University Assistant (prae doc)

Founded in 1885 the Department of Geography and Regional Research is the oldest and largest geography department in Austria. It is home to more than 80 members of scientific and general staff in eight working groups, as well as more than 3,000 students. Since its foundation, it has continuously expanded into new fields for teaching and research within both human and physical geography. This interdisciplinary basis in social and natural sciences provides a dynamic and inspiring environment for researchers to address critical societal challenges of our generation.

The position is assigned to the Working Group Urban Studies. The Group pursues research on the complexity and interactions of social, ecological and technical processes in as well as their impacts on the urban system. The Group works both conceptually-theoretically and empirically on urban sustainability transformations and city-specific challenges with the overall aim of contributing to the development of sustainable cities in Europe and Latin America.

We offer a PhD position in an inspiring inter- and transdisciplinary research environment with the opportunity to become part of the Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy.

The employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and automatically extended to a total of 3 years unless the employer submits a declaration of nonrenewal after a maximum of 12 months.

- Development and completion of a paper-based dissertation on an innovative topic related to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation of/in Vienna (comparative case study analysis is appreciated), with quantitative (and qualitative) assessments
- Signing a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months
- Participation in teaching activities as well as independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement, supervision of students
- Contributing to 4CITIES master program agendas, taking on coordination tasks (e.g. Spring School organization, science communication).
- Participation in scientific studies, research projects, publications and other academic activities of the Working Group
- Participation in the preparation of research proposals and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Administrative responsibilities and science communication
- Involvement in the organization of workshops, conferences etc. - Development and completion of a paper-based dissertation on an innovative topic related to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation of/in Vienna (comparative case study analysis is appreciated), with quantitative (and qualitative) assessments
- Signing a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months
- Participation in teaching activities as well as independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement, supervision of students
- Contributing to 4CITIES master program agendas, taking on coordination tasks (e.g. Spring School organization, science communication).
- Participation in scientific studies, research projects, publications and other academic activities of the Working Group
- Participation in the preparation of research proposals and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Administrative responsibilities and science communication
- Involvement in the organization of workshops, conferences etc.