University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.03.2021 of a


Reference number: 11665

The Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of Vienna invites applications for a doctoral position in the field of Financial Econometrics/Statistics.



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Applicants should have an above-average degree in economics, statistics, econometrics, mathematics or related fields with a solid background in statistics, econometrics and empirical finance. The successful applicants are supposed to serve as teaching and research assistants and to collaborate with the research group of Prof. Nikolaus Hautsch on the borderline between statistics, econometrics and finance. They are expected to write a doctoral dissertation in statistics, econometrics or empirical economics/finance.
Contracts for doctoral students are limited to 4 years.

Profile:
Good English language skills are indispensable.
Successful candidates are expected to get enrolled into the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (http://www.vgsf.ac.at/welcome/) or the Abraham Wald PhD Program in Statistics and Operations Research.

Knowledge of German is an asset, but not required.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae detailing the candidate's education, teaching experience, list of publications, and a letter of motivation.
Information about the Department of Statistics and Operations Research can be found at http://isor.univie.ac.at.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Economics	Econometrics	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Economics	-	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Computer-Skills:

Type of computer skills	Specified computer skills	Importance
Basic Knowledge	MS Office	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 18.02.2021, mentioning reference number 11665.

For further information please contact Hautsch, Nikolaus +43-1-4277-38680.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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