• Appointment procedure for university professors
  • Replacement procedures for assistant positions
  • Recruitment procedure
  • Information relevant to service and statutory pay legislation
  • Information relevant to employment legislation
  • Calculating demand and budgeting
  • IT and forms management in connection with employment and training relationships
  • Issuing notice for academic staff
  • Creating employment contracts for assistants
  • Advising staff members on questions of service, statutory pay and employment legislation
  • Implementing measures relevant to social security legislation
  • Dealing with requests to award an allowance for the risk of radiation exposure or infection
  • Advising and instigating all the necessary measures in accordance with maternity protection and paternal leave legislation
  • Establishing an entitlement to compensation and/or holiday compensation, as well as any payment instruction
  • Dealing with the Federal Pension Office in requests for taking retirement
  • Issuing service certificates

Assistant jobs are advertised every Thursday in the month in the University Gazette, opens an external URL in a new window at TU Wien. The application deadline is three weeks after publication. Only applications received during this period can be considered. 

The application of the future is explicitly digital, so all current vacancies at TU Wien can be found using this link, opens an external URL in a new window.

Please ask the relevant institute for detailed information of enclosures that should be included with the job application! 

Further information can be found at the Application Management Service Unit.


TU Wien basically distinguishes between:

  • Posts for assistants with a completed doctorate (postdoctoral position) 
  • Posts for assistants with a completed Master's degree, postgraduate degree or Diploma (predoctoral position)

After the selection procedure: Assistants are appointed by the Rector and can justify their contractual relationship on any day in the month (apart from Saturday, Sunday and public holidays).

The gross monthly pay for assistants with a Doctorate is € 4.932,90 for full-time employment (2025).

Assistants with a completed Master's degree, post-graduate degree or Diploma are mostly accepted for employment of 30 hours a week with gross monthly pay amounting to € 2.786,10 (2025).

From the fourth year of employment onwards, the gross monthly pay due for working 30 hours a week amounts to
€ 3.302,90 (2025).

 

Travel and accommodation costs:
We trust that applicants understand that any travel or accommodation costs that may arise during the selection and admission process cannot be reimbursed.

Übersicht

  • Appointment procedure of Univ.-Prof.
  • Replacement procedure for assistant positions
  • Admission procedure
  • Information on employment and salary law
  • Information on labor law
  • Calculation of requirements and budgeting
  • IT and forms management in connection with employment and training relationships
  • Issue of notification for academic employees
  • Drawing up employment contracts for assistants
  • Advising staff on issues relating to service, salary and employment law
  • Completion of social security measures
  • Processing applications for the award of a radiation hazard and infection allowance
  • Advice and initiation of all necessary measures in accordance with the Maternity Protection and Paternity Leave Act
  • Determination of entitlement to severance pay and/or vacation compensation and any instructions
  • Referral to the Federal Pensions Office for applications for retirement
  • Issuing certificates of employment

The positions for assistants are advertised every Thursday of the month in the TU Wien Newsletter, opens an external URL in a new window. The application period is at least 10 days (exception: university professors) from publication. Only applications received within this period can be considered.

The application of the future is clearly digital, which is why you can find all current job vacancies at TU Wien at this Link, opens an external URL in a new window.

For detailed information on any enclosures required with your application, please contact the institute concerned!

Further information can be found at Department of Application Management.

The Vienna University of Technology distinguishes between:

  • Positions for assistants with a completed doctorate (postdoc)
  • Positions for assistants with a Master's, Magister or Diplom degree (Prädoc)

After the selection procedure: Assistants are appointed by the Rector and can start work on any day of the month (except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays).

The gross monthly salary for assistants with a doctorate is € 4,932.90 (2025) for full-time employment.

Assistants who have completed a Master's, Magister or Diploma degree are mainly employed for 30 hours per week and receive a gross monthly salary of € 2,786.10 (2025).

From the 4th year of employment, a gross monthly salary of € 3,302.90 (2025) is due for employment of 30 hours per week.

Travel and accommodation costs: We ask applicants for their understanding that travel and accommodation costs incurred during the selection and admission process cannot be reimbursed.