Call for Student Assistance Contemporary Exhibition Office

Deadline: Thursday, Sep 4, 2025, 11:00am

In the winter semester 2025/2026, an exhibition will be realized independently by a group of students who complete the workshop “Production and Project Management in Exhibitions - Practice” (prerequisite positive completion of the workshop “Production and Project Management in Exhibitions - theory”). We are looking for a study assistant who has successfully completed the above-mentioned workshop or have attended an equivalent course on exhibition management.

Job profile

The study assistant works in the Contemporary Exhibitions Office and is available there as a contact person for the Exhibit Studio exhibition space. They are responsible for communication with the students on the course and project controlling for the exhibition in the Exhibit Studio. They support the students in the implementation of the collectively planned exhibition project.

The call for applications is aimed at students of the Academy who have successfully completed the workshop “Production and Project Management in Exhibitions -theory” or have attended an equivalent course on exhibition management. Prerequisites are knowledge and expertise in exhibition production, project management, event management and project controlling.

Employment requirements:

interest in the production of exhibitions, very good organizational skills and a structured and conscientious way of working
good knowledge of both written and spoken German and English
independent and proactive work ethic
high social competence and communication skills
a basic understanding of discrimination and a willingness to undergo further training in this area

Application

Deadline: September 4, 2025 | 11a.m.

The application documents should be uploaded as one PDF file and include the following:

curriculum vitae
letter of motivation (about half an A4 page)

After the application deadline selected candidates will be interviewed.

General terms

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna pays the role. Students will receive a contract as student assistant with a monthly gross salary of EUR 539,80 plus bonus payments for 8 hours per week from October 1st, 2025, to January 30th, 2026. The work schedule can be arranged in consultation with the Contemporary Exhibitions Office. A student can be employed in up to one student assistant position at the Academy. Any previous contracts as a student assistant must be completed at least six months prior. A student can only graduate by March 31th, 2026, to be eligible for the position.

Third-country nationals must obtain an employment permit without a labor market test from the AMS before starting the contract and commencing work.

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna strives to increase the proportion of women and strongly requests applications from qualified women. Furthermore, the Academy seeks to create applications and working conditions that are as accessible as possible. In this context, the Academy actively supports the application of people with disabilities. Applicants can contact the Human Resources Department or the Academy’s disability representatives in advance.

For further information please contact Sofie Mathoi (s.mathoi@akbild.ac.at, 000)

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