University assistant predoctoral

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 position from September 2025 for a period of four years. The Department would like to strengthen its position in the area of chemoinformatics/modelling-based analyses of potential drug candidates and is looking for a scientist with expertise in this field. We are a committed and internationally leading team and offer a creative working environment, flexible working hours and an adequate starting salary.

Your personal sphere of influence:

The focus of our research is in the field of computer-aided drug design. You should have some knowledge and qualifications in this field. Futhermore, you are interested in chemoinformatics and the operation of CAMD software is also part of your activities.

Your future tasks:

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

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We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months
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You work on your dissertation and its completion
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You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
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You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration
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Specialist support for research projects already underway at the departmen
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This is part of your personality:

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Didactic competences / experience with e-learnin
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Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 Level), futhermore good command, if necessar
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IT user skills: e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, use of LLM
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Knowledge of is desirable: Basic knowledge of computer-aided drug design, pharmacophore modelling, docking and virtual screening
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You should be a team player with high social skill
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You are expected to subscribe to the PhD program of the PhaNuSpo Doctoral School
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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 contract duration 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 declare non-renewal within the first 12 months.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (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:

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With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. 5 p.
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Master Degree / Diplom
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Via our job portal/ Apply now - butto
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