Become a PhD candidate in the VDS CoBeNe!
For ambitious young researchers holding a Master's degree or equivalent, there are several ways to achieve a paid praedoc position at the VDS CoBeNe. Usually it will be through one of our advertised and topically open VDS CoBeNe uni:docs positions announced in the CoBeNe pooled calls, or through one of the individual PhD calls specified by the responsible group leader.
1. VDS CoBeNe Individual Calls
In general, our doctoral candidates are funded either via a university pre-doctoral position (offered directly by the group leaders) or via third-party funded positions (either projects of the group leaders or you apply for third-party funding yourself). You can find advertised pre-doc positions at UniVie Job Portal: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/go/Praedoc/8877001/ and information on third-party funding opportunities here: https://forschung.univie.ac.at/en/services/funding/early-career-researchers/.
Typically the topic of the offered praedoc positions is given due to the expertise of the supervisor and/or the topic of a specific grant or project. Usually the duration or this position is 3 or 4 years.
2. VDS CoBeNe Pooled Calls
Highly motivated students interested in the fields of Psychological Science, Behavioral & Cognitive Biology, Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Humanities can apply with their own research proposal. Successful candidates will be supervised by one of the CoBeNe Faculty Members and employed at the University of Vienna for 3 years.
The next VDS CoBeNe call for applications is expected to take place in fall 2025.