Teaching and Research Assistant

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • IT
  • Research, development, teaching
  • Part time
  • published till: 2025-09-24
You want to understand how things are connected and make a fundamental impact? We offer an environment where you can realize your full potential. At one of Europe’s largest and most modern business and economics universities. On a campus where quality of work is also quality of life. We are looking for support at the

Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability
Part-time, 20 hours/week
Starting October 1, 2025 and ending after 1 year

Please note that pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, only students who have not yet completed a master or diploma degree program can be employed.

We are looking for someone to join us at the Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability (IDEaS), supported by the BMIMI Endowed Professorship for Data-driven Knowledge Generation: Climate Action. Our mission is centered around exploring the role of innovation and technological change in understanding, measuring, or shaping digital and green energy transitions. We focus on the security, reliability, affordability, and equity of energy transitions, and their impact on climate change and broader sustainability objectives. 

Our approach is grounded in data-driven and evidence-based research. We are committed to informing decision-making in government, business, and society by leveraging emerging data sources and combining them with advanced data science and systems modeling techniques. Through these methods, we tackle multifaceted questions that traditional research methodologies may not fully address.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated individual who desires to support us in our daily teaching and research work. You will join an interdisciplinary, international team of academics aspiring to the highest standards of research and teaching. We also actively help to learn new technologies and gain experience in the field of energy, climate, and data science.

What to expect

  • Research and Teaching: You support the preparation of slides and summary reports for teaching and research, as well as assist in preparing and executing assignments/exams. You apply online teaching tools and draft concise summaries, briefs, and overviews of research insights (based on literature review).
  • Data and Code: You assist with web scraping, data collection (automatic/manual), data harmonizing, and integrating data from various sources while maintaining data interoperability. You also assist with regular data backups/versioning, metadata creation, and maintain dataset documentation and contribute to the development and implementation of data and code management plans, compliant with ethical standards and data governance policies.
  • Analysis and Tools: You perform basic quantitative analyses using R, Python, or similar tools and support more advanced analytical tasks depending on your skills and experience.

What you have to offer

  • Academic degree: You are enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program with at least two semesters remaining before graduation and have a strong academic performance, ideally in information systems, data science, or a related field.
  • Organizational and Communication Skills:
    • Ability to structure and manage tasks independently and efficiently
    • Proactive, reliable, and open to feedback
    • High attention to detail
    • Strong skills in summarizing academic literature and communicating research insights clearly (e.g., through reports, briefs, or presentations)
    • Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
  • Technical and Analytical Skills:
    • Proficiency in MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Word, for preparing teaching and presentation materials
    • Basic experience with at least one programming language (e.g., Python or R)
    • Familiarity with or willingness to learn tools such as LaTeX, Git, and Jupyter Notebooks
    • Interest inreproducible research practices and data/code documentation
  • Data Ecosystem Awareness (are a plus): You have a understanding of data lifecycle management, including data collection, cleaning, integration, and storage as well as awareness of metadata standards, data interoperability, and ethical data use. Interest in or experience with data governance, open data principles, or FAIR data practices
  • Domain Knowledge: a good understanding, or an interest to learn topics related to climate, energy, or environmental sustainability is a strong advantage.

Please send a CV (maximum 2 pages), and a paragraph (max 300 words) on any one of the following: a specific assignment, a seminar paper that you have written, a project you have worked on, a class that you have taken, or an article you have read, highlighting why you are interested in data and sustainability topics.

What we offer you

  • Inspiring campus life with over 2,400 employees in research, teaching, and administration and approximately 21,500 students
  • A modern campus with spectacular architecture in the heart of Vienna
  • Excellent accessibility by public transportation
  • Meaningful work in an open-minded, inclusive, and family-friendly environment
  • Flexible working hours
  • A wide range of benefits, from an in-house medical officer to athletic activities and a meal allowance to a variety of employee discounts
Curious? Visit our website and find out more at www.wu.ac.at/benefits

The monthly gross salary amounts to €1,349.60.

Do you want to join the WU team?
Then please submit your application by September 24, 2025 (ID 2551).
We are looking forward to hearing from you!