University Assistant postdoctoral

University Assistant postdoctoral

At the University of Vienna almost 11,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,700 of them do research and teaching, around 3,000 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a University Assistant postdoctoral at the 50 Faculty of Life Sciences.

Job vacancy starting: Working hours: 40,00. Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc). Limited contract until: 19.11.2026. Job ID: 6070.

Your personal sphere of play

Your future position is at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacognosy in the team of Prof. Judith Rollinger. It is characterized by excellent research in Phytochemistry and Biodiscovery focusing on the targeted identification and isolation of novel natural hit and lead structures for drug discovery.

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is part of the Faculty of Life Sciences, where academic staff and students appreciate the high diversity of interconnected research disciplines, the vivid exchange between colleagues and the involvement of undergraduate and graduate students for education and research.

Your future tasks

Active participation in research, teaching and administration, which means:

• You build up an independent research profile in the broad field of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, for example analytics, chromatography, isolation and characterization of natural compounds from various sources, bioactivity tracking using omics-approaches and chemoinformatics, and bioactivity testing.
• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies dedicated to the well-being of humans, for example in the areas of infection, inflammation and metabolic syndrome.
• You publish internationally and give lectures.
• You apply for projects and raise third-party funds.
• You co-supervise Pharmacy students at bachelor, master and PhD level.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
• You take over teaching activities in undergraduate courses in the BSc and MSc curriculum in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

This is part of your personality

• Completed doctoral or PhD studies in Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Natural Product Chemistry or a similar field.
• Outstanding dissertation.
• Research competence proven through international publications in high-ranked, peer-reviewed journals, mainly as first author.
• Experience in research management.
• Didactic skills.
• IT skills and knowledge in big data analytics.
• Knowledge of chromatography, instrumental analysis and the structural elucidation of natural products using modern spectroscopic, spectrometric and phytochemical methods is required.
• Experience in chemoinformatics, chemometrics or metabolomics for drug discovery is a significant advantage.
• Team player and high social and communicative skills.
• Excellent command of English and ideally German.

What we offer

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

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training and coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: This is a fixed-term maternity cover role, initially until 19 November 2026, with an option to extend for the duration of the employee's absence until around the end of September 2027. Salary: EUR 5.014,30 gross for 40 hours, paid 14 times a year.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional and new personality to the team.

It is that easy to apply

• With your scientific curriculum vitae and letter of intent.
• With your list of publications.
• With your summary of research interests, maximum 1 page.
• Doctoral Degree.
• Contact details of persons who could provide reference letters.
• Via the job portal using the Apply now button.

If you have any content questions, please contact

Judith Maria Rollinger

judith.rollinger@univie.ac.at

Application deadline: 17.08.2026