Job ID: IGF034TEC126

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (IGF) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution, engages in basic and applied research on impacts of global change processes in mountain regions across the globe. The working groups at IGF provide a broad spectrum of expertise on a wide range of topics and together create a stimulating atmosphere for interdisciplinary mountain research. The institute subdivision GLORIA is now offering a position of an

IT expert for the GLORIA coordination (F/M/X)

(part-time/20 hours per week)

located in Vienna, for two years, with the planned commencement of work on 15th June 2026, if possible. The position is a maternity leave replacement. Depending on availability at the institute, the position may be increased to 30 hours per week on a temporary basis.

The long-term monitoring and research programme GLORIA (Global Observation Research in Alpine Environments) deals with climate change impacts on vegetation and biodiversity of high mountain areas on an international scale.

The Austrian GLORIA team is the global coordinator of the network and coordinates the partner groups around the world and the acquisition of monitoring data sets. One of the primary tasks of the GLORIA coordination is to ensure data quality, comparability and the compilation of consistent datasets, which is required for cross-regional analyses. This is realised by the central GLORIA database, its corresponding interfaces and online input and data sharing tools, which are used by all partner groups. During the past years, the GLORIA database was transferred to an online web application, serving data entry, compilation, evaluation and management.

The advertised GLORIA IT position comprises the maintenance, supervision and further development of the GLORIA databases and programmes, communication with partner groups on data input, data exchange and the occasional participation in GLORIA meetings and, optionally, field campaigns.

Your tasks:

• Maintenance and further development of the central GLORIA database
• Programming in Javascript, SQL, PHP (LARAVEL framework)
• Continuous support and further development of the GLORIA website (www.gloria.ac.at) with links to the GLORIA database
• IT support, systems administration in Windows, server installation and IT administration

• Excellent programming skills (preferably with Javascript, PHP, Laravel)
• Database management (SQL)
• MSc or similar in biology/ecology is an asset
• Ability to work in teams

The IGF offers an interdisciplinary and stimulating and dynamic research environment in Innsbruck and Vienna. The working environment of this position includes a flexible time arrangement, place of work in the GLORIA office, located at BOKU University in Vienna and the possibility to work in the extensive international team of the unique network GLORIA.

The minimum annual gross salary for this position is EUR 52.787,70 (full-time), in accordance with the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). For part-time employment, the salary will be adjusted on a pro rata basis in line with the agreed working hours.

Please send your application no later than 13th April 2026. Job interviews are planned to be held during the last week of April 2026.

Barbara Hechenleitner  |  barbara.hechenleitner@oeaw.ac.at
IGF | 1010 Vienna, Austria
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences | https://www.oeaw.ac.at/