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 of 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 20-hour/week position at the Institute of Legal Gender Studies to September 30, 2022

Job Reference Number: 4773

Job Duties:

• Actively take part in the institute’s area of research
• Publish articles in academic journals and contribute to organizing academic conferences
• Independently teach university-level courses and co-supervise academic theses
• Provide support to manage the institute’s general administration activities

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in Law
• Possess a strong background in Legal Gender Studies
• Interest in international human rights law and anti-discrimination law
• Strong motivation to conduct interdisciplinary research in regard to gender issues and intersectional discrimination
• Strong command of German and English (German level C1, English level B2)

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:January 15, 2022.

Please submit the form »Clarification of Academic Accomplishment (NEW)« along with your application. The form is available at: https://www.jku.at/fileadmin/gruppen/40/Studienerfolg-NEU.pdf

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 4773“ in your application.

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Silvia Ulrich, P +43 732 2468 3628, E‑mail: [email protected] .