Postgraduate Research Associate (project employment) / Reference Code 38

The Department of Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards, Institute of Applied Geology and Institute of Structural Engineering is currently seeking a Postgraduate Research Associate (project employment).

Extent of employment:         30 hours per week
Duration of employment:      from 1st of April 2023, limited to 31st of March 2025

Workplace: 1190 Vienna

Gross monthly salary and pay grade in terms of collective agreement for university staff (payable 14 times per year): B1, € 2.458,00

Responsibilities:

• Opportunity to work on innovative research projects in the field of construction material recycling and recyclable constructions of transport infrastructures
• Cooperation with project partners from the public sector and industry in joint research projects
• Writing a dissertation in the field of "technical geology" is explicitly desired
• Independent work in research on your own responsibility
• Participation in German-language courses in the field of building materials science and technical geology (extra remuneration in accordance with BOKU regulations)

Required skills and qualifications:

• Diploma degree in Environmental Engineering Sciences, Geology, Civil Engineering or equivalent, thematically appropriate studies or other equivalent university degree
• Language skills: very good German and good English

Desired skills and qualifications:

• Knowledge in the field of material or rock processing an advantage
• Practical and/or scientific experience in the field of construction recycling advantageous
• Experimental experience in a laboratory advantageous
• Craftspersonship skills or interest

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 application incl.

• Motivation letter
• CV

to Personnel Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70, 1190 Vienna; E-Mail: kerstin.buchmueller@boku.ac.at. (Reference code: 38)

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

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