University assistant with doctorate (f/m/d)

Department of Biology

• Application deadline 15.05.2025
• Salary Category B1 with PhD
• Salary per Year (Full Time) € 69,060.59
• Employment Start July 2025
• Hours per week 40 h/w
• Duration of Contract Temporary employment
• Temporary Employment fixed-term employment for the period of 6 years

Your Responsibilities

• Autonomous research and publication activities in the field of behavioural ecology and evolutionary ecology with a focus on aquatic organisms
• Participation ongoing research projects of the working group ‘Molecular Ecology’
• Acquisition of research grants
• Teaching in the Department of Biology to the extent of 4 semester hours per week, partly in German

Your Profile

• Doctorate or PhD in biology with focus zoology, evolutionary biology or behavioral ecology
• Independent publication activity in the field of evolutionary biology/behavioural ecology
• Practical knowledge in the design and implementation of behavioural experiments
• Practical knowledge of genetic analysis methods and statistical data analysis
• Research focus on aquatic organisms and ecosystems
• Knowledge of organismic zoology and aquatic ecosystems (desired)
• Experience in third-party funding acquisition (desired)
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Ability to communicate and work in a team

We offer an annual gross salary of € 69,060.59 for a fulltime position.

We Offer

About us

At the University of Graz, 4700 employees work together on future questions and solutions for the world of tomorrow. Our students and researchers take on the major challenges of society and share their knowledge. We work for tomorrow. Be part of it!

Contact

For information regarding the application process, please contact Dr. Katharina Preßler  (email: [email protected]; phone.: +43 (0) 316 / 380 – 5661). For subject-specific inquieries, Prof. Dr. Kristina Sefc (email: [email protected]; phone.: +43 (0) 316 / 380 – 5601) will be happy to assist you. 

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The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications are generally given priority for admission. We welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position. 

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