Message posted on 28/03/2023

PhD Position at the STS Department, university of Vienna

                ** Apologies for cross-posting**

*Open position for a PhD candidate
*

The praedoc will join the group of Ulrike Felt and should focus on 
*environmental issues related to scientific and technological 
innovations*. This can include topics ranging from environmental 
disasters, over problems related to waste, digital environmental 
surveillance to issues concerning environmental health.

*Duration of employment:* 4 years. The employment contract is initially 
limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 4 
years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a 
maximum of 12 months.

Extent of Employment:30 hours/week

Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement 
: 
§48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience, 
determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:

  * Independent research in the above-mentioned context for a PhD
    dissertation project
  * Collaboration in research projects
  * Cooperation in publications, academic articles, and presentations
  * Participation in the organisation of meetings, conferences, and symposia
  * Independent teaching due to regulations of collective bargaining
    agreement as well as student supervision, examination activities,
    and the participation in evaluation activities as well as in quality
    assurance
  * Participation in the department’s administration


The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

  * University degree (Master or equivalent) in Science and Technology
    Studies or in another social science field, if the applicant can
    provide evidence of significant prior experience in Science and
    Technology Studies;
  * Knowledge of the theories and methods of Science and Technology Studies;
  * Ability to successfully plan, conduct, and write up research;
  * Excellent organisational skills, high reliability, and the ability
    to meet deadlines;
  * Motivation to contribute to innovative interdisciplinary teaching;
  * Excellent proficiency in English. Proficiency in German is a strong
    advantage.


Application documents:

  * Letter of motivation
  * Academic CV (incl. list of publications, if applicable)
  * Degree certificate/s (incl. transcripts) of previously completed
    university degree programmes
  * Record of teaching experience (if applicable)
  * Doctoral project proposal (5 pages max.)


All documents have to be submitted in one single PDF file. Applications 
can be submitted in English or German.

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 13.04.2023, mentioning reference number 13973.

For further information please contact Prof. Ulrike Felt per email or 
phone +43-1-4277-49611

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Felt
Head of the Department of Science Technology Studies
Head of the Research Platform Responsible Research and Innovation in Academic Practice
University of Vienna
Universitätsstrasse 7/II/6 (NIG), 1010 Vienna/AUSTRIA
Tel: +43 1 4277 49611 (sec. 49601)
Web:http://sts.univie.ac.at;http://rri.univie.ac.at
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