Job ID: ITA158DOC125

The Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) - Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution - has a double mission of research and policy advice: Our team carries out cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on the impacts of new technologies on society, the environment, and the economy, i.e. technology assessment (TA). The results of our work support Austria’s central public actors concerning technology governance: policy-makers, the administration, and civil society.

We are offering a position, preferably to be filled by 1st February 2026, as

Praedoc (Diss) (f/m/x)

(full-/part-time, 30-40 hours per week)

for a period of 12 months, with the option to extend if third-party funds can be raised successfully.*

• Collaborative development and submission of proposals for collaborative TA projects within competitive public research funding agencies and programmes (e.g., Horizon Europe, FFG, FWF, etc.)*
• Active participation in the institute’s inter- and transdisciplinary activities, mission-oriented research, and science for policy; including collaboration in ITA projects to an extent that does not hinder proposal development

• University degree (master level)
• Experience in the field of technology assessment or closely related inter- and transdisciplinary fields 
• Preferably training and experience in qualitative research methods and participatory approaches
• Preferably experience with or interest in scientific policy advice
• Academic publications according to career stage
• Fluent in German and English 
• Inter- and transdisciplinary communication and collaboration skills

• A funded position to develop project proposals in close collaboration with our existing team of TA experts*
• Vibrant field of activity in a dynamic, inter- and transdisciplinary environment 
• Contributing to mission-oriented research, publications, and advisory activities
• Strengthening of inter- and transdisciplinary skill sets and career profile
• Gathering first experiences or strengthening existing policy advisory skills and profile
• Highly collaborative interdisciplinary team with a mutual support culture
• Numerous voluntary social benefits, inner-city location, partly home-office possible

The annual gross salary, according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) for this position, is  € 52.278,38 (full-time based, before taxes) (depending on qualification and experience).

Please submit your application, including a motivation letter* in German language and all relevant documents, certificates/references no later than 6th January 2026.

* In your motivation letter, please include one or two ideas for potential TA projects you would like to further develop, with a view to submitting them for third-party funding (not more than half a page per idea). We are open to any topic related to the assessment and governance of emerging technologies.

Dr. Michael Nentwich |  tamail@oeaw.ac.at
Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung | Institute of Technology Assessment| 1010 Vienna, Austria
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences |www.oeaw.ac.at