Postdoctoral Research Associate / Reference Code 65

The Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Soil Physics and Rural Water Management is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

Extent of employment:         40 hours per week

Duration of employment:      1^st of June 2023, limited to 6 years

Workplace: 1190 Vienna, Muthgasse 18

Gross monthly salary and pay grade in terms of collective agreement for university staff (payable 14 times per year): B1 lit.b € 4.351,90

Responsibilities:

• The applicant's research focus on modelling water flow and transport in soils and sediments. It should also have strong synergies to the existing expertise at the institute
• Teaching duties include courses in numerical modelling  of water and mass fluxes as well as general modelling courses in rural water management
• The applicant is expected to develop own research ideas, acquire external funding and coordinate projects
• Publication and presentation of scientific results
• Supervision and mentoring of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students
• Participation in the institute's administrative tasks
• Further academic qualification (habilitation) should be pursued

Required skills and qualification:

• Doctoral degree and excellent master's degree in geosciences, environmental scienes, environmental engineering, rural water management or similar disciplines
• Experience in the application and development of numerical models
• Strong publication record
• High motivation for working independently and for working in an interdisciplinary research and teaching environment
• Very good knowledge of English, both written and spoken

Desired skills and qualification:

• Teaching experience
• Successful application of external funding projects
• Involvement in the scientific community
• Knowledge of German is an advantage
• Experience with geographic information systems, statics or time series analysis
• Interest in field and laboratory experiments
• Driver's license (B)

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
• Research concept (1-2 pages), and it should be electronically submitted in one document (pdf <5 MB)

to the Personnel department, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70; E-Mail: kerstin.buchmueller@boku.ac.at. (Reference code: 65)

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

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