NO! However, this unique opportunity of selecting 18 PhD-positons is under the term “Medical Neuroscience PhD-Programme” and is part of the underpinning PhD-programme Neuroscience.
Yes, you do not need to have completed your degree at the time of application. However, you must obtain your final degree certificate by the end of June. If your degree certificate is not available at the time of your application, we kindly ask you to upload a copy of your latest academic transcript instead.
Yes, you need to upload a certificate of English proficiency (e.g. TOEFL). The official working language of the PhD-program and in the host research laboratories is English – this includes all discussions and seminars, both formal and informal.
No, you can also apply if you have a Bachelor's degree. However, in this case you must have completed a four year course, achieved a first class honors or a 2:1, and you should be able to demonstrate that you have acquired a significant amount of research experience. In addition, you have to document that your degree formally qualifies to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in the country where you have obtained your degree.
Yes, you are highly welcome!
No, you must submit your application through the centralized application system using the e.mail: phdmedneuro@uniwien.ac.at .
Yes, you can scan and upload the reference letters by yourself. We will contact the referees later. However, we will only accept the official reference form 2018: “referee_form_MedNeuro 2018”
You have to upload
1. The “application_form_MedNeuro_2018”,
2. One single PDF consisting of:
3. Two recommendations using the form “referee_form_MedNeuro 2018”
The "proof of your doctoral study entrance qualification" is only required if you have no Master’s degree! If you intend to apply to our PhD programme with a 4 years Bachelor’s degree you need, form your university where you have performed the bachelor, the official statement that in your country your Bachelor’s degree would qualify you to enter a PhD programme. For example with a Bachelor’s degree from Austria, you cannot enter the PhD Programme in Austria, so you could not apply.
There is no need to have your certificates translated or authenticated during the online application process. The official translation and authentication of the certificates and degrees is only required at a later stage for registration at the Medical University of Vienna.
You can find the information concerning the projects, the PIs and their research units at the application site. Please read about the research activities of the various groups, and indicate at most three scientific fields/senior scientists (without a ranking) in which you would like to do your thesis research.