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!

Your personal sphere of influence:

The working group “Foundations of Cryptography” within the research group “Theory and Applications of Algorithms” at the department of Computer Science focuses on provable security of cryptographic schemes. We develop new security definitions which match practical applications, explore complexity-theoretic relations, develop novel, sophisticated proof techniques, and design schemes that provably satisfy strong security guarantees. We search for a university assistant prae doc to strengthen our team and help us make the digital world safer.

The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.

Your future tasks:

You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which includes the following:

• Participation in and contribution to research projects and publications, including presentation
• Attendance of conferences and publication of your research results in journals and conferences
• Finalisation of your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months
• Contribution to lectures and exercise classes as well as independently held courses within the
  scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
• Supervision of students
• Contribution to the organisation of research meetings, conferences, and symposia
• Contribution to the administration of the institute, teaching and research

Requirements:

• Completed Master’s degree or Diploma in the field of Computer Science or Mathematics, or a related discipline
• Basic experience in academic writing
• Didactic competences
• High analytical skills
• High written and spoken articulateness
• Very good command of written and spoken English
• IT user skills
• You should be a team player with high social skills, proactively reaching out to your colleagues
• Well-founded knowledge in the areas of theoretical computer science and mathematics, basic
  knowledge in the area of cryptography
• Outstanding academic study achievements

Additionallly, the following skills would be desirable:

• Experience with teaching
• First publication experience
• Experience with interdisciplinary research
• Knowledge of structures and processes within universities
• Study experience abroad

If you have any questions, please contact:

Karen Klein

karen.azari@cs.univie.ac.at

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.

Fair salary: The basic salary for 30h of EUR 2.684,10 (14 times a year) 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:

Please submit the following documents in English:

• Cover letter; in particular, focus on your suitability for the advertised position and your expertise
  in the relevant research areas (about 1 page)
• CV (including an overview on your teaching experience, if applicable)
• List of publications, including Bachelor and Master theses
• Master thesis (if already finished, otherwise Bachelor thesis)
• Teaching certificates (if applicable)
• Final study transcripts
• contact information of 2 references

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