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REGISTRATION OPEN - Seminar retreat - Into Science, 27 - 29.05.2024

 news & events, european neuroscience conference - encods, 23-24.06, registration deadline: 15.05..

This conference focuses on the topics within the Neuroscience field. It is a great place for early career researchers to expand ther scientific...

Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation-Poster session, submission deadline: 30.04.2024

The Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation focuses its activities on highlighting innovative research approaches and promising perspectives from all...

Innovatorinnen Lab by the FFG, application deadline 14th of April

Event series provided by The Austrian Research Promotion Agency. It is an agency for industrial research and development!

Vienna Cognitive Science Hub Seed Grant

This Seed Grants Program provides funds for applicants to develop, write, and submit an interdisciplinary research proposal in the broad field of...

Online sessions: Starting your PhD at University of Vienna

If you want to apply for a PhD position at University of Vienna and want to be well informed about your admission and other essential tasks, please...

Student Assistant open position, Doctoral School Computer Science

The Doctoral School of Computer Science is inviting master or bachelor students to apply for the position of Student Assistant.

 PhD Stories

2 VDS CoBeNe PhD candidates have been awarded the City of Vienna Impact Award 2023

Congratulations to Julia Reiter and MacKenzie Trupp for winning the Impact Award 2023!

Jana Köhler: Climate action and negative Stereotypes

The current discussion around the climate protests show that the social perception of environmental activists is often very negative. With her...

Stefanie Hirsch: Health Impact of Ethnic Discrimination

Ethnic discrimination is harmful to health! Experiences of discrimination trigger immediate stress reactions in affected individuals.

 Defenses

Phd defense of markus grüner, 13.05.24, 15:00.

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology

''More than top-down vs. bottom-up: Using variations of the contingent capture paradigm to...

PhD defense of Lisa-Claire Vanhooland, 07.05.24, 17:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology

„Me or I? Investigating self-awareness through mirror self-recognition, body self-awareness...

PhD Defense of Karolina Ignatiadis, 30.04.24, 15:00

“Neural Correlates of the Auditory Looming Bias”

PhD defense of Ekaterina Pronizius, 24.04.2024, 10:00

“A multi-Method Approach for Studying Self and Other: Evidence from Behavioral,...

PhD Defense of Jennifer Schieß-Jokanovic, 22.03.24, 11:00

“The association of complex PTSD and post-migration living difficulties in asylum seekers...

PhD Defense of Christian Blum, 12.03.24, 21:00

"Learning about novel predators in common ravens (Corvus corax)"

 Books

Raben - Das Geheimnis ihrer erstaunlichen Intelligenz und sozialen Fähigkeiten

Thomas Bugnyar, 2022, Brandstätter Verlag. Sie sind bekannt für ihre verblüffende Intelligenz, für das clevere Benutzen von Werkzeugen und für ihr...

Buchtipp: Wie klug sind wir wirklich?

Jakob Pietschnig, 2021, Ecowin. Was Intelligenz ist, wie man sie messen kann und warum das so spannend ist, erklärt der österreichische...

Buchtipp: Von singenden Mäusen und quietschenden Elefanten

Angela Stöger, Brandtstätter Verlag, 2021. Wie Tiere kommunizieren und was wir lernen, wenn wir ihnen wirklich zuhören

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PhD - Admission

Confirmation of supervision.

• PhD/Doctoral Advisory Board

Admission procedure

Admission deadlines.

• FAQs Admission Doctoral/PhD Studies

Co-registration

Phd support.

The University of Vienna offers a wide range of research opportunities. Nevertheless, it is important to clarify in advance whether your intended dissertation project can actually be supervised at the University of Vienna. For admission, it is the doctoral candidate's responsibility to obtain a confirmation of supervision.

The list of our tenured faculty can be found here .

