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 27,000 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 of Austria’s most attractive campus university? The Institute for Buisness Informatics – Software Engineering has currently a job opening for a: Graduate Teaching Assistent (must hold a Diploma/Masters degree or a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree) for a full time (temporary position)
Entry Date 10/01/26
Job Reference Number: 25900-2026-01922
Positions as a university assistant holding a Diploma/Master’s degree are limited to a duration of a four-year period
Positions as a university assistant holding a Doctorate/Ph.D degree are limited to a duration of a six-year period
Job Duties:
- Supporting the development of the Institute for Business Informatics-Software Engineering
- Expanding the Software Engineering research group
- Independently planning and carrying out the Institute’s research projects, as well as the resulting publication activities in the research field of Software Engineering
- Taking on teaching duties (Teaching obligation for candiates holding a Diploma/Master degree is 2 hours per week, Teaching obligation for candiates holding a Doctorate/Ph.D degree is 4 hours per week), expanding the range of courses in particular the lecture and tutorial in the field of Software and Systems Engineering and co-supervising Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in Business Informatics
- Participation in interdisciplinary, international collaborative projects
- Undertaking organisational duties and administrative tasks for our institute
- Conduction / undertaking industrial projects
Your Qualifications:
- The successful candidate must hold a completed Diploma/Master’s degree or Doctorate/Ph.D. degree with a specialisation in Business Informatics, Computer Science or related fields in-depth knowledge of Software Engineering
- Experience in developing a specialist field
- Excellent programming skills for Java, Python, C++
- Experience in developing a specialist field
- Good experience in teaching
- Very good English language skills (level B2)
- Fluent German language skills (level C1) for teaching the courses in german
- A very good commitment to collaborative research
- Ability to work independently, think critically and contribute to the development of new experimental methods
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage experimental campaigns and data workflows
- High sense of responsibility and scientific integrity
What We Offer:
- On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,776.10 gross per month as a Graduate Teaching Assistant holding a Diploma/Master’s degree and € 5,014.30 gross per month as a University Assistant holding a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree (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 due date: 06/10/2026
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 disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration
Contact:
If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Manuel Wimmer, P +43 732 2468 4240, E-mail: manuel.wimmer@jku.at.