Social Sciences, Education & Social Research – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Design and carry out your PhD research (dissertation agreement to be finalised within 12 months);
- Contribute to writing project proposals for the acquisition of third-party funds and research grants;
- Collaborate with colleagues and participate in department seminars and research activities;
- Present your research at national and international conferences, meetings, and symposia;
- Teach courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement;
- Contribute to the organisation of department activities and processes.
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Your Tasks
- Performing research along the research lines of the group
- Writing and submitting scientific articles summarizing your findings
- Supporting the group leader in writing project proposals
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of political sociology and emotion research.
- You will independently plan and execute empirical research within the scope of the ERC project outlined earlier.
- You are involved in related research project and scientific studies in the area of radicalisation, social isolation and loneliness.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for theme-related projects and raise further third-party funds.
- You mentor students and junior members of the LONERS project.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You participate in a research project and in scientific studies in the field of political sociology developing your own research interests.
- You participate in national and international conferences and project meetings.
- You will write scientific publications.
- Your tasks will involve literature review, finetuning of analytical schemes to address the political force of emotions and supporting the coordinator in the elaboration of reports, as well as social impact activities.
- You will be part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, benefiting from an extensive network of excellent researchers. Active involvement in ongoing research conducted by the research team of Anna Durnova is encouraged.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Dealing with issues of democracy and human rights from a social science perspective (including the collection and analysis of quantitative empirical social science data)
- Strategic planning
- Accompanying administrative tasks
- Networking among the researchers of the research network
- Planning and implementation of conferences, workshops, and other events
- Communicating relevant activities, including knowledge exchange (“third mission”) with the public sector and the general public
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Developing and strengthening your independent research profile
- High-quality research, international presentation and publication activity
- Collaborating on research studies with a dynamic team of demographic experts
- Participate in the doctoral programme of the VIDSS, complete 30 ECTS through course attendance and external activities (see detail here: https://vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/doctoral-programme/)
- You hold courses independently within the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Involvement in the department’s administration, in research dissemination and in scientific and teaching activities.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You participate in international collaborations, research projects, and academic studies in the field of development sociology.
- You publish internationally and give presentations.
- You apply for projects and acquire external funding.
- You independently teach courses, including examinations, in the field of development sociology, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
- You supervise students in teaching and their theses.
- You participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.
- You assume administrative tasks in research, teaching, and at our department.
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Your role:
- Pursuing your doctoral research independently with the support of two academic supervisors from the department
- Completing a dissertation agreement (incl. full doctoral proposal to be assessed by a faculty board) within 12 months
- Presenting your research at international conferences
- Publishing your research in international outlets
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the university’s collective bargaining agreement
- Participation in administrative activities
- Participation in evaluation activities and quality assurance
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You build up an independent research profile in the field of political sociology and emotion research.
- You will independently plan and execute empirical research within the scope of the ERC project outlined earlier.
- You are involved in related research project and scientific studies in the area of radicalisation, social isolation and loneliness.
- You publish internationally and give lectures.
- You apply for theme-related projects and raise further third-party funds.
- You mentor students and junior members of the LONERS project.
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You participate in a research project and in scientific studies in the field of political sociology developing your own research interests.
- You participate in national and international conferences and project meetings.
- You will write scientific publications.
- Your tasks will involve literature review, finetuning of analytical schemes to address the political force of emotions and supporting the coordinator in the elaboration of reports, as well as social impact activities.
- You will be part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, benefiting from an extensive network of excellent researchers. Active involvement in ongoing research conducted by the research team of Anna Durnova is encouraged.
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Cognition, Behaviour & Environmental Sciences – Doctoral Positions (SSH Call 2026)
- Prepare a highly original and internationally competitive PhD thesis in your designated field.
- Publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and present your research at international conferences.
- Design and teach university courses and supervise students according to the requirements specified in the collective agreement for predoctoral researchers.
- Complete the public presentation of your PhD thesis within one year of your contract starting date.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Continuous development of an interdisciplinary research agenda and strategy on the topics of spatial sustainability and digital transformations, in close coordination with the department’s working groups and department leadership.
- Coordination of cross-disciplinary spatial research activities at the institute and beyond.
- Coordination and management of large interdisciplinary research proposals led by the institute (e.g., FWF doc.funds, SFB, Horizon Europe).
- Conducting own research and/or contributing to interdisciplinary research projects at the intersection of spatial sustainability and digital transformations.
- Coordination of science communication activities in the mentioned fields of transformation.
- Improved integration of teaching across the different courses offered and especially the department’s new Master’s programs.
