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? We currently have a job opening for a:
Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree) for a full-time, four-year position
Organizational unit::
Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie
Entry date::
09/01/2026
Job Reference Number::
23260-2026-001941
Job Duties::
- Support research at the Department of Health Psychology (e.g., cross-country health psychology; digital technologies to assess and promote health behavior; promotion of healthy, sustainable, and positive eating)
- Draft, prepare, and teach university-level courses
- Co-supervise student theses
- Manage organizational tasks at the Department of Health Psychology
Your Qualifications::
- The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in psychology
- Strong interest in conducting research in health psychology, aimed at pursuing a dissertation
- Strong background in methodology and statistics
- Experience in collecting, managing and analyzing data (e.g. SPSS, Mplus, R)
- Ability to work independently, high level of personal commitment, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Didactic skills
- Strong command of German and English (oral and written preferably at level C1)
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 (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::
06/03/2026
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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.
Space for your future? We look forward to receiving your application via our job portal. For further information, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Gudrun Sproesser, P +43 732 2468 7511, E-mail: gudrun.sproesser@jku.at.
Space for your future? We look forward to receiving your application via our job portal. For further information, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Gudrun Sproesser, P +43 732 2468 7511, E-mail: gudrun.sproesser@jku.at.
Location::
Altenberger Straße
69,
4040
Linz