University Assistant (post doc) at the Gravitational Physics

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.03.2021 of a


Reference number: 11653

The Gravitational Physics group of the Department of Physics of University of Vienna (see http://gravity.univie.ac.at/) is seeking to fill a post-doctoral position (Universitaetsassistent*in) in the field of mathematical general relativity or in theoretical aspects of the interface between gravitation and quantum mechanics.

The appointment will be for six years, according to previous experience.

The employment will start in the first half of 2021, possibly a few months later if more convenient for the chosen candidate. The list of members of the group at the start of the appointment, including scientifically active retired members, will include Peter Aichelburg, Robert Beig, Piotr Chrusciel, Mateja Gosenca, David Fajman, Maciej Maliborski, Stefan Palenta and Walter Simon.



Duration of employment: 6 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
The yearly teaching load averaged over two semesters is four hours/week, in English or in German. The candidate will not teach more than six hours a week in any given semester in any case.

In addition of teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement, active participation in research, teaching and administration is expected. This involves:
- Involvement in research projects / research studies
- International publications and presentations
- Supervision of students
- Participation in evaluation measures
- Developing and strengthening an independent research profile


Profile:
Excellent command of written and spoken English is expected. The candidate will have a Doctoral degree or a PhD degree in theoretical Physics.

The candidate will provide
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
- Description of research interests and research agenda


The candidates should arrange three letters of recommendation to be sent
or emailed before January 25,2021, to jobcenter[AT]univie.ac.at Further enquiries can be directed to ruth.froeler[AT]univie.ac.at




Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Physics, Astronomy	Theory of relativity	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 25.01.2021, mentioning reference number 11653.

For further information please contact Chrusciel, Piotr T. +43-1-4277-51556.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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