ISTScholar PhD program

Dear Colleague,

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) is looking for highly qualified candidates to apply for our ISTScholar PhD program. We offer fully-funded PhD positions in the natural and mathematical sciences in a world-class research environment on the outskirts of Vienna.

Our PhD program is characterized by innovative training with a special focus on interdisciplinarity, close mentoring by outstanding faculty within small research groups, and access to first-rate facilities. Students spend the first year completing coursework and rotations before choosing a thesis group and passing the qualifying exam. Our PhD graduates have gone on to top positions in academia and industry all over the world.

Students with a bachelor`s or master`s degree in biology, neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, physics, and related areas are encouraged to apply. We offer internationally competitive salaries co-funded by an EU Marie Curie-Sklodowska grant, full health benefits, and subsidized on-campus housing in the first year.

For more information about the ISTScholar PhD program and application process, as well as faculty profiles, please visit our website at http://ist.ac.at/graduate-school, or come to our Student Open Day on November 20th (register at: http://ist.ac.at/studentopenday).

The deadline for PhD applications is January 8th 2016 for a start date in September 2016.