Leaders in Organization and Administration
Empowering leadership from the start
From onboarding to creating supportive framework conditions, we help you fulfil your leadership role effectively and build structures that empower your team. If you choose the University of Graz, we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Useful information before the start
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The most important offers at a glance
Welcome Centre - for a smooth start
Even before their first day, international employees receive support with their arrival. In cooperation with internal and external partners – such as embassies and public authorities – the Welcome Center provides guidance to make joining the University of Graz as smooth as possible.
Start Smart - for a personalised start.
Through the Start Smart programme, new employees at the University of Graz are accompanied by an experienced colleague during their first weeks. These job partners provide orientation, share knowledge, and are available to answer questions.
Targeted onboarding as a manager
The UNISTART management programme provides support when starting out in a management role. It provides a compact overview of the legal framework, key HR management tools and approaches to employee management.
Teaching at the University of Graz
Many questions often arise at the beginning of a teaching position at the University of Graz. Support is provided by teaching-related service centres, further training opportunities and didactic suggestions and resources.
Reconciling work and family life
The University of Graz supports parents and employees with caregiving responsibilities in balancing family commitments and professional duties. This is achieved through counselling services and the development of family-friendly measures for all staff members.
We provide you with information and support around your arrival so that you can focus on the actual reasons for your stay more quickly. To this end, we work together with various internal and external organisations, such as embassies and authorities. Our aim is to further strengthen the welcoming culture at the University of Graz.
Expand & develop leadership skills
The training programmes prepare participants for current and future challenges in management roles and support a conducive working environment. The basis for this is the understanding of leadership of the University of Graz.
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Comprehensive coaching programme
The coaching programme at the University of Graz supports the professional and personal development of employees. Individually tailored counselling formats are used to help employees overcome challenges and develop their potential.
Support for internal employee development
Managers play a central role in the development of their employees. Various learning and development programmes are available to provide support. These include onboarding measures, internal training to acquire key qualifications as well as networking opportunities and programmes such as mentoring, job rotation and buddy programmes.
Offer for researchers and lecturers
Offer for employees in organisation and administration
We support you in reconciling family care responsibilities as a parent or carer with the daily challenges of your career. We do this by providing expert advice and developing family-friendly measures for our employees.
The further development of teaching and the promotion of young academics are at the centre of our efforts. Various contact points offer advice, services and individual support for teaching skills through different learning formats.
Research funding and counselling
From the initial idea to the commercialisation of intellectual property: we support researchers in their projects and help to transfer innovations and new technologies from science to industry and society.
Building and developing leadership skills
The UNISTART leadership programme supports you in your role as a (future) leader and promotes your personal development. You will receive a concise overview of the legal framework, key HR management tools and effective methods of employee management - so that you can develop your leadership skills in a targeted manner.
Health and performance at Work
As a responsible employer, the University of Graz provides a framework that fosters health and well-being, from psychosocial counselling to professional coaching, to promote a healthy and productive working environment.