University Assistant without doctorate (m/f/d)

Department of Foundations of Law

• Application deadline 28.05.2025
• Salary Category B1 without PhD
• Salary per Year (Full Time) € 52,007.20
• Employment Start July 2025
• Hours per week 30 h/w
• Duration of Contract Temporary employment
• Temporary Employment fixed-term employment for the period of 4 years

Your Responsibilities

• Writing a dissertation in the field of civil/commercial/business law relating to digitization (e.g. web3, AI, online-platforms, rights in data, IP)
• Independent research in the field of civil and business law
• Participation in research and publications of the section Law and IT (Prof. Dr. Martin Miernicki)
• Participation in research projects
• Independent teaching and participation in teaching and examination tasks
• Assisting students
• Participation in organizational and administrative tasks, as well as evaluation measures

Your Profile

• Completed diploma or master's degree in law
• Excellent knowledge in civil law and/or commercial/business law
• Interest in researching issues related to digitization
• Ability to conduct independent research work
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken German and English
• Very good IT skills
• Previous experience of working at the university (e.g. as a student assistant, project assistant etc.) desirable
• High degree of scientific motivation and goal orientation as well as scientific curiosity
• Very good communication and teamwork skills, social competence (ability to deal with conflict, willingness to cooperate and learn, intercultural competence)

Application Documents

The following documents are required for a complete application:

• Letter of motivation and academic CV
• Complete proof of completion of the degree program required in the call for applications
• Proof of the language skills, required in the curriculum, if the doctoral program is not completed in the first language.

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 52,007.20 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

We Offer

About us

At the University of Graz, 4700 employees work together on future questions and solutions for the world of tomorrow. Our students and researchers take on the major challenges of society and share their knowledge. We work for tomorrow. Be part of it!

Contact

Miernicki Martin, Univ.-Prof. BA Mag.. Dr. iur. BSc

[email protected]

+43(0)316 380 - 3402

Institute Website

The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications are generally given priority for admission. We welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position.

Please note that in order to comply with the applicable data protection regulations, we can only accept applications via our web-based applicant tool for this vacant position.

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