- Teaching as required by the university’s collective bargaining agreement
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Your Tasks
- a completed Master in Demography, Geography, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in German and English
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, excellent programming skills in R or similar packages
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate with a broader research team
- Solid knowledge of demographic methods
- Experience with demographic data
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Your future workplace:
- Developing and strengthening an independent research profile
- Participation in research projects
- Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Organisation of lecture series and participation in seminars and events
- International publications and presentations
- Teaching duties as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in the departmental, teaching and research administration
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Participation in research projects
- Contribution to publications / scientific articles / presentations
- Participation in the development of a media platform for political theory
- Participation in organizing workshops, conferences, and symposia
- Project applications and acquisition of third-party funding
- We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12–18 months
- You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement
- Supervision of students
- You take on administrative tasks in the department, teaching, and research administration
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Your Tasks
- PhD in a field related to animal cognition.
- Prior experience working and publishing both bioacoustic and animal behaviour/cognition research.
- Prior experience training animals in a lab setting would be ideal.
- Comfortable handling animals. Prior experience, especially with small birds, would be ideal.
- Strong written and oral English.
- The candidate should be able to integrate into a multi-disciplinary research team.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You will work extensively with analytical techniques such as NMR and MS and contribute to our fragment-based drug design efforts, integrating structural, thermodynamic, and biophysical insights directly into your synthetic strategy.
- You will also engage with chemical and biological databases as part of compound design and evaluation.
- Cacterize protein ligand complexes
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
- You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Develop a distinct profile within the field of environmental and climate mobilities, establish yourself as an expert and build a foundation for a long-term academic career.
- Actively collaborate in ongoing research, networking, teaching and dissemination activities within the working group (e.g., ECM Network, Climate Mobilities Knowledge Hub).
- Engage in international publishing and present research findings at academic conferences to enhance visibility and impact within the field.
- Independently acquire third-party funding (e.g., ERC, FWF) to support ambitious research projects
- Conduct independent and collaborative empirical research in the field of environmental and climate mobilities, driving innovative contributions to the field.
- Supervise students on Bachelor, Master and PhD level and independently teach courses as outlined in the collective agreement, mentoring the next generation of researchers and leaders in environmental and climate mobilities studies.
- Play an active role in university academic self-administration, contributing to strategic decisions and ensuring smooth operations.
- Be part of an international and diverse research team committed to advancing socially impactful research in environmental and climate mobilities.
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Your personal sphere of influence:
- Collaboration and research in the field of kinetic theory:
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Your personal scope of action:
- Renowned management programs: e.g. M.Sc. in Business
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Your personal sphere of play:
- Developing and expanding an independent research profile
- Participating in research projects/scientific studies
- International publication and lecturing activities
- Project applications and third-party funding acquisition
- Preparation/completion of a (publication-ready) habilitation
- Independently holding courses in accordance with collective agreement provisions
- Student supervision
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
- Participation in research, teaching, and institute administration
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About the team:
- You are involved in a curiosity-driven research project in the field of machine learning in computational materials science.
- You will present your research plan to the faculty and complete a dissertation agreement within 12-18 months. This will be reviewed and adapted on an annual basis.
- You will work on your dissertation and towards its completion in time. We expect a large degree of independence paired with a high level of social awareness as the goal will only be achieved in a team.
- You will contribute to teaching (exercise classes) within the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You will fill some administrative tasks, contributing to the success and self-organization of the group for research, teaching and administration.
- You will continuously stay informed about the state of the art in your field.
- You will contribute to outreach by publications, conference presentations and public activities.
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Your professional field of activity:
- Collaboration and research in the field of partial differential equations with emphasis on geophysical aspects (oceanography, atmospheric flow):
o Development of own solutions as part of the research group of Prof. Constantin.
o Conclusion of a dissertation agreement within 12 - 18 month is expected.
o Membership in the Vienna School of Mathematics and active participation in its activities will be required. - Interdisciplinary colalboration:
o You participate in international scientific collaborations, as well as international conerences and workshops. - Collaboration in teaching and administration:
o You participate in the administration of the institute, teaching and research.
o You hold courses and examinations in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement and you (co-)supervise students.
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Your professional field of activity:
- Research:
o participation in research activities depending on the chosen project
o signing of a doctoral thesis agreement within 12 - 13 months
o becoming a member of the VSM and actively participating in its activities and its administration - International and Interdisciplinary Collabortion:
o willingness to participate in international and (depending on the project) interdisciplinary or applied research
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About the team:
- You are involved in a curiosity-driven research project in the field of electronic structure theory and ultrafast quantum dynamics.
- You will present your research plan to the faculty and complete a dissertation agreement within 12-18 months. This will be reviewed and adapted on an annual basis.
- You will work on your dissertation and towards its completion in time. We expect a large degree of independence paired with a high level of social awareness as the goal will only be achieved in a team.
- You will contribute to teaching (exercise classes) within the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- You will fill some administrative tasks, contributing to the success and self-organization of the group for research, teaching and administration.
- You will continuously stay informed about the state of the art in your field.
- You will contribute to outreach by publications, conference presentations and public activities.
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