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics at the University of Vienna offers PhD/doctoral programmes in the following fields of doctoral research:

• Economics (PhD)
• Finance (PhD)
• Business Analytics, Logistics and Operations Research(PhD)
• Management (PhD)
• Statistics and Operations Research (PhD)
• Business and Law (Doctorate)

In addition to the range of degree programmes provided by the University of Vienna, interested candidates have the opportunity to study at the Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE) or the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF). Please refer to the respective website for admission details:

• Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE)
• Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF)

Application via u:space

In order to apply for admission to a PhD programme at the University of Vienna, you have to create an account via http://uspace.univie.ac.at . The e-mail address you use for registering at u:space will be used by the Admission Office as your primary contact address for the duration of the application procedure.

Once you have created your u:space account, you can apply for admission to degree programmes, register for courses and examinations and pay your tuition fees or ÖH fees. If you would like to apply for admission, please click “Administration” and select “Admission to degree programmes”. Now select “PhD/doctorate” under the header “Apply for a new degree programme”. Search for the PhD or doctoral programme you would like to apply in the search field below. Please bear in mind that admission is only possible within the specific admission period.

The degree programme in Business Informatics is provided and supervised by the Faculty of Computer Science. For further information, please refer to the website of the Faculty of Computer Science.

Application documents

Once you have selected your desired degree programme, you will be asked to upload your application documents. Please note that all documents have to be uploaded in PDF format.

The following documents have to be uploaded to u:space:

• Degree certificates of all completed degree programmes (e.g. degree certificates of bachelor's and master’s programmes including all the necessary legislations)
• Diploma supplement and/or transcript of records
• Indication of Willingness to Supervise a Doctoral/PhD Candidate 
• If your documents were not issued in English or German, you need to have the documents listed above translated into German or English by an officially registered, certified translator.
• Scan of your passport/identification card
• Letter of motivation for your planned research project
• Explanation of your research project (including research interests and methodological approach)
• Possible references
• Proof of your English skills. Use one of the following options to provide proof of your English skills:
• Proof that English is your mother tongue
• Degree of a university or a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) that uses English as an institutional language of instruction
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): at least 250 points (computer-based), 100 points (internet-based), 600 points (paper-based), not older than three years
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): at least 7 points
• any other equivalent certificate, not older than three years

Personal interview (optional)

In a personal interview, it is to be determined whether the research interests of the applicant match the research areas of the faculty. The personal interview takes place at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics of the University of Vienna. You will be informed about the appointment with the doctoral advisory board via e-mail. If you are abroad, it is possible to conduct the personal interview online.

Semester start: October 1 (winter term) / March 1 (summer term)

PhD Economics February 1 to April 30 (admission only once a year, starting with the winter term)

PhD Finance February 1 to April 30 (admission only once a year, starting with the winter term)

Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE) All information on the VGSE admission can be found here: https://www.vgse.at/application/requirements/

Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF) All information on the VGSF admission can be found here: https://www.vgsf.ac.at/phd-program/apply-now/

PhD  Business Analytics, Logistics and Operations Research May 15 to June 30 (for winter term) October 15 to December 15 (for summer term)

PhD Management April 15 to June 30 (for winter term) September 15 to December 15 (for summer term)

PhD Statisti cs and Operations Research March 15 to May 15 (for winter term 2022) Starting with summer term 2023 there will be NO DEADLINES anymore . Application is possible all year round.

Students who want to pass courses and exams at the University of Vienna to get them recognised for their degree programme at a different Austrian university, should approach the Center for Doctoral Studies directly: doktorat.mitbelegung @ univie.ac.at

• StudiesServiceCenter, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics ssc.wiwi @ univie.ac.at
• Center for Doctoral Studies doktorat.zulassung @ univie.ac.at

Our PhD study (UN94)

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An overview of the most important details

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Application process and PhD calls

Thematic programs

Our Ph.D. supervisors

Program structure

Duration: 6 Semester (180 ECTS) Graduate: PhD

Tuition fees

Salary and funding

Focus of the Ph.D. programs

Our research focuses on five core areas: Immunology, Cancer research and Oncology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular medicine, and Medical imaging. We place great emphasis on interdisciplinary research. For us, it’s natural that medical scientists work together with researchers from other disciplines such as physics, chemistry, or mathematics to find joint solutions in research projects. Our doctoral studies are bundled in thematic programmes and offer a wide selection of interdisciplinary research projects to choose from. Our researchers and research groups are as diverse as our research, and this makes our work extremely exciting.

