University assistant with doctorate (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

• Participate in research, teaching and outreach activities of the research group “Digital Societies”, and in particular support the establishment of the Graz Studio for Participatory Sociodigital Futures (GraSP Futures)
• Conduct independent and collaborative research projects in the fields of participatory research on sociodigital futures, critical data studies or digital STS (Science and Technology Studies)
• Contribute to writing research proposals and grant applications
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at academic conferences
• Teach in Sociology (BA/MA) and Computational Social Systems (MSc)
• Mentor and supervise graduate and undergraduate students
• Support organisational and administrative tasks of the Department of Sociology

Your Profile

• PhD in Social Sciences (e.g. STS, Sociology) or related fields with a focus on digital/data-driven technologies and/or Critical Data Studies/Critical Algorithm Studies
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English
• Very good knowledge of German (desirable)
• Very good IT skills
• Experience in participatory research and/or futures/anticipation studies
• Experience and strong interest in methods (e.g. participatory methods, speculative and design-based approaches, futures methods)
• Experience/familiarity with the following research areas: Ageing (e.g. Socio-Gerontechnology), Education (e.g. Critical EdTech Studies) or public administration (desirable)
• Teaching experience related to computational social systems, digital STS, digital sociology, data & society, human-computer interaction, participatory design(desirable)
• Sense of personal responsibility and ability to work with others
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team

Application Documents

The following documents are required for an application:

• Letter of motivation detailing why you want to work with us
• PhD thesis and/or three most relevant journal articles
• Academic CV
• Three letters of recommendation (depending on your experience and where you have worked so far this could be PhD/PostDoc advisors, PhD examiners, co-researchers, academic peers, mentors/mentees) or list of three individuals whom we might approach for references
• Teaching portfolio and evaluations (optional)
• Research statement for postdoc project (optional)

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 69.060,59 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

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

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Juliane JarkeI [email protected]

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.

Please note that in order to comply with the applicable data protection regulations, we can only accept applications via our web-based applicant tool for this vacant position.