University assistant predoctoral

The University of Vienna is a community of over 10,000 individuals, including approximately 7,500 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. They represent individuals driven by curiosity and a relentless pursuit of excellence. With us, they find the space to try things out and unfold their potential. Are you inspired by their passion and determination? We are currently seeking a/an

The University of Vienna is a community of over 10,000 individuals, including approximately 7,500 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. They represent individuals driven by curiosity and a relentless pursuit of excellence. With us, they find the space to try things out and unfold their potential. Are you inspired by their passion and determination? We are currently seeking a/an

University Assistant Praedoc, in the research area of Finance

University assistant predoctoral

37 Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics

Job vacancy starting: 08/ 01/2025 (MM-DD-YYYY)

Limited contract until: 07/31/2028

Job ID: 4168

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

Your personal sphere of influence:

As an advanced university assistant prae doc, you will complete the research team around and perform empirical and theoretical research on banking.

The focus of our research is Finance and Asset Pricing and Financial Intermediation in particular. We are interested in the industrial structure of banking markets, and their prudential regulation. A particular focus lies on resilient business models and the regulation of systemic risk.

You will become a member of the Finance Department.

What makes us special as a team is our focus on banking theory and empirical validation; what is particularly important to us is originality and the desire to exceed the current research frontier.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• Work on your dissertation within the subproject of the Clusters as defined above.
• We expect the completion of your doctoral thesis agreement within 12 months.
• Research in the area of the Clusters as defined above.
• Active participation in the activities of the Clusters.
• International publication and presentation activities.
• Participation in the further development of the Clusters.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master’s degree or Diploma, in the field of Finance plus at least relevant discussion paper(s) on banking theory.
• Basic experience in academic writing.
• Didactic competences / experience with e-learning.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 Level).
• Relevant IT user skills to perform empirical research on bank data.
• You should be a team player with high social skills.

What we offer:

Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from - free of charge.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

The duration of the contract at the time of employment is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-extension within the first 12 months.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal
• Master Degree / Diploma
• Samples of preparatory work
• Via our job portal/ Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Thomas Gehrig

We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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