Discover our Ph.D. programs

Educational objectives

Our Ph.D. programs aim to provide you with all the skills and knowledge you need to be an excellent scientist and science leader. During your Ph.D., you should decide whether you’d like to work in the academic or non-academic sector in the future and adapt your training accordingly. We’ll accompany you as you take your first steps as a young researcher and support you with the development of your independent project. The Ph.D. course is practice-oriented, as you’ll gain most of your academic skills and knowledge as part of a team. After successfully completing your training, you’ll be able to exhibit the following:

• A systemic understanding of a study field and proficiency in the skills and methods associated with this field.
• The ability to plan, design, implement and adapt a research project with scientific integrity.
• Original research output that increases the limits of knowledge and substantial research work.
• The ability to make your research output available to the scientific society according to national and international publication standards.
• The ability to perform critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
• The ability to communicate with the professional environment, the scientific community, and society about basic questions of science and scientific politics.
• The ability to promote technological, social, and cultural progress within an academic and professional context in a knowledge society.

Workflow of the Ph.D. programs

Doctoral study takes at least six semesters and comprises 180 ECTS. All courses comprise a total of 30 hours each semester, which corresponds to 16.7% of the total duration of the course (based on a standard 40-hour work week). The remaining time (83.3%) is available for developing a project for your doctoral thesis.

The Ph.D. program will provide you with comprehensive scientific training in your chosen research area and general scientific skills to prepare you for various academic, medical, industrial, and public scientific careers. The learning occurs through practical training at the workplace, courses, including lectures, seminars, journal clubs, propaedeutics, ASIC courses, thesis seminars, or study periods abroad. You work with your supervisor and the rest of the research team the entire time.

Towards the end of your studies, you will work on an independent research project that will be documented in a doctoral thesis and defended publicly. We’ve put together detailed information on the curriculum, including a study plan proposal,  here  for your consideration.

Career outlook

Completion of a Ph.D. program gives you the opportunity to work in a wide variety of areas, including:

• Medical research
• Project management
• Science journalism
• Professorship and teaching
• Consultation to public administration, NGOs and industry
• Marketing and Sales
• Innovation and product development
• Quality management

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PhD Program

The Doctoral Programme in Philosophy is a three-year PhD programme

• open to self-funded, third-party-funded and pre-doctoral researchers
• structured upon a number of compulsory activities (coursework, exposé, faculty presentation, doctoral thesis agreement, annual reports, thesis submission and defensio)
• of 24 ECTs (15 of which must be in Doctoral Seminars)
• see the  Curriculum
• Our  StudienServiceCenter Philosophie  (SSC) administers the compulsory activities (coursework, recognition of examinations, Exposé & FÖP, submission and defense of the dissertation). Contact:  doktoratsstudium.philosophie @ univie.ac.at .
• The VDP administers the doctoral training , a non-compulsory support for compulsory activities. 
• A comprehensive guide to our doctoral program is the VDP Handbook .

Structure of PhD Studies

Entry phase: year 1, compulsory milestones.

• Submit your Exposé
• Pass the Public Presentation at the Faculty (FÖP)
• Sign the Doctoral Thesis Agreement
• Participate in doctoral seminars

Doctoral Training*

• Get fit for the FÖP at the  WIP Seminar
• Participate in the Writing Evenings
• Participate in Pragmatic Academic Series
• Participate in the Center for Doctoral Studies workshops
• Register an additional supervisor and establish a thesis advisory committee

* These activities are also open to doctoral candidates in the research phase (years 2 and 3).

Research Phase: Years 2 and 3

Compulsory activities.

• Write doctoral thesis chapters or scientific papers
• Deliver undergraduate teaching (where contracted to do so)
• Complete the  annual progress reports

Doctoral Training

• Organize a summer school
• Organize an academic event
• Participate in academic conferences
• Undertake a research stay abroad
• Apply for teaching opportunities

Final Phase: Year 3

• Submit and review your dissertation
• Defend your dissertation

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