University Assistant Prae-Doc (all genders)

At the Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, in the Research Group for Process systems engineering for sustainable resources TU Wien is offering a position as university assistant (prae-doc) until expected September 30th, 2026 for 30 hours/week. Expected start: January 2026.

The research topic is related to Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage systems, with focus on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic Assessment (TEA) and is part of the European project HIRECORD (https://hirecord.eu/).

Tasks:

• Leading the LCA/TEA research topics and collaborating with an intenrational team
• Contribution to scientific publications and project results dissemination in conferences, webinars, etc.
• Assistance/Collaboration in project organizational and administrative tasks
• Participation in teaching tasks

Your profile:

• Completion of a master or diploma curriculum in one of these fields: Process/Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering
• Experience in the following scientific fields: LCA, TEA, Process Modelling
• English proficiency at least B2 level
• Interest in the research field of process systems engineering
• Very good communicative skills and team competences and innovative ability

We offer:

• A wide variety and exciting range of tasks in a friendly working environment.
• Hybrid working style with up to 60% teleworking option
• A range of attractive social benefits (see Benefits)
• Wide range of internal and external training opportunities, and international networking
• Central location of workplace as well as good accessibility (U1/U2/U4 Karlsplatz)

Entry level salary is determined by the pay grade B1 of the Austrian collective agreement for university staff. This is a minimum of currently EUR 2,786.10/month gross, 14 times/year for 30 hours/week. Relevant working experiences may increase the monthly income.

We look forward to receiving your application until December 4th, 2025.