UniVie Doctoral School Computer Science DoCS

Research Group/Supervisor:  Workflow Systems and Technology – Faculty of Computer Science/ Ass.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Lutz

Duration of Contract: 4 years
The appointment is for 4 years, whereby the employment contract is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 4 years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.

Working hours: 30 hours/week

Job Description:
The new work group by Prof. Lutz within the research group Workflow Systems and Technology has a broad research focus on topics of business analytics and operations research. The interdisciplinary group aims to develop novel approaches for solving complex decision problems and explaining human behavior in the usage of information technology. For this purpose, the group applies methods from reinforcement learning, explainable AI, natural language processing, and lab experiments. Applications should hence be interested in one or more of the aforementioned topics and/or methods. The particular topics will be determined based on the candidate’s skills and preferences.

Given its interdisciplinary focus, the group collaborates with researchers from both, computer science and business administration. The successful candidate can hence build on a strong network of fellow researchers with a strong knowledge of business analytics and operations research topics.

 

Your Tasks:

Participation in research, teaching and administration:

• Participation in research projects/research studies
• Participation in publications/academic articles/presentations
• We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.
• Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
• Supervision of students
• Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums
• Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Your Profile: 

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems, Data Science, Math or an equivalent qualification with excellent grades
• An excellent command of English and German (spoken and written)
• Good programming skills, preferably in Python
• Strong ability to work in teams
• Perseverance and ability to get things done
• A high motivation and commitment to excel in your work
• Willingness to travel, attendance of national and international conferences

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.

Participation in conferences: Opportunities to present your research at international and national conferences.

Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714,80 (on a full-time basis) is paid 14 times per year and increases if we can credit professional experience.

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

If you have any questions, please contact: Bernhard Lutz: bernhard.lutz(at)univie.ac.at