University assistant predoctoral

at University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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Salary

€3,776 a month

Closing date

30 November 2026

Start

Not given in the advert

Type of post

Research

First seen

15 October 2026, on a public job listing

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The advert

At the University of Vienna, over 10,000 people work together on the big questions of the future. Approximately 7,500 of them are academic staff members. These are individuals who, with their curiosity and their continuous pursuit of excellence, engage in international cutting-edge research and teaching. With us, you will also find space to unfold your potential. We are looking for a/an

University assistant predoctoral

39 Faculty of Computer Science

Job vacancy starting: 12/15/2026 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Limited contract until:

Job ID: 5431

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:

The Faculty of Computer Science of the University of Vienna has world-leading researchers in Computer Science who pursue basic as well as applied research. The selected predoc will also become part of the Uni Vie Doctoral School Computer Science (DoCS), which builds an essential framework to foster excellence in research and teaching.

The Research Group Multimedia Information Systems at the Faculty of Computer Science is looking for highly motivated research assistants, Ph.D. candidates. We are offering an excellent working environment in a young, creative, highly motivated, and international team, manifold opportunities for personal development, the possibility to take responsibility in research projects at an early stage, the opportunity for research stays abroad, excellent industrial contacts, and intensive support in the course of a dissertation.

Duration of employment

The announcement is made for 3 years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 3 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months. In case of probation and appropriate work progress, an extension to 4 years is possible.

Your future tasks:

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

• Participation in research projects/research studies

• Participation in publications/academic articles/presentations

• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.

• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement

• Supervision of students

• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums

• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

The research should focus on techniques for the automated detection of misinformation in multimedia content.

This is part of your personality:

Mandatory qualifications are

• Master in Computer Science, or Media Technologies, or Business Informatics (or equivalent qualification, with a strong focus on Computer Science) with excellent marks.

• Excellent command of written and spoken German and English.

• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing

• Strong motivation to work in a team environment.

• Strong motivation to publish at top-refereed conferences/journals.

• Perseverance, focus, integrity, ability to make things done, leadership in organization and partnership/communication with other project teams.

• Comprehensive IT user skills

Desirable qualifications are

• Excellent knowledge in the fields of multimedia systems, digital media technologies, semantic analysis of multimedia content, techniques for the detection of misinformation including AI methods and their application, user interface, and feedback systems, various programming languages (Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Java Script), technologies in the area of Internet-of-Things, web-based systems, databases, cloud computing, formal methods in CS

• Expertise in various application areas of Computer Science

• Proven interest in scientific work and in scientific publishing

• Basic experience in research methods and academic writing

• Knowledge of university processes and structures

• Experience in remote teaching using modern IT infrastructures

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

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