MedUni Vienna - Call for PhD students, specifically including physicists

The Medical University of Vienna invites applications for all currently open PhD positions in its 18 PhD programs. Our university is a leader in transnational basic and applied (medicine) research and has an excellent infrastructure that invites you to do research, learn state-of- the-art methods and network with your fellow researchers. Our research community is international and constantly growing, as is our
campus. Three more research buildings will be added in the next few years. Last but not least, Austria, as a research location, offers young scientists many opportunities after graduation.

We currently offer up to 32 fully funded Ph.D. positions to ambitious and creative researchers with a background in (Bio) Physics, (Bio) Engineering, Mathematics, (Bio) Informatics, Computer Science, (Bio) Chemistry, Biology or Cell/Molecular biology or a related field to take their first steps as professional researchers with us.

We offer
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D. programme that gives you the freedom to tailor parts of your curriculum to suit your individual interests
- Cutting-edge basic and applied (medical) research
- Interesting projects and tasks
- Like-minded colleagues
- Supportive environment for personal and professional growth
- Modern and highly specialised equipment, such as the Tesla7- A triple-track system that allows easy access to patients (data) for clinical trials or user feedback
- An international and well-connected research community
- Advanced training and mentoring programmes
- Live and work in one of the most liveable places - Vienna

You have/are
- Master's degree or equivalent in (bio)physics, (bio)engineering, mathematics, (bio)informatics, computer science, (bio)chemistry, biology or cell/molecular biology, medicine or a related field.
-First practical experiences in a relevant research area in the context of an internship, job or project.
-Interest in developing new and creative solutions for humans and their health.
-Passion for science and interest in a career in research.
-Interest in conducting your own research and leading your own project.
-Willingness to travel abroad for conferences.
-Ability to work both in a team and independently.
-Excellent English skills (at least B2 level) - we are an international crowd and English is our working
language!

About us
The Medical University of Vienna (briefly: MedUni Vienna) was founded in 1365 and is now the largest medical university in Europe with about 8.000 students. Within its 30 university hospital departments, two
clinical institutes, one museum, 12 theoretical medicine centres and numerous highly specialized laboratories, it is included among the most important cutting-edge research institutes of Europe in the
area of biomedicine and biotechnology.

Terms
The initial contract of the Ph.D. is limited to one year and can be extended until the end of the training (three to four years). The salary is based either on the Austrian collective agreement for university employees and researchers or on the FWF salary agreement. An individual start date is a possibility.

Application information
Application period: 15.3-30.04.2023
Online application portal: https://oc.meduniwien.ac.at/open-positions
Questions? Contact us at phdrecruitment@muv.ac.at

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Uni Wien - University Assistant (prae doc)

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.04.2023 of a

Reference number: 13877

Professor Brukner’s group “Quantum Foundations and Quantum Information Theory” as part of Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna is a team that exploits operational and information-theoretic tools to gain insights in the fields of quantum foundations, causality and gravity. For our further reinforcement, we are looking for a University Assistant (praedoc/PhD student).
In order to increase the percentage of women in Physics, the announced position is open to qualified female candidates only.
The announcement is made for four years, whereby the employment relationship is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of four years, unless the employer submits a declaration of non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
- Participation in research, teaching and administration:

- Participation in research projects / research studies

- Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations

- We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.

- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement

- Supervision of students

- Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums

- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration



We expect the candidate to pursue her*his PhD thesis in theoretical quantum information and quantum foundations. The thesis is expected to focus on the new method of quantum reference frames and generalisations of its core concepts to special relativity, gravity and quantum fields. The successful candidate will work in cooperation with the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI-Vienna) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Profile:
- Professional competence: a master or diploma degree in physics and the experience in scientific work in the field of quantum foundations and quantum information.
- Methodological competence mastership of modern theoretical concepts and mathematical tools of quantum information, general relativity and quantum foundations.
- Didactic competence: motivated to teach and communicate knowledge to students
- High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- IT user skills
- Ability to work in a team


Desirable qualifications are
- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
- Knowledge of university processes and structures
- Basic experience in research methods and academic writing
- Experience abroad

Application documents
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae
- List of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available)
- Short doctoral project proposal
- Degree certificates



Research fields:

Education:

Languages:

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sumbitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 21.03.2023, mentioning reference number 13877.

