Where are you doing your job searching? Here are some platforms that list vacancies for people with a research background - in Austria, Europe and beyond!
Why?
These platforms not only come in useful if you currently need a job. Researching on them can also be great if you want to:
- see requirements for certain job types and work on your skills accordingly
- check typical documents and steps required in an application process
- compare salaries and benefits in different countries
- gain an idea of how frequently vacancies come up in your discipline and if there are any current "trendy topics"
- compare academia with other sectors that employ researchers
So here goes.
- EURAXESS lists vacancies and fellowships from more than 40 European countries and other regions in the world: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs
- Austrian Science Fund FWF runs a job board for anyone interested in getting involved in a FWF project: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/job-openings?sort=jobFirstPublished+DESC
- Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers e.V. (GSO) offers Top Picks: opportunities for researchers in academia and beyond: https://gsonet.org/top-picks-jobangebote/
- ERIC Forum lists jobs at European Research Infrastructures such as BBMRI-ERIC, DARIAH ERIC, CESSDA ERIC, European Social Survey, SHARE-ERIC and more: https://www.eric-forum.eu/job-opportunities/
- For the UK: jobs.ac.uk have listings and free resources to help with job seeking, applications etc.
More suggestions:
- search individual university websites in places you'd like to work
- use networks like professional organisations and informal groups
- join mailing lists for your discipline / field of research
What do you use?