Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number
166
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The Department of Ecosystem Management, Climate and Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Demonstration Centre Rosalia is currently seeking a Postgraduate or a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Senior Scientist).

Extent of employment:

Workplace: Vienna and Forchtenstein

Allocation in compliance with the Collective Agreement for University Staff to job group: B1 or B1 lit. b
Gross monthly salary: (depending on previous eligible experience) at least: without doctorate B1 € 3.714,80, with doctorate B1 lit. b € 4.932,90 (payable 14 times per year)

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for teaching, research and administration
• Reorganisation of the Rosalia Teaching Forest Centre as a cooperative research infrastructure BOKU Research & Training Forest
• Further development of the eLTER site in Rosalia in the context of establishing the European eLTER research infrastructure as an ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium)
• Coordination and harmonisation of research activities
• Communication and coordination with ÖBf AG Ölandowner)
• Coordination of maintenance, repair and expansion/optimisation of the research infrastructure
• Management and coordination of other infrastructure (buildings)
• Budget management
• Participation in the acquisition of research projects
• Promotion awareness of the BOKU Teaching and Research Forest Rosalia (Rosalia Teaching Centre) through stakeholder management and third-mission activities
• Writing reports and raising third-party funds for the procurement of research infrastructure
• Support for teaching activities and workshops
• Communication and coordination with university steering bodies (e.g. the scientific advisory board)
• Research data management
• Professional management and responsibility for the staff assigned to the Rosalia Teaching Research Centre

Required skills and qualifications

• Doctorate degree/PhD Forestry or
• Diploma degree in Forestry with approprita professional experience or other equivalent university degree
• Language skills: Fluent German and English skills

Desired skills and qualification

• Theoretical and practical experience in the planning, acquisition and coordination of field research projects
• Experience in project and infrastructure management (incl. reporting)
• Experience in the field of science communication
• Independent working style, high level of motivation and ability to work in a team
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Applications can be submitted until: 5th of September 2025

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
• Please summarize all documents in one file

to the Personnal Management, Peter-Jordan-Strasse 70, 1190 Vienna, E-Mail: recruiting @ boku.ac.at , Reference Code 166.

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

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