University Assistant (Postdoc), Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna

The Department of Palaeontology, in the University of Vienna is looking for a University Assistant (Postdoc) in Conservation Paleobiology. Details below or see the posting here.

We seek an outstanding candidate to work in our research team on Conservation Paleobiology, Historical Ecology and Stratigraphic Paleobiology in the Cenozoic marine fossil record. We study how the near-and deep-time fossil record can be used to understand the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to changes in their environment. We use the stratigraphic context to aid in the interpretation of biological history and processes. You can make use of existing collections, participate in ongoing projects and apply for your own projects.The position involves work at the interface of Earth- and Life Sciences, partly building on available collections and partly on material to be collected in new field campaigns. A general aim is to extract environmental and ecological information from fossils. Approaches can involve sclerochronology, isotopic geochemistry, taphonomy, population and community paleoecology, and/or paleobiogeography (or any other tools that can be helpful).

You will have the opportunity to work within a dedicated team on exciting and innovative new fields of Paleobiology, while profiting from the international environment in the Department of Paleontology within the lively city of Vienna.

Duration of employment: 6 year/s
Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description (Reference number: 9386): 
Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This involves
- Developing and strengthening the independent research profile
- Involvement in research project/research studies
- International publications and presentations
- Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Application documents:
Your application should be in English (preferably) and a single PDF file that includes
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae (with a list of publications and presentations)
- Statement of research plans (maximum of two pages), including a brief proposal/outline of research plans over the next 6 years
Furthermore, you should arrange for three persons to send a recommendation letter to jobcenter@univie.ac.at (mentioning reference number 9386) by the closing date.

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 14.02.2019, mentioning reference number 9386.

For further information please contact Zuschin, Martin +43-1-4277-53555.