop

Working style: You like to work independently and in a structured manner, you are service-oriented and you like to find solutions. You are a team player and have high social and communicative skills.

Additional Information

Benefits

What we offer:

Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of a committed team with diverse university backgrounds in a relaxed work environment.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 2,599,2 (full-time) increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universität Wien
Country
Austria
City
Wien
Postal Code
1010
Geofield

Contact

City
Wien
Website
Street
Universitätsring 1
Postal Code
1010