Senior Lecturer (Instructional Teaching), Chemistry

52 Faculty of Chemistry

Startdate: 01.09.2025 | Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement:

• 48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) Limited until: permanent Reference no.: 4125
  
  

In case of a positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanent position.

Do you enjoy working with young people, are you curious and want to pass on your knowledge? As a Senior Lecturer, you play a key role in the education of students. Together with a dedicated team of lecturers, you will make a significant contribution to the success of the students. In addition to a well founded professional education, the motivation of students is also particularly important to us. We want to help young people develop an inquisitive and critical way of thinking and thus lay a solid foundation for future professional challenges.

Your Workplace

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be employed in the field of computer-aided and digital teaching in chemistry. The focus of your work will be on the organisation, further development and teaching of courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Chemistry that deal with computer-aided analysis and digital processing of chemical data sets as well as automation in the laboratory. In addition, you will introduce simple digital solutions in laboratory teaching in the Bachelor's programme in Chemistry using digital tools such as Jupyter notebooks to support an interactive, self-directed learning process.

The employment level of 40 hours/week includes an average teaching obligation of 24 semester hours per week of instructive teaching per semester.

Your Future Tasks

You are actively involved in teaching, research and administration. This means:

• As a Senior Lecturer, you will be involved in teaching at Bachelor's and Master's level in the area of Chemistry.
• The core tasks include the independent implementation of courses dedicated to the digital processing of large data sets and the automation of everyday laboratory work, as well as teaching in laboratory courses in the Bachelor's programme in Chemistry. The focus here is on instructing students in the evaluation of experimental data and the use of digital methods in a chemical context.
• The ongoing revision of the current state of science as well as further didactic training are expected.
• In addition, the participation in administrative activities, especially in the administration and organisation of teaching, is part of the job description.
  
  

What We Expect

We are looking for people who see university teaching as an interesting and challenging professional field.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Master's/Diploma programme in the field of chemistry
• Several years of independent teaching experience at a post-secondary educational institution
• Enthusiasm for passing on knowledge and for university teaching
• Didactic skills / experience in e-learning
• Basic knowledge of programming languages such as Python, use of Jupyter notebooks
• Very good knowledge of German
• You are a team player with good social/communication skills
  
  

What We Offer

Inspiring working atmosphere: You will be part of an international academic team with excellent research infrastructure, dedicated colleagues and students who want to learn from you.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna 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.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a fulltime basis) increases if we can credit professional experience. In case of a positive evaluation at the end of the fixed-term period of 4 years, the position will be changed to a permanent position.

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

It Is That Easy To Apply

• Curriculum vitae and letter of motivation
• Certificate of completed Master's/Diploma programme
• Didactic teaching concept (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses held (evaluation results if available)
• List of publications and list of completed research projects
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If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact

Christian Schröder

[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: 06/26/2025

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