University Assistant Predoctoral, Life Sciences

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University assistant predoctoral

50 Faculty of Life Sciences
Startdate: 01.10.2026 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited until: 30.09.2030
Reference no.: 6136

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team!

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is seeking to fill a PraeDoc position for a period of four years. This includes the participation in research projects on novel cancer therapeutics and cancer senescence.

Your personal sphere of influence:

The MMCT research laboratory at the Department for Pharmaceutical Sciences focuses on the development of novel nucleic acid-based therapies and biotherapeutics, with a special emphasis on the treatment of malignant tumors. To this end, vectors are developed using biochemical and molecular biological methods and evaluated in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo in appropriate tumor models.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You will be involved in research projects/ research studies.
• We expect you to finalise your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months.
• You will work on and finalise your dissertation.
• You will teach courses independently in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.
• You will be responsible for administrative activities in research and teaching.
• Participation in publications/scientific articles
• Lecturing activities
• Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administation as well as in teaching and research administration

This is part of your personality:

• Completed Master's/Diploma degree in the field of pharmacy
• Relevant expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology.
• Methodological competence - Didactic competence 
• High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing 
• Excellent command of written and spoken English 
• IT user skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Teaching in biochemical methods, protein biochemistry, cell culture techniques
• Experience with scientific research work with nucleic acid based vectors. 
• Desirable qualifications are - Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
• Knowledge of university processes and structures - Experience abroad
• Basic experience in research methods and academic writing Application documents

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Contract duration: The duration of the contract at the time of employment is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not submit a declaration of non-extension within the first 12 months.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

• With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent
• With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. X p.)
• Master Degree / Diploma
• Via our  job portal/ Apply now - button

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Manfred Ogris

[email protected]

We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women  and diversity . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 09/12/2026

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