For further information please contact Paulovics, Verena +43-1-4277-51240.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 13877
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
Privacy Policy of the University of Vienna

Uni Wien - University Assistant (post doc)

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.04.2023 of a

Reference number: 13879

Professor Walther's research group is part of the Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information group at the Faculty of Physics. The group's research combines the development of scalable photonic quantum technology for quantum computing and other quantum information applications with the investigation of fundamental quantum science questions. The group's research focus is dedicated to photonic quantum computers and quantum clouds in quantum networks, as well as photonic quantum simulators capable of providing insight into other quantum systems. For further reinforcement we are looking for a University Assistant PostDoc



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This involves
- Developing and strengthening the independent research profile
- Involvement in research projects / research studies
- International publications and presentations
- Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance
- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration


Profile:
- Doctoral degree/PhD degree in informatics, or physics
- Professional competence quantum cryptography, cryptography, quantum computing, quantum information, quantum photonics, quantum entanglement with cluster states, one- way quantum computing
- Methodological competence programming, phyton, low level programming in C/C++,
- Didactic competence: motivated to teach and communicate knowledge to students
- High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- IT user skills
- Ability to work in a team


In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have
- Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning
- Experience of working on research projects
- Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed, depending on the professional standards)
- International presentation experience

Desirable qualifications are
- Knowledge of university processes and structures
- Experience of supervising students

Application documents
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
- Description of research interests and research agenda / of the intended habilitation project (if applicable)
- Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference



Research fields:

Education:

Languages:

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sumbitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 21.03.2023, mentioning reference number 13879.

For further information please contact Paulovics, Verena +43-1-4277-51240.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 13879
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
Privacy Policy of the University of Vienna

Uni Wien - University Assistant (post doc)

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.04.2023 of a

Reference number: 13866

Professor Aspelmeyer's research group as part of Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information investigates quantum effects of nano- and microscale solid-state systems and their implications for the foundations and applications of quantum physics and precision measurement. The group conducts successful and internationally recognized research in the field of quantum science. For our further reinforcement, we are looking for a PostDoc to join our group.




Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Active participation in research, teaching and administration. This involves
- Developing and strengthening the independent research profile
- Involvement in research projects / research studies
- International publications and presentations
- Responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement
- Supervision of students
- Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance

Candidates with more than two years of postdoctoral experience will be preferred.


Profile:
- Doctoral degree/PhD degree
- Professional competence: Profound expertise in classical and quantum optics, optical trapping and quantum optomechanics.
- Methodological competence: The position requires proven extensive research expertise in the field of classical and quantum optics, particularly optical trapping, with emphasis on the control of quantum states of levitated, solid state mechanical quantum systems and its applications, particularly in the field of quantum
foundations.
- Didactic competence: The candidate should demonstrate documented experience in teaching
- High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- IT user skills
- Ability to work in a team


Desired qualifications:

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have

- Experience of working on research projects

- Publications in renowned, subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed, depending on the professional standards)

- International presentation experience



Desirable qualifications are

- Knowledge of university processes and structures

- Experience of supervising students



It is highly desirable that the candidate has a documented track record on research activities in quantum optics, quantum optomechanics and optical trapping and other experimental or analytical skills required for a research position in quantum optics. The candidate should also have experience in scientific writing. The successful candidate is expected to carry out experimental research related to the group’s ongoing experiments while also advancing his*her independent research. Specially it is required that the candidate supports, maintains, and develops experiments and technology related to levitated quantum optomechanics.



Application documents

- Letter of motivation

- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)

- Description of research interests and research agenda

- Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference


Research fields:

Education:

Languages:

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sumbitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 21.03.2023, mentioning reference number 13866.

For further information please contact Paulovics, Verena +43-1-4277-51240.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 13866
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
Privacy Policy of the University of Vienna