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.
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