All news at TU Wien

Open position (m/f/d) Manager of the hydrological open-air laboratory in Petzenkirchen, Lower Austria

We are looking for:

A manager of the hydrological open-air laboratory of the TU Wien. The position at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management is to be filled as soon as possible for 1 year + 2 years extension (40 hours per week). The workplace is the Institute for Cultural Engineering and Soil Water Management at the BAW in Petzenkirchen, Lower Austria.

Your responsibilities:

  • Technical support for sensors, sampling, assisting students with experiments
  • Planning and organizing field experiments/work
  • IT/network/data management
  • Data processing and quality control
  • Optional: preparation of a scientific publication
  • Collaboration with farmers

Your profile:

  • Master's or diploma degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, agricultural engineering, or an equivalent university degree in natural sciences from Austria or abroad
  • Alternatively: HTL degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or comparable qualification
  • Experience with hydrometric measuring devices is an advantage
  • Programming skills are an advantage
  • Regionality (Scheibbs district) is an advantage
  • Willingness to work in a team, reliability, problem-solving orientation
  • Driver's license B required
  • Excellent language skills in German

We offer:

  • A diverse and exciting range of tasks in a collegial team
  • A workplace in an attractive environment in Petzenkirchen, Lower Austria
  • Outdoor work in the HOAL outdoor laboratory
  • Good networking with the Austrian and international research community
  • Attractive social benefits (see TU Wien fringe benefits catalog)
  • Institute car available for field work

Die Entlohnung erfolgt je nach Ausbildung. Bei abgeschlossenem Universitätsstudium entspricht das Mindestentgelt der Gehaltsgruppe B1 gemäß dem Kollektivvertrag für Arbeitnehmer_innen der Universitäten und beträgt bei einem wöchentlichen Beschäftigungsausmaß von 40 Stunden derzeit EUR 3.714,80 brutto/Monat (14x jährlich). Tätigkeitsbezogene Vordienstzeiten können angerechnet werden.

We look forward to receiving your application as a PDF file by email: szeles@hydro.tuwien.ac.at.