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The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.
The Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna invites applications for a
Tenure-Track Professorship in AI-Driven Chemical Reactivity and Molecular Design
The position
We seek an outstanding candidate in theoretical and computational chemistry whose research lies at the interface of reactive molecular simulations and data-driven modeling. The successful candidate will develop and apply data-driven methods for chemical discovery and molecular design. These methods include machine-learned interatomic potentials, data-efficient and uncertainty-aware modeling, enhanced sampling, and statistical thermodynamics. Research will address property prediction and optimization as well as applications to chemical reactions, photochemistry, and materials design.
The successful candidate will work in a dynamic research environment with access to state-of-the-art computational infrastructure, including high-performance computing clusters for molecular simulations and data-driven modeling. Additional support includes access to software licenses and collaborative opportunities across theoretical, synthetic and physical chemistry, including close collaboration with our Cluster of Excellence “Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage”. The research environment is designed to provide optimal conditions for innovative, independent research and integration into international scientific networks.
Your academic profile:
Doctoral degree/PhD
Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
Gender and diversity competence
Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.
We offer:
the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
a dynamic research environment
a wide range of research and teaching support services
attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (level A2) and an organisational retirement plan
Application documents (in English):
Letter of motivation
Academic curriculum vitae
education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
positions held to date
career breaks (e.g. relevant parental, family or other care periods)
awards and honors
commissions of trust
previous and current cooperation partners
complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
teaching and mentoring
supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable
List of publications
link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max 30 MB)
Research statement
most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
publication strategy
Teaching and supervision statement
teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)
If you have any questions, please contact:
[email protected]
Only applications submitted through the link "Apply now" below will be considered.
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
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Application deadline: 09/15/2026
Reference no.: 6003
