In accordance with the collective agreement for university employees, the Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Hematology and Internal Oncology (Faculty of Medicine at the Johannes Kepler University) invites applications by candidates holding a doctorate/PhD to apply for a tenure-track position in “Clinical Translational Oncology”.
In accordance with the collective agreement for university employees and the 2002 Universities Act (UG) regarding a full-time position (40 hours per week) for a limited period of six years, prospective applicants for the tenure-track position at the Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Hematology and Internal Oncology at the JKU’s Faculty of Medicine must hold a doctorate degree/PhD. The position will involve a combination of research, teaching, and clinical care. In consultation with the Kepler University Hospital, the ratio between research and teaching (30%) and clinical care (70%) will be determined.
The position of a tenure-track professor is open to highly qualified junior researchers holding a doctorate/Ph.D. in medicine and includes the option of concluding a qualification agreement which - following a positive decision - could result in a permanent position as Associate Professor (§ 99 para. 5 and 6 of the Austrian Universities Act).
The successful candidate is expected to strengthen the JKU's research activities in the field of cellular stress responses, particularly cellular senescence, tumor stem cells, tumor epigenetics, spatial multi-omics profiling, the tumor/immune interface, and functional preclinical modeling to eventually personalize therapeutic and treatment concepts.
The successful candidate is also expected to focus on cross-faculty subject areas including approaches to biotechnological models, applying virtual reality in psycho-oncology, and utilizing artificial intelligence to identify patterns within highly complex molecular tumor analyses. Upcoming developments include targeting biologically informed predictive and individualized testing procedures in an effort to optimize the selection and dosage for personalized treatment approaches, while simultaneously reducing therapy-related toxicities.
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Contact
Departmenthead of
Internal Medicine 3 - Hematology and
Internal Oncology
Univ. Prof.
Dr. Clemens Schmitt
clemens.schmitt(at)kepleruniklinikum.at
Vice Rector of
the Faculty of Medicine
Mag. Dr. Elgin Drda
elgin.drda(at)jku.at
Professiorial Appointment Management
of the Faculty of Medicine
Mag. Karin Kaufmann, LLM
karin.kaufmann(at)jku.at
Employment Terms
Initially limited to a 6-year period
(§ 99 Austrian Universities Act)
Application Deadline
January 1, 2025
Following the successful completion of a doctorate/Ph.D., the prospective applicant will be expected to demonstrate a record of scholarly activity, outstanding publications, teaching experience, and having successfully acquired external research funding. The candidate’s doctorate/PhD degree should be no older than ten years, whereby career breaks on account of parenting leave, military service, etc. may be deducted.
Detailed information regarding the position, responsibilities, and requirements is available at: www.jku.at/tenuretrack, opens an external URL in a new window. The job description contains information regarding the position and its strategic direction of research, the areas of priority, the type of research expected, the expected scope of contributions to teaching/education, the required degree of professional experience, the key qualifications and objectives to be met during the course of employment, key information regarding the existing research infrastructure, and other position-specific requirements.
The minimum salary in accordance to the collective agreement is EUR 66,532.20 gross per year based on full-time employment. The annual minimum salary under the collective agreement will be raised to EUR 78,338.40 upon concluding a qualification agreement. The annual gross salary will be based on a specialist's salary level (FA+) in accordance with § 48a of the 2001 Upper Austrian Salary Act. As part of the appointment negotiations, the final definitive salary will be discussed with the Rector.
When considering a candidate’s background, capabilities, skills, and accomplishments, the JKU takes performance into consideration, meaning that the university understands that academic achievement is inherent to one’s background (such as a reduced employment period, or career interruption on account of care responsibilities, childcare, etc.). In the interest of - and to support - equal opportunity, the candidate’s qualifications are evaluated taking professional background factors, such as academic age, into account.
The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of female academic faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants who have physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.
Prospective applicants interested in the position are requested to electronically send a complete application to the Rector of the Johannes Kepler University by no later than January 1, 2025, observing the 3-week application deadline. Please submit the application electronically, in German/English, under https://forms.jku.at/pm/tenuretrack?lang=en, opens an external URL in a new window.
Please enclose the following documents with your application: A letter of application (which includes a letter of intent and addresses suitability for the position, in particular), a current curriculum vitae, a list of publications (including a ranking of the three publications you consider to be the most important), a description of prior activities in education and lecturing, including student any student evaluations, a description research projects, studies, and collaboration efforts, a description of prior professional practices and activities related in content to the activities in research and teaching, a description of prior activities in the healthcare field, an exposé about prospective projects, studies, and objectives in the field of research and teaching.
If you have any questions, please contact the head of the Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Hematology and Internal Oncology, Univ. Prof. Dr. Clemens Schmitt, E-mail: clemens.schmitt(at)kepleruniklinikum.at, or JKU Vice-Rector Dr. Elgin Drda, E-mail: elgin.drda(at)jku.at.
If you have any questions regarding the selection and appointment procedure or deadlines, please contact Mag. Karin Kaufmann, LLM (Professiorial Appointment Management at the Faculty of Medicine, E-mail: karin.kaufmann(at)jku.at.
