Senior Scientist at the Department of Communication

at  Universitt Wien

At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an

YOUR PERSONAL SPHERE OF PLAY

The Department of Communication, a subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna is one of the largest and strongest research-oriented department for Communication Science worldwide. The advertised position of a Senior Scientist (postdoc) is situated within the Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group, led by Professor Jörg Matthes. The Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group deals with the impact of modern media environments on people’s thinking, behavior, and opinions, using both quantitative as well as qualitative methods to conduct their research. We are looking for a Senior Scientist with several years of experience in social science research and lab management, outstanding knowledge of quantitative methods (especially experimental research, eye-tracking research), and statistical data analysis.
The position is advertised to the extent of 40 hours/week (100%) for the period of absence of the holder of the position.

Active participation in research & administration, which means:

Participation in the management of the research lab of the Advertising and Media Psychology Research Grou

• pOrganization, coordination and implementation of various data collection and linking activities in collaboration with Professor Matthes in the fields of persuasion research/media psychology, especially on the topic of digital media (e.g., experiments, panel surveys, content analyses, eye-tracking
• )(International) publishing and presentation activities in the fields of persuasive communication, advertising and digital medi
• aProposals and development of new research projects and acquisition of third-party fundin
• gSupport in the supervision of student assistants and processing of acquired third-party funded project
• sActivities in third mission and science communicatio
• nParticipation in evaluation activities and quality assuranc
• eParticipation in research, teaching and department administratio
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