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Work where science meets quality of life: The University of Klagenfurt is a dynamic and internationally oriented university in the heart of the Alps-Adriatic region. With around 1,700 employees and 13,000 students, we combine an excellent research climate, innovative teaching, and an open, appreciative culture. Our core values – equality, diversity, health, sustainability, and the compatibility of work and family – shape our daily interactions.

The following position will be filled at the Department of Networked and Embedded Systems at the Faculty of Technical Sciences. The starting date is negotiable; the preferred starting date is June 1, 2026; the latest possible starting date is September 1, 2026.

University Assistant Predoctoral (all genders welcome)

Level of employment: 100 % (40 hours/week)
Salary: € 52,865.40 per annum (gross); classification according to collective agreement: B1
Limited to: 4 years
Application deadline: April 29, 2026
Reference code: 129/25

Your responsibilities – what awaits you:
Research in one of the following three domains:

1. Machine learning (e.g., with application to communication systems, or energy systems, or biomedical/healthcare systems, or computer vision)
2. Communication systems and signal processing (e.g., wireless communications, power line communications, communication and sensing)
3. Electronic based systems (e.g., circuits and systems for communications, or IoT, or robotics)

The topic will be carefully tailored to match the candidate’s background, expertise, and research interests.

This distinguishes you additionally:
Knowledge of German

Relevant international experience


Why you will enjoy working with us:
The employment contract is concluded for the position as university assistant (predoctoral) and stipulates a starting salary of € 3,776.10 gross per month (14 times a year; previous experience deemed relevant to the job can be recognized)

Family-friendly and health-promoting university culture – Our family services support staff with questions around childcare, compatibility, and family life and offers flexible care and holiday programmes. At the same time, we strengthen health and well-being with a diverse sports, massage, and preventive care programme – see https://jobs.aau.at/en/the-university-as-employer/

This position serves the purposes of the vocational and scientific education of graduates of Master’s or Diploma degree programmes and sets the goal of completing a Doctoral degree / a Ph.D. in Technical Sciences. Applications by persons who have already completed a subject-specific Doctoral degree or a subject-relevant Ph.D. programme therefore cannot be considered.

The successful candidate will join the Embedded Communication Systems Group, led by Professor Andrea Tonello. The group researchers work on: a) machine learning and signal/data processing (with application to energy systems, biomedical systems, computer vision), b) analysis, modelling and design of wireless and power line communication (PLC) technologies, c) electronics for communications and for smart/embedded systems including measurement techniques and robotics. Current projects include research on the mathematics of ML, information theoretic ML, applied ML (to computer vision, energy systems, communication systems, bioengineering, robotics), power grid communications, sensing and diagnostics, radio propagation and sensing techniques for 6G, UAV dynamics and navigation.

Successful applicants will be encouraged to publish and present their work in top-tier venues for the corresponding research domain, e.g., IEEE transactions, top IEEE conferences, top ML conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), and will have the opportunity to cooperate with our world-renowned international partners in science and industry.

We look forward to receiving your application via our Job Portal under the reference code 129/25 no later than April 29, 2026. Candidates must furnish proof that they meet the graduation requirement by the end of the application deadline. However, candidates who fulfil the required qualifications but do not yet possess the required Master’s or Diploma degree can apply, provided they are able to meet this requirement at least two weeks before the preferred starting date. Therefore, the latest possible deadline for meeting this requirement is May 17, 2026.

If you are interested in this position, please apply in German or English providing the following mandatory documents:

• One-page letter of motivation indicating the research domain of interest
• Curriculum vitae with clear information about the degrees including date/place/grade, the experience acquired, the thesis title, the list of publications if any, and any other relevant information (please do not include a photo)
• Copy of the degree certificates (both Bachelor and Master)
• Copy of official transcripts of the courses with grades (both Bachelor and Master)
• Master’s thesis. If the thesis is not available, the candidate should provide a draft or an explanation
• Any certificates that can prove the fulfilment of the required and additional qualifications listed above (e.g., the submission of the final thesis/dissertation if required by the degree programme, copy of publications, programming skills certificates, language skills certificates etc.)
• If an applicant has not received the Diploma or Master’s degree by the application deadline, the applicant shall provide a declaration, written either by a supervisor or by the candidate themselves, on the feasibility of finishing the Diploma or Master’s degree by  May 17, 2026 at the latest

Do you have further questions? Please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrea M. Tonello (Andrea.Tonello@aau.at, http://nes.aau.at). Recruitment and staff matters at the University of Klagenfurt are accompanied by the authority responsible for the recruitment procedure as well as by the Equal Opportunities Working Group and, if applicable, by the Representative for Disabled Persons.

The University of Klagenfurt strives to increase the proportion of women in all areas where they are underrepresented and expressly encourages qualified women to apply. In case of equal qualifications, women will be given preference. The University of Klagenfurt is committed to anti-discrimination, equal opportunities, and diversity. People with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who meet the required qualification criteria are expressly encouraged to apply.

Travel and accommodation costs incurred during the application process will not be refunded.

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