Tenure Track Position according to § 99 (5) Universities Act for Pediatric Neuroimaging

at the Department of Radiology of the Medical University of Innsbruck
(full-time position)

The Medical University of Innsbruck, located in the heart of the Austrian Alps, is the largest and most im-portant medical research and education facility in the West of Austria. We currently teach and train over 3,600 students in seven Bachelor-, Master- and Doctoral Programs, most of them in medicine. A dedicated staff of more than 2,200 employees covers all relevant fields from basic research to clinical sciences.

The successful applicant initially concludes an employment contract for a fixed term of six years and, fol-lowing a positive outcome of the procedure, a qualification agreement. Once it has been established that the qualification agreement has been fulfilled on the basis of a positive evaluation, the contract is converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period.

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Requirements:
‒    PhD or comparable qualification relevant to the field
‒    completed specialist training in Radiology, meeting the requirements for acceptance into the list of medical doctors of the Austrian Medical Association
‒    excellent research and publication activity 
‒    potential to head an independent scientific research group
‒    experience in the conception, acquisition and management of third-party funded research projects
‒    academic teaching experience as well as the willingness to get involved in teaching activities and their further development
‒    willingness to participate in interdisciplinary and translationally oriented research
‒    Expertise in Pediatric Neuroimaging, courses in pediatric (Neuro-)radiology or comparable qualifica-tion
‒    Experiences in diagnostic modalities for pediatric imaging with focus on MRI 
‒    Experiences in quantitative and spectroscopic imaing, oncologic imaging, fetal and neonatological imaging, and AI applications in MRI
‒    german language skills, minimum level B2 according to the European reference framework

Your main task:
‒    academic teaching and supervising students within the different university programs
‒    the establishment of a research group in the field of Pediatric Neuroimaging
‒    acquisition and management of nationally and/or internationally funded research projects
‒    Scientific lead of this core area with interdisciplinary collaboration 
‒    Optimization and evaluation of modern MRI in pediatric patints including quantitative and spectro-scopic imaing 
‒    Further development and evaluation of AI-applications in Pediatrci Imaging

We offer:
‒    a competitive start-up package including guaranteed annual base funding
‒    a varied and largely independent job in a highly attractive work and social environment in a most live-able city
‒    a dynamic research environment
‒    numerous further education and development opportunities
‒    support through central service facilities
‒    various attractive additional company benefits (including but not limited to excellent support through our service-oriented administration, childcare support, dual career consultation, and an inhouse pen-sion fund in addition to the statutory social insurance)

The current position (full-time employment) commences with a 6-year contract based on a mutually accorded qualification agreement. If the qualification goals are met following a positive evaluation, the contract can be extended indefinitely with the job title of `associate professor´.

A salary based on group B1 (or A2 after fullfilment of a qualification agreement based on a positive evalua-tion) of the collective contract (`Universitätskollektivvertrag´) for Austrian university employees.

Application

The complete application documents (see Application Guidelines under: https://www.i-med.ac.at/karriere/laufbahn.html) must be sent digitally (as pdf files) in German or English to the following e-mail address: tenuretrack@i-med.ac.at 

Deadline for submissions is 06.08.2025

Non-EU citizens must fulfil the relevant Austrian legal requirements regarding residence and work permits.

Applicants are not entitled to compensation for travel expenses with reference to this tender.

The Medical University of Innsbruck is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity and encourage minorities/women/individuals with disabilities to apply.  

In case of inconsistencies between the German and the English versions of this tender, the legally binding version is the German one.

Further information about the Medical University of Innsbruck can be found on: www.i-med.ac.at  

For detailed information and all documents in support of an application please see: https://www.i-med.ac.at/karriere/laufbahn.html

Univ.-Prof. Dr. W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker
President