Senior Scientist - Praedoc (m/f/d)

Role: Senior Scientist - Praedoc (m/f/d)
Organization: University for Continuing Education Krems
Department: Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine
Location: Krems an der Donau, Austria
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-time (25 hours/week)
Application Deadline: 21 June 2026

Role Overview
The University for Continuing Education Krems specializes in part-time academic continuing education. As a public university, it works with its expertise in teaching and research to overcome societal challenges. The university combines many years of experience in continuing academic education with innovation and the highest quality standards in research and teaching. As an employer, it offers around 700 employees an inspiring and flexible working environment in the unique Wachau World Heritage region. This position is available to strengthen the team of the Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

Responsibilities
- Collaboration on and leadership of scientific evaluation projects
- Contribution to evidence syntheses
- Delivery of presentations and participation in teaching activities
- Support with administrative tasks within the organizational unit
- Contribution to project proposals and scientific publications

Requirements and Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Completed university degree (Master’s/Diploma) in Psychology
- At least 4 years of practical experience in contributing to evaluation projects of health promotion or preventive interventions
- Experience in the development and implementation of monitoring systems in health promotion and prevention
- At least 2 years of experience in leading evaluation/monitoring projects in health promotion and prevention
- Experience in contributing to evidence syntheses in the fields of health promotion and prevention
- Experience in the independent application of qualitative social research methods (in particular semi-structured interviews and focus groups)
- Experience in the independent application of quantitative methods of empirical social research
- Excellent German language skills (at least C1) and very good English skills (at least B2)
- Proficient in using online survey tools (including questionnaire design, programming, and pre-testing)
- Proficient in using statistical and data analysis software (IBM SPSS and R)
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 (including Teams, Planner, OneNote)
- Proficient in software for computer-assisted qualitative data analysis, particularly MAXQDA

Desirable Criteria:
- Demonstrated publication record within the last three years
- Experience in developing logic models or theory-of-change/impact models
- Proficient use of digital tools for project organization and documentation (e.g., Microsoft Planner, Teams)
- Experience in data and results visualization for presenting evaluation findings (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva)

What They Offer
- Part-time position (25 hours/week)
- Minimum salary of EUR 3,776.10 gross per month (14x) on a full-time basis, with willingness to overpay with appropriate qualifications and professional experience
- Classification as a scientific project staff member according to § 49 VwGr. B1, Kollektivvertrag für Universitäten (collective agreement for universities)
- Innovative working environment at the Campus Krems
- Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
- Comprehensive internal training and coaching opportunities
- A wide range of support services to help balance work and family life
- Various workplace health promotion programs as well as offerings from the University Sports Institute (USI)
- Commitment to diversity; explicit invitation for people with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who meet the required profile criteria to apply