Research & science jobs in Austria: statistics
Open positions at employers whose main sector is Research & science, in Austria, counted once a day from the employers' own careers pages, with the method.
Figures read on 12 November 2026 at 15:55.
Open positions over time
The history is still being recorded: the line appears after 14 days of tracking, with 9 days so far.
By week
| Last count | Open positions | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | 107 | 7 |
| 2026-11-08 | 93 | 7 |
Counted every day since 2026-11-04. Each row is the last count of the week or month; the CSV has every day.
Who is doing the hiring
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)33 · 30.8%
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria25 · 23.4%
- PROFACTOR20 · 18.7%
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)14 · 13.1%
- Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)10 · 9.3%
- CBmed4 · 3.7%
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine1 · 0.9%
Each vacancy is assigned to exactly one employer.
Who is hiring: seniority and contract
By seniority
- Entry level54 · 58.7%
- Junior2 · 2.2%
- Mid level28 · 30.4%
- Senior3 · 3.3%
- Lead / Manager5 · 5.4%
By contract type
- Full-time32 · 41%
- Part-time7 · 9%
- Contract1 · 1.3%
- Temporary13 · 16.7%
- Internship25 · 32.1%
Shares are of the vacancies where a value was recorded: 86% of open vacancies for seniority and 73% for contract type. Seniority is classified from the text of the ad, so read small differences with caution.
Most-requested skills
- Python24
- MS Office13
- Machine Learning9
- molecular biology8
- Computer Vision7
- C++6
- Sensorik6
- Java5
- Excel5
- image processing5
- C#5
- AI4
- cloning4
- MATLAB4
- JavaScript3
- bioinformatics3
- Kotlin3
- GxP3
- molecular biology techniques3
- genetics3
Languages in demand
- English62 · 57.9%
- German42 · 39.3%
- French1 · 0.9%
Open jobs by state
Many postings name only "Austria" or a place we cannot match to a state; about 8% of these jobs are not on the map.
By employer
Method
- Only positions published on the employer's own careers page; no agencies or job aggregators.
- Employer classified by its main sector (Research & science); each position is counted once, under that sector.
- Located in Austria.
- The count is taken once a day, when the crawl has finished. It is the number of open positions at that moment.
Limits
- It counts open positions, not unique vacancies or positions that were filled.
- Employers without a readable careers page, or that block automated readers, are not included.
- The sector classification is Arbeitio's own, not an official one.