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True to the motto “Shape as a team, grow as an individual”, teaching, research and administration work together in interdisciplinary teams to shape our future while still leaving enough room for personal development and growth.
Flexible working hours, remote work, professional development and much more. View benefits
Please note that expenses incurred within the context of the application process (e.g. travel Costs) will not be reimbursed by USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten.
Support & Guidelines
For international applicants: contact point
We have set up a contact point for international employees to provide non-German-speaking employees with the best possible support when they join us. This offers support with all organisational and administrative matters, such as legal issues (visas, entry and residence), relocation and finding accommodation, as well as life and everyday life in Austria. Language courses can also be organised.
We are convinced that diversity is what makes our personal and professional life interesting and multi-faceted. By strengthening creativity and innovation, diversity contributes significantly to the university’s success. It is an integral part of our corporate strategy to take gender perspectives as well as differences and similarities between people of different backgrounds into account. Therefore, we especially encourage people with disabilities to apply.
Leadership Principles – Guidance for Leadership and Collaboration
Our leadership guidelines are an important part of our corporate culture. They serve as an orientation and bond for our staff members by describing the ideal behaviour of a manager. As precise and action-oriented as possible, they reflect the company’s expectation of management staff members. These guidelines help staff members with what to expect from their superiors and allow supervisors to draw conclusions about what to expect from their staff members.
Get to know us better
Learn 3 facts about us:
With more than 4,000 students, USTP is a key player in the Austrian higher education sector and one of the most important employers in the region.
What sets us apart: the future-oriented and steadily growing number of study programmes, a strong interdisciplinary collaboration and research strength.
USTP is also easy to reach by public transport for staff members from surrounding areas. Vienna, for example, is only a 25-minute train ride away.
Awards highlight our quality as an employer:
Equal Opportunities
For the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, the variety and diversity of its staff members is the key to innovation, success, and further development. Applications by qualified women are particularly welcome. In the case of equal suitability, we give precedence to applicants with special needs. We explicitly invite persons with a migration background to apply. We are looking forward to receiving your application!
USTP is committed to the Diversity Charter (Charta der Vielfalt).
USTP promotes an environment that enables employees to work in a healthy and motivated manner. For this, the UAS has received the seal of approval for “workplace health promotion” from the Austrian Health Insurance Fund.
HR Excellence in Research
USTP is now part of the European Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) serving the purpose of improving the working conditions of researchers in Europe. Within the framework of the programme, the UAS developed a set of measures and has now been honoured with the distinction “Human Resources Excellence in Research” for these measures as well as the first steps towards their implementation. As a consequence, USTP is entitled to use the HRS4R logo.
The European programme is based on the “European Charter for Researchers” and the “Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”. The charter is a set of general principles containing recommendations of the European Union for the improvement of researchers’ working conditions and career prospects. The HRS4R project is currently being implemented at our university. In the course of this process, the most important principles for the recruitment of researchers have been laid down in the OTMR policy and the catalogue of planned measures has been published in the action plan.
USTP is a family-friendly place to study and work - this is confirmed by the basic certificate of the ‘University and Family’ initiative of the Federal Ministry for Women, Family, Integration and Media. We offer employees and students free childcare at certain times, for example during Holy Week or the summer holidays. Employees also have additional days off on Good Friday and from 24 to 31 December each year. Depending on the area of activity, a flexitime model and the option of remote working ensure the greatest possible flexibility. A parent-child room is available to families on the St. Pölten campus as a place of retreat. USTP will continue to take targeted steps to improve the compatibility of family and professional life in the future.
Our benefits
Flexible Working Hours
Flexible Working Hours
Depending on their field of activity, our staff members can use a flexitime work model.
Remote Work
Remote Work
Depending on their area of responsibility, we enable our staff members to perform up to 50% of their working hours either from home or from any other location in Austria.
Modern Infrastructure
Modern Infrastructure
Bright and barrier-free rooms, high-quality equipment and a modern infrastructure create a pleasant and productive atmosphere. In teaching and research, state-of-the-art labs and studios as well as advanced teaching and learning facilities are available.
Free Parking
Free Parking
Parking is free of charge for all staff members of USTP.
Structured Onboarding
Structured Onboarding
During their training phase, new staff members receive support through our mentoring programme.
Further Education and Development
Further Education and Development
Continuous further education (both in-house and external), career models and individual qualification agreements encourage the professional development of our staff members in teaching, research, management and administration.
Canteen
Canteen
Our on-site UAS canteen offers daily changing lunch menus, a salad bar as well as different snacks and drinks.
Health Promotion
Health Promotion
In-house health promotion, company medical care, voluntary occupational provisions and many sports activities make for an ideal balance.
International Exchange
International Exchange
With more than 130 partner universities around the world, our staff members can experience different cultures by participating in our staff mobility programmes.
Discounts
Discounts
Staff members of the UAS receive discount shopping vouchers at numerous partner companies.
Events & Outings
Events & Outings
Staff members come together outside the office for celebrations and trips, such as Christmas parties, the summer event and company outings.
More Free Time
More Free Time
Our employees have extra days off each year to enjoy their free time (Good Friday, 24 to 31 December).
Time Out
Time Out
We offer different models that allow our staff to take some "time out" under certain conditions: educational leave, educational part-time work, sabbatical.
Childcare
Childcare
Our staff members can make use of a free childcare option at certain times, for example during the week before Easter and three weeks in the summer.
„Diversity is not just a word at USTP. The greater the differences between people, the more they can learn from each other. Working on a common goal makes cultural barriers and differences disappear.”
