Department of Media and Digital Technologies

With more than 4,000 students in nine topic areas, the USTP - University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten is a key player in the Austrian higher education sector and one of the most important employers in the region. The USTP stands for unique creative possibilities as well as team-oriented collaboration and leaves room for individual development and personal growth.

Staff members also profit from our European network within the context of the European University Alliance E³UDRES²! The University of Applied Sciences is constantly growing.

(Junior) Professor Digital Health Computing f/m/d

3100 St. Pölten - Campus-Platz 1 | 30-40h | immediately

What you will be working on:

• You will deliver technically oriented courses for interdisciplinary and international students in our (Joint) Master programmes in Digital Health and contribute to curricula development at the intersection of digital health, computing, and engineering
• You will supervise bachelor and master theses and provide scientific and professional mentoring to students
• You will help shape and strengthen the technical profile of the Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation through applied research and the joint acquisition of research grantsand third-party funding
• You will contribute to scientific publications and proactively promote knowledge transfer between academia, industry, and society

What we expect from you:

• You hold a Master's degree in a technical field
• You demonstrate a hands-on, experimental mindset with a passion for generative coding, computer vision, algorithms, building data pipelines or similar
• For a Junior Professorship, you meet at least two of the following criteria, for a full professorship, all three criteria must be met:
• at least 5 years of practical experience (e.g., software engineering, wearable computing, multimedia or mixed reality, human-computer interaction, or related domains), including at least 3 years in the industrial field
• teaching and research experience in higher education
• completed doctorate/PhD or comparable qualification
• You have very good German and English language skills
• You are highly motivated to contribute to impactful research in digital health and social innovation and enjoy collaborating in interdisciplinary teams, ideally with international experience in industry or applied research environments

What we offer:

• Long-term employment in a personal atmosphere with flexible working possibilities (e.g., remote work, creative spaces, etc.), a modern working environment at the Campus St. Pölten, and numerous benefits and development opportunities
• Tenure track model on your way to becoming a Professor (as a career option for a Junior Professor)
• More free time for our staff: additional special leave days from 24/12 to 31/12 as well as on Good Friday
• Permanent contract in an innovative, open-minded, and internationally oriented environment
• More Leisure time
• International exchange

Salary

We offer a gross annual salary that takes your qualifications into account: min. EUR 59.500,- (basis: 40h/week; All-in)

Overtime

This is an all-in salary, which already includes any accrued overtime for part-time employment.

We look forward to your application!

Your Recruiting Team
recruiting@ustp.at

Please submit applications exclusively through our website.

For the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, the variety and diversity of its staff members is the key to innovation, success, and further development. We particularly welcome and give precedence to applications by qualified women, trans*, inter* and non-binary persons and persons with disability in case of equal suitability. We explicitly invite persons with a migration background to apply. We look forward to receiving your application!

About this job

Employment type: Full Time (Permanent employment), Part Time (Permanent employment)

Salary: from 59,500 EUR yearly

Seniority level: Professional Experience

Work model: Hybrid

Place of work: St. Pölten

Field of work: IT, Data Processing, Pharmaceutical, Health, Social, Science, Research

Unfilled vacancies: 1 vacancy unfilled for this position

About the company

Employer: USTP - University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

Number of employees: 101 - 500 employees

Locations: St. Pölten

Details about this job

Full Time (Permanent employment)

• Monday to Friday
• 40 hours

Part Time (Permanent employment)

• Monday to Friday
• 30 - 39,5 hours

Place of work

• St. Pölten

Required languages

• German B2
• English B2

Must-have education

• Master's degree in a technical field

Nice-to-have education

• completed doctorate/PhD or comparable qualification

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Home office
• Education and training
• Childcare
• Health measures