Graduate Teaching Assistant (Diploma/Master)

The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 23,000 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future at Austria’s most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening starting September 1, 2022 for a:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree) for a 20-hour/week, four-year position at the Linz School of Education, Department for STEM

Job Reference Number: 4941

Job Duties:

• Development, arrangement and supervision of courses for the chemistry teacher program
• Supervise students
• Conduct research in the area of chemistry education with a focus on citizen science
• Work on own dissertation project

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in chemistry (teacher education programme)
• Educational competencies
• Strong command of German and English (German level C1, English level B1)
• Ability to work independently (administrative and scientific work)

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,058.60 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• …and much more

Application Deadline: June 1, 2022.

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

How to Apply:

Prospective applicants interested in the multifaceted position are requested to electronically send an application in adherence to the stated criteria together with the requested documentation via our online portal jku.at/application or to the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Department of Human Resource Management, Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz. Please include “Job Reference Number 4941“ in your application.

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact: Assoz.Univprof. Dr. Uwe Monkowius,
P +43 732 2468 7952, E‑mail: [email protected] .