Vienna International Postdoctoral Program (VIP2) is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship program being offering by Vienna BioCenter (VBC).
Study areas:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Medicine
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Bioinformatics
Number of positions: Three international calls and 45 fellows (15 in each call)
Eligibility:
- Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in life sciences or related disciplines such as physics, engineering, chemistry, or mathematics.
- The proposed scientific project must match the research carried out on campus (applicants should name one or more potential host groups).
- Candidates are strongly advised to communicate with their preferred mentor(s) to compose their individual research project.
- Applicants must have at least one first-author publication or manuscript published on bioRxiv or arXiv. This provides written documentation that the applicant can successfully complete a scientific project and bring it to a written form. The manuscript allows an in-depth evaluation of the previous achievements of the candidate.
- Applicants must not have resided in or carried out their main activity (work, studies) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.
Applications:
- All applications must be submitted via our online portal including the following information:
- Personal information: name, contact details, current place of education/employment
- Main scientific area (choose from one of the 7 areas at the VBC) and up to 5 keywords
- DOI of first-author publication or manuscript
- Contact details for two referees.
- CV with details of education, scientific training starting from Bachelor’s, honours, etc.
- PDFs of transcripts and certificates of training
- A five-page scientific project proposal for the lab of interest
- A one-page explanation of the project written for the public, outlining the societal impact
Quick Overview————- | |
Organization | Vienna BioCenter (VBC) |
Country | Austria |
Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
Subject areas | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering, Computer Science, and Bioinformatics |
Fellowship amount | Funded |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | 5 June 2022 |
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