We offer:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor. A successful candidate is hired as “Assistant professor” for a maximum duration of six years. If the candidate meets the conditions stipulated in the qualification agreement, the assistant professor is promoted to tenured “associate professor”, i.e. obtains a permanent position. If the conditions are not met, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract. Associate professors can be promoted to “full professor” through a university-internal competitive procedure.
• at least a salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 49, job group A2
• in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension scheme to its employees
• a dynamic research environment
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• a wide range of support services offered by central service institutions

The University of Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at). The University strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Successful candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Doctoral degree/PhD and two to eight years post-doctoral research experience with strong foundations in AI/ML and domain knowledge in another discipline; care duties may extend this period up to four years.
• A thorough understanding of the need for AI/ML in the proposed field and the ability to work across disciplines are crucial.
• Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation.
• Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues
• Applicants are currently (till March 2025) not employed in Austria and must have gained research experience at a university or other research institution outside of Austria for a total of at least two years in the previous three years.

The University of Vienna expects a successful candidate to acquire, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for the participation in university committees, within three years.