Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

Organisation/Company

University of Innsbruck

Department

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Research Field

Technology

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Austria

Application Deadline

7 Mar 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40 hours per week

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Start date/duration

• 01.05.2025
• for 6 years, possibility of a qualification agreement

Job profile:

University Assistant - career position (40 hours/week), Institute of Infrastructure, from 01.05.2025 for 6 years, a qualification agreement can be offered. Main tasks: Research work in the field of computational and experimental soil mechanics; Independent research and project management as well as acquisition of third-party funded projects in the field of constitutive model development and application; independent implementation and new conception of lectures; supervision of bachelor/master theses as well as co-supervision of dissertations (independent supervision after habilitation); organisation of scientific and transfer-oriented events; support in the administration of the department. Required qualification: Completed doctorate in technical sciences in civil engineering specialising in soil mechanics/geotechnics or comparable; relevant scientific achievements beyond the dissertation/PhD (publications in SCOPUS/WOS-listed publication organs, presentations to specialist audiences and at transfer-oriented/third mission events); Description of a research project at habilitation level; presentation of a teaching concept, experience in university teaching in the research topic and in the development and application of innovative/digital teaching methods, as well as experience in the supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses and in the co-supervision of dissertations; knowledge of German (min. B2 level or willingness to acquire this in a reasonable time), very good knowledge of English; relevant professional experience after the dissertation/PhD (minimum 24 months); Professional mobility experience during or after the doctorate/PhD or willingness to mobility during qualification period; proven professional international cooperation; experience in the acquisition of competitive third-party funding and in the successful completion of research projects; Excellent knowledge in theoretical soil mechanics and in material model development; experience in the application of higher-order material models to boundary value problems; experience in the organisation and active participation in scientific and public events; International networking with relevant research institutions and international visibility; creative problem-solving skills for both scientific and application-related tasks; social skills; ability to work in a team.

Application:

We are looking forward to receiving your online application.

The full, legally binding call for application (in German) including the salary can be found here:
https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=14835

The University of Innsbruck is committed to raising the quota of female employees and therefore explicitly welcomes applications from qualified female scientists. In the case of female underrepresentation women with equal qualifications will be given priority.

In accordance with Austrian disability laws qualified people with special requirements are expressly encouraged to apply for jobs. For further information, please contact the Disability Officer for Academic Staff at behindertenvertrauensperson-br1@uibk.ac.at .

Website

https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=14835

What the University of Innsbruck offers:

From a company pension scheme, to flexible working hours and child care facilities the University of Innsbruck offers its employees a wide range of benefits which is being continuously extended.

Along with interesting oppurtunities for the participation in job-related and personal further education courses, and the succesful compatibility of career and family, employees can benefit from a large range of courses offered by the University Sports Institute (USI), the language courses offered by the ISI, the University Library and take advantage of the various canteens offering reasonably priced food.

A summary of the benefits for University employees can be found here: http://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/

The University of Innsbruck as employer

Are you looking for a new challenge? The University of Innsbruck is a place of study, research and employment for more than 31.000 people. As one of the largest employers in Tyrol the University offers a varied and exciting field of activity for its employees from very diverse educational and professional backgrounds. The University explicitly welcomes diversity and is committed to the principle of equal opportunity. It is a certified family-friendly workplace and received the award 'Top workplace 2018' from the Austrian business magazine 'trend'.

Languages

At the University of Innsbruck researchers from all over the world come together. Depending on the individual scientific community the language used may be German, English or another (if unanimously decided).

Internal communication is in German. Therefore a basic knowledge of German or the willingness to acquire such knowledge is essential.

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Geotechnical Section

Country

Austria

City

Innsbruck

Postal Code

A-6020

Street

Technikerstraße 13

Geofield

City

Innsbruck

Street

Technikerstraße 13

Postal Code

A-6020

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