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PhD in various fields at Vienna Research Center, Austria. For Medical student's, Biologists, Bioinformatics, Cell studies, Neurology, Computational Biology

The Vienna Biocenter (VBC) PhD Programme in Life Sciences has been successfully running since 1993, providing students from all over the world with exceptional training. As a student at the VBC PhD Programme you will be supervised by a top scientist and have full access to state-of-the-art facilities, thus giving you an opportunity to launch a successful scientific career.
The Vienna Biocenter Campus is extremely dynamic and highly multidisciplinary with research areas ranging from molecules to populations.
The VBC PhD Programme is jointly organized by GMI, IMBA, IMP and Max Perutz Labs; the degree is awarded by the University of Vienna. The VBC programme has established itself as one of the premier programs in biology and life sciences in the heart of Europe
Eligibility
Fully completed application form submitted before the relevant deadline
A Master degree or equivalent or anticipate receiving before enrolment, a university degree that would formally qualify you to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in the country where you obtain your degree
Research experience in a relevant scientific area (we recommend 6 months full-time experience)
Give the full details of two referees, at least one of them should have supervised you in a research project
Have a high level of both spoken and written English
!! Open PhD Positions !!
Summer Call 2020
The groups offering positions in the forthcoming call can be found under the respective research areas below.
Computational Biology, Genomes, and Evolution
https://www.training.vbc.ac.at/…/computational-biology-gen…/
Disease Mechanisms, Immunology, and Pathogens
https://www.training.vbc.ac.at/…/disease-mechanisms-immuno…/
Benefits
Full-time Employment Contract
Students will be hired by the research institute where their supervisor is based with a full-employment contract.
The salaries offered to VBC students are comparable to other PhD Programmes in Europe, around 33.971 euros (gross) per year which is subject to tax and leaves an amount of 24.332 euros (net) per year. The salary can vary slightly depending on the institute.
Vienna is not an expensive city to live in. Students can live comfortably – many even save money – during their time at the VBC.
Other Benefits
Health/Pension/Accident/Unemployment Insurance
University of Vienna tuition fees are reimbursed
Visa Expenses. The HR depts. of the respective institutes will assist you in getting your visa on time before starting your employment. The costs for residence permits for newcomers are normally refunded.
Language courses are run by the institutes (on an institute specific basis) for you to learn some German while you are in Vienna. English is the working language of the programme but a little German helps you to settle into the city and find your way around!
Sports and social Activities, the programme and institutes organise numerous sports and social activities throughout the year.
(Please check with your respective institute as some benefits may be institute specific)
Applicants with Non-European Master Degree
Applicants that do not hold a Master degree or equivalent from a European University will be asked to provide GPA scores.
UK/US Applicants
We welcome applicants from the United States and other countries with an Anglican education system. Applicants from Australia, Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom (UK), and New Zealand are able to enter our programme with a BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) in a Life Sciences related subject but MUST have a significant amount of research experience. United States students should contact the programme administrator to enquire if their BA degree fulfils the requirements for admission to the VBC programme and that they have a significant amount.
Application Process
At the Vienna BioCenter we are looking for knowledgeable and enthusiastic applicants who want to develop competitive projects at the forefront of modern biology.
We recruit approximately 20 candidates in each call, and receive at least 30 times more applications. It is currently impossible for us (within a reasonable amount of time) to standardize the assessment of academic achievements of applicants coming from over 70 different nations.
We wish to continue welcoming applications from any country and maximize the procedural justice for all applicants. Thus, we have introduced an online questionnaire, to help pre-select applications in a transparent, fair and unbiased manner.
Our application process is as follows:
Online application form that includes 3 parts
Part 1: you will be asked about your personal information and the information for 2-3 referees. After you submit this information you will receive a link by e-mail to edit the second part of the application.
Part 2: has questions regarding your education, research experience and research interests. Using the provided link, you can save and edit your data as many times as you wish until you click submit.
Part 3: you will receive a questionnaire that should take you about an hour to complete. This link is provided separately because once you start answering the questions you need to complete it (These tests were developed by a team of experts, following extensive research showing that personality tests combined with cognitive assessment are the best way to evaluate potential).
The online applications will be reviewed by our faculty, and the best applicants will be short-listed. If there is something we need to clarify we may contact you via skype. We usually invite approximately 50 applicants for the interview week in Vienna.
On-site interview (the visit runs from Sunday to Thursday)
Sunday: general introduction to the programme, campus, and research groups.
Monday: panel interviews.
Tuesday-Wednesday: meeting the groups (finding a match)
Thursday: announcement of the assignments.
Please note that the Summer Call is now open
Deadline 15 April (2359 CET - Vienna time)

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