University Assistant Postdoctoral, Social Sciences

49 Faculty of Social Sciences
Startdate: 01.04.2025 | Working hours: 20 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2026
Reference no.: 3727

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Your working environment:

Journalism and communication studies is a social and integrative science characterised by methodological diversity, at the centre of which is indirect public communication mediated by mass media. The Department of Communication, a sub-unit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position under Prof. Hajo Boomgaarden.

We are looking for a postdoc with several years of experience in social science research management, excellent research skills in survey methodology, manual and computer-assisted content analyses. The position serves to develop national and international data infrastructures in the research field of media, elections and democracy.

The position is limited to 1.5 years.

Your working environment:

Journalism and communication studies is a social and integrative science characterised by methodological diversity, at the centre of which is indirect public communication mediated by mass media. The Department of Communication, a sub-unit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position under Prof. Hajo Boomgaarden.

We are looking for a postdoc with several years of experience in social science research management, excellent research skills in survey methodology, manual and computer-assisted content analyses. The position serves to develop national and international data infrastructures in the research field of media, elections and democracy.

The position is limited to 1.5 years.

Your tasks:

• Collaboration in the development and coordination of Monitoring Electoral Democracy, an (inter)national research infrastructure for political communication and election research
• Coordination and integration of (inter)national research networks in political communication and election research with a focus on manual and automated content analysis
• Organisation, coordination and implementation of various data collections and links in the field of political communication and election research (e.g. panel surveys, content analyses, experiments)
• Standardisation, validation and further development of methods in the field of manual and automated content analysis
• International publication and presentation activities on the topic of media, elections and democracies with a focus on manual and automated content analysis
• Supervision of student assistants
• Independent teaching of courses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement
• Student support
• Activities in the area of third mission and science communication
• Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
• Participation in research, teaching and institute administration

Your profile:

• Ph.D. in political science or communication science (preferably with a focus on methods of automated content analysis in the field of political communication)
• Several years of experience in research management of quantitative social science data, such as developing, processing, analysing and archiving survey data, experimental data or text data
• Publications in international peer-reviewed journals and/or publishers
• Excellent knowledge of one of the following statistical software programmes: R and Python
• Experience in science communication and knowledge transfer (preferably with a focus on communicating scientific methods)
• Excellent knowledge of computational social sciences
• Experience in project proposals and project collaboration (preferably international projects)
• Preferably expertise in Austrian politics and media
• Teaching experience
• Excellent German and English language skills

What we offer:

Work-life balance: You have flexible working hours and can also work remotely (part-time if necessary by arrangement).
Inspiring working atmosphere: You will be part of an international team with excellent research infrastructure in a relaxed working environment.
Good public transport connections: Your new workplace is easily accessible by public transport.
Internal training and coaching: We offer you the opportunity to develop your skills on an ongoing basis.
Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every new personality to the team!
The basic salary corresponds to the collective agreement for university employees according to § 48 VwGr. B1 lit. b basic level (postdoc): EUR 4,932.90 gross on a full-time basis (14 times a year). This vacancy is for a 50% position.
It's that easy to apply:

• With your letter of motivation
• With your scientific CV including a list of publications and research management activities
• With a description of your research interests and methodological skills (max. 1 p.)
• A certificate of completed doctoral/PhD studies
• Via our job portal / Apply now – button

If you have any questions, please contact:

Hajo Boomgaarden

hajo.boomgaarden@univie.ac.at

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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