At the University of Vienna (15 faculties, 3 centres, about 188 fields of study, approx. 9.400 members of staff, more than 90.000 students) the position of a
University Assistant (“pre-doc”)
at the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics is vacant.
The Research Group of Theoretical Meteorology at the Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics of the University of Vienna seeks a scientific staff member (research and teaching)with a diploma or master degree. It is expected that the doctoral degree will be earned during the employment term.
Extent of Employment: 30 hours/week, duration: 4 years
Occupation group in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe(praedoc). On top of this, relevant chargeable work experience determines the assessmentto a particular salary grade.
Areas of work:
The person selected will mainly work in meteorological model development and application (e.g., Lagrangian transport model). She/he should contribute to strengthening the application of professional information science methods in meteorology, especially with respect to software development and data handling. Tasks will include work on a dissertation, contribution to the tasks of the research group projects, and teaching.
Profile:
University degree (diploma, master) in meteorology or a related field. In-depth knowledge of topics (one or more) such as modelling, atmospheric dynamics, boundary layer, environmental meteorology is desired. Good programming experience (Fortran) and in-depth IT-knowledge in a scientific context (Linux, scripting languages, web, LaTeX, …) are required. Applications will also be considered from people who come from IT science or computational physics, if, due to suitable knowledge (e.g. in hydrodynamics) they are able to and willing to train in meteorology, also by visiting lecture courses. On the other hand, applications from meteorology should engage in training in informatics. Interest in scientific work and publication, contributing to research and
teaching, excellent communication skills, orally and in writing, ability to work in a team and willingness to communicate. Good knowledge of English required, proficiency in German is a plus.
Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sent via Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 20.11.2012 and be referenced to the identification number 3477. For further information please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Petra Seibert (http://homepage.univie.ac.at/petra.seibert/)
The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration.
Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna Identification number of advertisement: 3477
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
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Univ. Prof. Dr. Petra Seibert
Inst. f. Meteorologie u. Geophysik
Universität Wien
Althanstr. 14 / UZA II / 5G508
1090 Wien, Austria
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/petra.seibert/
petra.seibert@univie.ac.at
Tel. +43 1 4277-53790
Fax +43 1 4277-9537
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Univ. Prof. Dr. Petra Seibert
Inst. f. Meteorologie u. Geophysik
Universität Wien
Althanstr. 14 / UZA II / 5G508
1090 Wien, Austria
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/petra.seibert/
petra.seibert@univie.ac.at
Tel. +43 1 4277-53790
Fax +43 1 4277-9537