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.

Interesting facts for applicants from abroad

• Information for Euraxess’ researchers
• German guidelines of the BM.I (Ministry of the Interior) concerning the residency and employment of foreign researchers in Austria
• English guidelines of the BM.I (Ministry of the Interior) concerning the residency and employment of foreign researchers in Austria
• Researchers Guide to Austria provided by Euraxess and the OeAD
• Studying & Working in Austria provided by the ÖIF (Austrian Integration Fund)
• Studieren & Arbeiten in Österreich vom ÖIF
• The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) provides financial support for researchers from abroad including:
  • Travel costs to partake in the interview
  • Relocation to Austria
  • Professional integration of the partner

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.

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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. 

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). 

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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.

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.

• Download OTMR-Policy
• Download 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.