University Assistant (PhD position)

Job Description:

Your tasks:

• Digitalisation in sports (tourism) and leisure industry within the Core Facility Experimental Behavioural Research and Media Education of the University of Innsbruck
• Independent research, dissertation with focus on questions concerning digitalisation in sports (tourism) and leisure industry within the Core Facility Experimental Behavioural Research and Media Education of the University of Innsbruck; Focus on current technological innovations in sports (tourism) such as VR/AR, fitness tracking devices and gaming, as well as e-sports
• Research-led teaching in the Department of Sports (Tourism) and/or Sports Science incl. Preparation, follow-up and examination activities
• Involvement in joint research projects in the Core Facility Experimental Behavioural Research and Media Education as well as the Research Centre for Tourism and Leisure, collaboration in the supervision of students incl. Supervision of bachelor theses and acquisition of third-party funds
• Involvement in organisational and administrative tasks; organisation of scientific events
• Continuing education; participation in conferences and congresses; further training and participation in the doctoral programme Tourism and Leisure

Your profile:

• Completed relevant master's, master's or diploma degree
• Independent familiarisation with new measurement systems or hardware (VR, eye-tracking, etc.) and associated software, data collection and analysis
• Knowledge of various measurement methods for analysing motor issues (EMG, eye-tracking, galvanic skin response), but also quantitative research (SosciSurvey, Qualtrics)
• Computer affinity and a connection to topics such as gaming/e-sports or virtual reality, in the contexts of sports (tourism) and leisure, as well as basic programming skills
• Basic experience in university teaching or comparable instances and in organisational and administrative tasks; Experience in the acquisition of third-party funding desirable; Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, PPT, Excel) and statistical programmes (SPSS, jamovi, R)
• Very good knowledge of English
• Team skills
• Self-reliance
• Communication skills
• Resilience
• Problem-solving skills
• Willingness to cooperate
• Please enclose written considerations on your dissertation project with your application (max. 5 pages)

Our offer:

With us, you can expect exciting tasks, flexible working hours, a family-friendly working environment, attractive training and development opportunities, a paid lunch break, a meal allowance and much more!

23.10.2024 stating the code PSY-SPORT-14610

The University of Innsbruck emphasizes equal opportunities and diversity in its personnel policy.

The University of Innsbruck strives to increase the percentage of women and thus expressly encourages women to apply. This is particularly true for leading positions and scientific job offers. In case of underrepresentation women with the same qualifications will be given priority.

Following Austrian disability legislation, qualified persons are strongly encouraged to apply.