Vienna International Postdoctoral Program (VIP2) 4362 views

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