[Opt-Net] Open positions as a Postdoctoral Assistant and a Predoctoral Research Assistant at Vienna University of Technology

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Subject:
Open positions as a Postdoctoral Assistant and a Predoctoral Research 
Assistant at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

The Research Unit Applied Statistics (ASTAT) of the Institute of 
Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics, TU Wien, invites 
applications for a Postdoctoral Assistant and a Predoctoral Research 
Assistant position to start in January 2018.

Responsibilities: The successful candidates are expected to conduct 
research for the research project "Sufficient Dimension Reduction 
Methodology in Econometric Modeling and Forecasting," funded by the 
Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The research is expected to lead to 
publications and a PhD dissertation for the student.

Research Assistant / PhD Student: The contract is for a 30h/week 
employment as a PhD candidate for a period of 3 years. The monthly 
minimum salary is currently (in accordance with FWF) EUR 2.071,00 gross 
(14x per year).
The successful candidate will have a completed master degree or 
equivalent (e.g., Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Inf.), preferably with distinction, 
in the following fields: Statistics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or 
Computer Science, or equivalent university studies at home or abroad.

Post-doctoral Assistant: The contract is for a 40h/week employment for a 
period of 2 years. The successful candidate will hold a PhD and have an 
excellent research profile in Statistics, or a closely related field. 
The monthly minimum salary is currently (in accordance with FWF) EUR 
3.626,60 gross (14x per year). Prior experience may result in higher salary.

Other skills: Knowledge of English is necessary.

Application Information: The application should include the following 
documents:
•	Statement of Research Interests,
•	Curriculum Vitae,
•	Dissertation, thesis or Master thesis,
•	Copies of academic credentials (with translation if not in English or 
German),
•	Contact information of two referees or two reference letters.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the 
positions are filled.
Please send your application documents as a single PDF file via e-mail 
to raphaela.kucera at tuwien.ac.at, including a brief cover letter in the 
main body of the email and subject: Application for FWF postdoc or FWF 
predoc position.
Vienna is a major metropolitan center rich in culture, excellent 
infrastructure and quality of living and the largest university city in 
the German-speaking world.

For further information, please contact the project leader, Prof. Dr. 
Efstathia Bura (efstathia.bura at tuwien.ac.at).

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Prof. Dr. Efstathia Bura

Research Unit Applied Statistics (ASTAT),
Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics,
Vienna University of Technology,
Wiedner Hauptstraße 8, E105-8,
1040 Vienna, Austria

Web: https://institute.tuwien.ac.at/astat/home/