Collection:

• Scientific and curatorial care, administration, cataloging, documatation and research on the collection originating especially from excavations in present day Austria;
• expansion of the biological, archaeological and historical contextualisation of the existing collections;
• augmentation of the collection through well-contextualised new holdings;
• supervision of guest researchers and students;
• Answering requests concerning the collection;
• Maintaining international/national academic and curatorial collaborations.    

Research:

• Planning, realization and coordination of research projects (also collection-related and related to the main topics of the department: bioathropology, bioarchaeology, palaeopathology, biomechanics, interpretation of biomolecular/biochemical results etc);
• Acquisition of third-party funding;
• Supervision of theses (MSc, PhD); 
• Presentation of research at international conferences and workshops;
• Publication of results in national and international journals;
• Interdisciplinary cooperation within the Natural History Museum  and international research institutions. 

Education and the public:

• Collaboration in the museum's educational mission (national and international exhibitions, popular science publications, citizen science activities etc);
• Guided tours and lectures for specialist audiences and the general public;
• Advice for students and information on the collection for the general public;
• Cooperation with the media and educational institutions (popular science publications, interviews, advice, projects, etc.) in collaboration with the Communication and Media department.

• Completed studies (Ph.D.) in biological anthropology and the possibility to supervise MSc and PhD students at the university in the near future
• Successful acquisition, management and realisation of subject-specific research projects 
• Relevant scientific experience and expertise (osteology, palaeopathology, palaeodemography, cemetery analyses etc) 
• Experience in the interpretation of bio-molecular analyses (aDNA, isotopes, proteins etc) 
• Experience in the interpretation of imaging techniques (X-ray, histology, micro-CT etc)
• Experience with ethical aspects of human-osteological collections
• Excavation experience and experience in handling human osteological collections
• Good networking in the international research community  
• Proof of publications in top international journals, as well as proven research activity (through externally funded projects) 
• Experience in the organization of workshops and scientific meetings and congresses
• Willingness to work on exhibitions and didactic projects 
• Experience in communicating scientific content to experts, the general public and the media 
• Good knowledge of statistics and computer applications in bioanthropology
• Good knowledge of German and English (written and spoken) 
• Ability to work in a team; social skills, flexibility and reliability