The Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Institute of Sustainable Economic Development is currenty seeking a Postgraduate Research Associate (Senior Lecturer).

Extent of employment:         22 hours per week

Duration of employment:      1st of October 2024, limited to 30th of September 2025 (with option for temporary extension)

Workplace: 1180 Vienna, Feistmantelstraße 4

Gross monthly salary and pay grade in terms of collective agreement for university staff (payable 14 times per year): B1, € 1.968,30
 

Responsibilities:

• Work as a senior lecturer
• Teaching, especially in the programs Environmental and
  Bioresource Management (Bachelor and Master),
  Agricultural Sciences (Bachelor) and Agricultural and Food
  Economy (Master) in the field of agricultural and
  environmental sociology, bachelor's seminars, introduction
  to scientific work, etc.
• Holding exams
• Supervision of students
• Participation in the self-administration of the university, the
  department and the institute as weil as in evaluation
  measures
• Participation in the working group Sociology of Environment,
  Climate Change and Agriculture
• Participation in research projects in the areas of the working group and institute

Required skills and qualifications:

• Diploma degree in Sociology (focus an Environmental and Agricultural Sociology), Environmental and Bioresource Management, Agricultural and Food Economy or other equivalent university degree
• Excellent written and spoken German and English
• Teaching experience

Desired skills and qualifications:

• Experience in university teaching is an advantage
• Experience in acquiring and conduction research projects is an advantage

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna seeks to increase the number of its female faculty and staff members. Therefore qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference unless reasons specific to an individual male candidate tilt the balance in his favour.

People with disabilities and appropriate qualifications are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please send your job incl. 

• Motivation letter
• CV
• Overview of courses held and teaching evaluation (if available)
• Overview of previous research projects (if available)
• Certificates from bachelor's degree and master's degree

to Personnel Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70, 1190 Vienna; E-Mail: recruiting@boku.ac.at. (Reference code: 179)

We regret that we cannot reimburse applicants travel and lodging expenses incurred as part of the selection and hiring process.

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