Scientific project assistant predoctoral

Scientific project assistant predoctoral

The University of Vienna is seeking a Scientific project assistant predoctoral at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2026 | Working hours: 30,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)

Job ID: 5930

Your personal sphere of influence:

We are a young and enthusiastic team at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences that is focused on developing new treatments against drug resistant and metastatic states of lung cancers by working at the interface of medicinal chemistry, chemical methodology development, cancer chemical biology and chemoproteomics. The project is strongly connected to the key goal of the group to study phenotypic plasticity with regard to cancer progression, hydrogen peroxide signaling and ferroptosis.

For more information, visit: https://konradlab.univie.ac.at/

Your future tasks:

The most commonly used techniques for the project are chemical synthesis as well as the analysis of the produced compounds and their reactivity. To perform chemical syntheses, experience with standard inert-atmosphere techniques such as Schlenk line and glovebox set-ups is expected. For compound analysis, NMR, HRMS, HPLC, LC-MS and UV-vis are frequently used techniques. The reactivity of chemical probes will be determined through reaction kinetics measurements.

Programming skills in Python and R with experience in statistical data analysis, especially with large omics datasets, are a strong bonus.

This is part of your personality:

• You have a completed Master's degree or equivalent with a focus in: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Development, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Chemical Biology
• Experience in synthetic organic / medicinal chemistry and a passion for drug discovery
• A deep interest and enthusiasm for scientific work
• A critical and analytical mind
• Ability to work responsibly, reliably, diligently and independently perform experiments
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team within the group and with external collaborators
• A passion for training colleagues and students in the laboratory
• Experience in the most commonly employed techniques in the laboratory
• Programming skills in Python and R with experience in statistical data analysis are an advantage.

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Flexible working hours and partial remote work.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis with over 600 free courses.

Fair salary: EUR 2.832,08 gross for a 30-hour contract with 14 salaries per year. The salary increases after 3 years of predoc experience.

It is that easy to apply:

• Scientific curriculum vitae
• Master Degree / Diploma certificate
• Other relevant certificates
• Motivation letter summarizing your research interests
• Reference list
• Via the job portal / Apply now button

If you have any questions, please contact:

David Benjamin Konrad

david.benjamin.konrad@univie.ac.at

Application deadline: 02.08.2026