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 February 17, 2022, for a:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master’ s degree) for a full‑time position (maternity leave replacement) at the Institute of Computational Perception

Job Reference Number: 4763

Job Duties:

• Independently teach university-level classes and supervise students, specifically as part of courses in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Independently conduct collaborative research in the fields of computational (audio) perception and Music Information Research (MIR)

• Publish in the corresponding scientific media
• Provide support to manage the institute’s general administration activities

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in computer science or related fields
• Extensive expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, documented by having taken the corresponding university courses
• Theoretical and applied practice research experience in the fields of deep learning for acoustic perception, Music Information Research (MIR)

• Experience with software frameworks to support deep neural networks and deep learning
• Interest in education and teaching
• Proficiency in German and English (both oral and written, level C1)

In addition to the standard documentation, applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent detailing how he/she fulfils the requirements above and what his/her distinct contributions will be in support of the institute’s educational and student supervising activities https://www.jku.at/en/institute-of-computational-perception ).

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 and attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities and 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 4763“ in your application.

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Widmer, P +43 732 2468 4701, E‑mail: [email protected]