Postgraduate Research Associate / Reference Code 42

The Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources, Institute of Statistics is currently seeking a Postgraduate Research Associate.

Extent of employment: 30 hours per week

Duration of employment: 1st of April 2026, limited to 31st of March 2030

Allocation in compliance with the Collective Agreement for University Staff to job group: B1

Gross monthly salary: depending on previous eligible experience at least € 2.832,10, payable 14 times per year

Responsibilities

Involvement in teaching in introductory statistics and data science courses
Contribution to the institute's research in applied statistics, data science and explainable machine learning
Preparation and presentation of research results at scientific events, meetings, conferences; support in the preparation of publications and teaching materials
Participation in research proposals, grant applications and literature reviews
Preparing scientific publications
Preparing a doctoral thesis is desired

Required skills and qualifications

Diploma degree in a related discipline with a strong mathematical-numerical emphasis, e.g. statistics, data science, BOKU programme with a statistics specialisation, or other equivalent university degree
Language skills: Excellent German and English
Excellent knowledge of statistics and data science
Programming skills, e.g. R, Python

Desired skills and qualifications

Teaching experience and pedagogical skills
Experience contributing to research projects
Experience analyzing complex data structures, e.g. spatiotemporal climate data
Teamwork skills and a high degree of independence

Application

Please send your job application including motivation letter and CV to HR Management, BOKU University, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70, 1190 Vienna; E-Mail: recruiting@boku.ac.at. Reference code: 42.