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<td>Fully-funded PhD positions at IST Austria in
Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science,
Biology, and Neuroscience</td>
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<td>Mon, 4 Dec 2017 15:50:48 +0100</td>
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<td>IST Austria Graduate School <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gradschool@ist.ac.at"><gradschool@ist.ac.at></a></td>
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<title>Fully-funded PhD positions at IST Austria in Mathematics,
Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, Biology, and
Neuroscience</title>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
"Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black">Dear
Colleague,</span>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">The <b>Institute of Science and Technology Austria
(IST Austria)</b> is looking for highly qualified candidates
to apply for our ISTScholar PhD program. We offer <b>fully-funded
PhD positions</b> in the natural and mathematical sciences
in a world-class research environment on the outskirts of
Vienna. Students can pursue doctoral research within the
following clusters:</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/biology/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Biology</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/computer-science/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Computer Science</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/data-science-scientific-computing/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Data Science & Scientific
Computing</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/mathematics/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mathematics</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/neuroscience/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Neuroscience</a>, and</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">- <a
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/physics/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Physics</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Our PhD program is characterized by innovative training
with a special focus on interdisciplinarity, close mentoring
by outstanding faculty within small research groups, and
access to first-rate facilities. Students spend the first year
completing coursework and rotations before choosing a thesis
group and passing the qualifying exam. Our PhD graduates have
gone on to top positions in academia and industry all over the
world.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Students with a <b>bachelor’s</b> <b>or</b> <b>master’s</b>
degree in a relevant field are encouraged to apply. We offer <b>internationally
competitive salaries</b> co-funded by an EU Marie
Skłodowska-Curie grant, full health benefits, and subsidized
on-campus housing in the first year.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">For more information about the ISTScholar PhD program
and application process, as well as faculty profiles, please
visit our website at </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif""><a
title="" href="http://phd.ist.ac.at/" moz-do-not-send="true">http://phd.ist.ac.at</a><u><span
style="COLOR: blue">.</span></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="2" face="Arial">The
deadline for PhD applications is <strong>January 8th 2018</strong>
for a start date in September 2018. </font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Yours sincerely,</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Graduate School Office</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Institute of Science and Technology Austria</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif""><a
title="" href="mailto:gradschool@ist.ac.at"
moz-do-not-send="true">gradschool@ist.ac.at</a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">----------------------------------</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR:
black">Download our 2018 PhD open call flyers here: </span><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
"Arial","sans-serif""><a title=""
href="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/downloads/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/downloads/</a> </span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/"
target=""_blank"" moz-do-not-send="true"><img
alt="https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at/wp-content/themes/ist.phd/images/logos/EU%20flag_75x50.png"
src="cid:part10.148ED3A5.7EF7745B@cg.tuwien.ac.at"
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height="21" width="32" border="0"></a><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY:
"Arial","sans-serif"">This project has
received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under the Marie
Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 665385.</span></p>
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