Senior Scientist (Doctorate/PhD)

Start date/duration:

• as soon as possible
• for 5 years, possibility for a permanent position depending on requirement and performance evaluation

Administrative unit:

• Department of Sport Science

Job Description:

Your tasks:

• Independent research activities in the field of active mobility; participation in research proposals, publications and applications for third-party funding
• Independent teaching of courses in the field of sports management/sports science/economics, health and sports tourism as part of the sports science degree programmes at the Institute of Sports Science; research-led teaching in the field of sports science/sports management including preparation, follow-up and examination activities
• Supervision of students incl. Supervision of bachelor theses
• Collaboration in organisational and administrative tasks
• Continuing education; participation in conferences and congresses

Your profile

• Completed relevant doctoral or PhD studies in a subject-relevant discipline (preferably in the field of (sports) management / sports science)
• At least three years of experience as a post-doc
• Several years of scientific research experience, relevant publications in recognised journals in the interdisciplinary fields of tourism, management or sports science. Experience in the acquisition of third-party funding
• Scientific achievements that go significantly beyond the dissertation and are documented by publications in international journals and enable a habilitation in the subject area. Ability to plan, implement and publish own research work and to acquire third-party funding
• Experience in research-led teaching; professional competence and completed studies that enable possible programme management (Msc Sport Management); good knowledge of MS Office and software for qualitative or quantitative data analysis (e.g. MaxQDA, SPSS)
• Excellent knowledge of English and German, which allows you to teach courses in German and English. Please specify which courses from the sports science curricula you could teach
• ability to contribute existing co-operations and networks in the scientific and economic field to initiate research projects
• A pronounced willingness to perform
• a high level of organisational talent as well as a structured and solution-oriented way of working
• Resilience, the ability to work in a team and confident, target-oriented communication skills round off your profile

https://www.uibk.ac.at/personalabteilung/wissenschaftliches_personal/profile-wiss-personal/senior-scientists-doktorat-phd.html

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! .

The minimum gross salary (stipulated by collective agreement) for this position amounts to € 4.933 per month (14 times).

We are looking forward to receiving your online application by 22.06.2025 stating the code PSY-SPORT-15140

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 particularely 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.