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 March 1, 2022, for a:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree) for a full‑time (or two 20-hour/week), two-year position(s) (can be extended) at the Linz School of Education, Department of STEM Education

Job Reference Number: 4772

Job Duties:

• Contribute to the Center of Open Digital Education (CODE)
• Conduct research and develop educational resources in the field of mathematics education and/or

STEM education

• Earn a doctorate degree (complete a dissertation for Ph.D. in Education)
• Independently teach university-level classes in Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in support of Secondary Teacher Education
• Provide support to manage the organizational unit’s general organisation and administration activities (e.g. supervise students, evaluate measures, organize conferences and workshops)

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in mathematics education or another STEM field
• Possess experience in the field of using technology in the classroom
• Strong command of German and English (level C1)
• Strong social skill set and personal commitment

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 2,971.50 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: December 22, 2021.

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 4772“ in your application.

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. DI Mag. Dr. Markus Hohenwarter, P +43 732 2468 6871, E‑mail: [email protected] .