
The University of Vienna is a community of almost 11,000 individuals, including approximately 7,700 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. We are currently seeking a University assistant predoctoral.
53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy
Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2026 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 30.09.2030
Job ID: 6107
As a PhD student (PraeDoc) you will work in the Spatial Data Science and GeoCommunication group led by professor Krzysztof Janowicz, consisting of international and interdisciplinary researchers with backgrounds including GeoAI, geo-semantics, cognitive and behavioral geography, geographic information retrieval, social sensing, knowledge graphs, geocommunication and geo-visualization. The team values motivation, teamwork, openness to challenges and independent work. The exact dissertation topic remains flexible, but an intellectual connection to the research agenda is important.
You actively participate in research, teaching and administration, which means:
Work-life balance: Flexible, family-friendly working hours and partly remote work within Austria by agreement.
Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.
Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
Internal further training and coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis with over 600 free courses.
Fair salary: The basic salary is EUR 3,776.10 on a full-time basis, paid 14 times per year, and increases if professional experience can be credited.
Equal opportunities for all: The University of Vienna looks forward to diverse personalities in the team.
The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1 year, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.
Krzysztof Janowicz
krzysztof.janowicz@univie.ac.at
Application deadline: 20.09.2026

The University of Vienna is a community of almost 11,000 individuals, including approximately 7,700 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future. We are currently seeking a University assistant predoctoral.
53 Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy
Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2026 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 30.09.2030
Job ID: 6107
As a PhD student (PraeDoc) you will work in the Spatial Data Science and GeoCommunication group led by professor Krzysztof Janowicz, consisting of international and interdisciplinary researchers with backgrounds including GeoAI, geo-semantics, cognitive and behavioral geography, geographic information retrieval, social sensing, knowledge graphs, geocommunication and geo-visualization. The team values motivation, teamwork, openness to challenges and independent work. The exact dissertation topic remains flexible, but an intellectual connection to the research agenda is important.
You actively participate in research, teaching and administration, which means:
Work-life balance: Flexible, family-friendly working hours and partly remote work within Austria by agreement.
Inspiring working atmosphere: You are part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.
Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
Internal further training and coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis with over 600 free courses.
Fair salary: The basic salary is EUR 3,776.10 on a full-time basis, paid 14 times per year, and increases if professional experience can be credited.
Equal opportunities for all: The University of Vienna looks forward to diverse personalities in the team.
The employment duration is 4 years. Initially limited to 1 year, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.
Krzysztof Janowicz
krzysztof.janowicz@univie.ac.at
Application deadline: 20.09.2026
