The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 23,000 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future at Austria’s most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening starting November 2, 2022, for a:

Senior Scientist (with Doctorate/Ph.D.) for a full-time position (maternity leave replacement) with focus on Sustainable Business/Circular Economy/ Transformation at the Institute for Integrated Quality Design (IQD)
 

Job Reference Number: 5106

Job Duties:

• Contribute to IQD’s interdisciplinary research agenda on Sustainable Business/Circular Economy/Innovation/Transformation
• Publish in high-quality journals
• Develop research funding proposals
• Support teaching in Bachelor/Master/Doctorate or Executive programmes
• Coach doctoral students (e.g. theory, method, empiricism)
• Exchange with stakeholders from practice (e.g. industry, government)

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a Doctorate-/PhD-Degree
• Expertise in Sustainable Business | Circular Economy | Sustainable Technology/Innovation or related fields
• Experience in peer-reviewed journals (Research track) and/or industry (Transfer track)
• Enthusiasm for research, high performance orientation, and team spirit
• Strong command of spoken and written German and English (level C1)

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 4,061.50 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• …and much more

Application Deadline: November 4, 2022.

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

How to Apply:
Prospective applicants interested in the multifaceted position are requested to electronically send an application in adherence to the stated criteria together with the requested documentation via our online portal jku.at/application or to the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Department of Human Resource Management, Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz. Please include “Job Reference Number 5106“ in your application.

Contact:
If you have questions, please contact: Prof. Dr. Erik Hansen, T +43 732 2468 5521, E-Mail: erik.hansen(at)jku.at or visit our website at www.jku.at/iqd/.

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