Start date/duration:

• from 01.12.2025

Administrative unit:

• project.service.office

Job Description:

Your tasks:

• Strategic and operational department management
• Management and development of a team of 23 dedicated employees
• Reporting and strategic advice to the university management and middle management
• Representing the university with funding bodies, ministries, interest groups, politics and business
• Ongoing dialogue with funding bodies, clients and other research institutions
• Conception and realisation of strategic projects
• Coordination and further development of cross-departmental processes

Your profile:

• Completed diploma or master's degree
• Several years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent knowledge of the Austrian, European and international funding landscape, ideally own experience in successfully acquiring third-party funding
• Understanding of university structures
• Basic understanding of legal framework conditions in research funding, contract design and utilisation of research results
• Excellent German and English language skills
• Management experience and experience in the digitalisation of business processes desirable
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Enjoy team leadership and development
• Confident and professional demeanour towards internal and external stakeholders
• High service orientation, innovative and creative spirit
• Ability to work under pressure, decisiveness and conflict resolution skills

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!

https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/career/additional-benefits/

We are looking forward to receiving your online application by 23.11.2025 stating the code PERS.Abt.-15414

Contact:

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.

The University of Innsbruck bears the "We are inclusive" seal of approval. We therefore expressly invite qualified individuals with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses to apply.