Universität Wien
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Pre-doc University Assistant in Law, Economics, and Innovation Research University of Vienna in Austria
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Paid university employment as a predoctoral university assistant at the University of Vienna. 30 hours/week, collective agreement classification §48 VwGr. B1 basic level (pre-doctoral). Base salary EUR 3,776.10 gross per month on a full-time basis, adjusted for recognized prior experience. Contract initially limited to 1.5 years and automatically extendable to 4 years if no non-renewal declaration is submitted within the first 12 months. Conference travel, data and computing resources, and inter
Deadline
Nov 8, 2026
Country
Austria
University
Universität Wien
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The University of Vienna is advertising a University Assistant (Praedoc) position at the Faculty of Economics in the Technology and Innovation Management working group at the Institute for Accounting, Innovation and Strategy.
This is a pre-doctoral / PhD-track opening focused on the intersection of law and economics, innovation management, and regulatory burden. The project, “We are expanding the bureaucracy index”, develops data-based measures of the volume and complexity of legal texts, starting with German federal law and expanding to EU law and comparable indices for other countries.
The role involves building automated pipelines for legal-text collection, developing and validating measures such as restrictiveness indicators, citation-network complexity, amendment dynamics, and sectoral impact, and linking regulatory data with company-, patent-, and industry-level datasets. The longer-term agenda studies how regulation affects innovation outcomes such as patenting, market entry, R&D investment, and technology adoption.
Eligibility highlights: completed Master’s/Diploma in Business Administration, Economics, Data Science, Law, Computational Social Science, or a closely related field; strong quantitative and data-management skills; R and/or Stata plus SQL; web scraping/crawling experience is especially relevant; NLP and network analysis are welcome; excellent English (C1); and the dissertation agreement should be finalized within 12–18 months.
Funding and conditions: paid employment under the University of Vienna collective agreement, 30 hours/week, base gross salary EUR 3,776.10 (full-time equivalent), with possible increases for recognized experience. The contract starts on 2026-11-16, is initially limited to 1.5 years, and can extend to 4 years. The university also mentions flexible hours, partial remote work, conference travel support, data/computing resources, and internal training/coaching.
How to apply: submit a scientific CV, motivation letter, proof of completed Master’s/Diploma studies, and master transcript via the University of Vienna job portal. For questions, contact Stefan Wagner at [email protected].
Funding details
Paid university employment as a predoctoral university assistant at the University of Vienna. 30 hours/week, collective agreement classification §48 VwGr. B1 basic level (pre-doctoral). Base salary EUR 3,776.10 gross per month on a full-time basis, adjusted for recognized prior experience. Contract initially limited to 1.5 years and automatically extendable to 4 years if no non-renewal declaration is submitted within the first 12 months. Conference travel, data and computing resources, and inter
What's required
Completed Master's/Diploma degree in Business Administration, Economics, Data Science, Law, Computational Social Science, or a closely related field before the start of employment; dissertation agreement expected to be finalized within 12–18 months; applicant should be working on completing the dissertation. Strong quantitative skills and data management experience; confident use of R and/or Stata plus SQL; experience with web scraping and crawling is especially relevant; NLP experience (text classification, embeddings, LLM-based extraction) is a plus; network analysis knowledge is welcome; ability to work independently and excellent English skills at C1 level.
How to apply
Apply through the University of Vienna job portal using the Apply Now button. Submit a scientific CV, motivation letter, proof of completed Master's/Diploma studies, and master transcript. Direct content questions can be sent to Stefan Wagner by email.
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