Up to three pre-doc positions financed via the VSM
Job Description:
The announcement comprises up to three PhD positions financed by the
University of Vienna via the VSM (Vienna School
of Mathematics). We are looking for independent scientists with a strong
interest in research. For the purpose of this announcement, the VSM has
asked
its supervisors to submit proposals for directions for PhD projects, the
collected suggestions are listed below.
The aim for filling the up to three announced positions is to find excellent combinations of candidates and projects.
Therefore, an application is only possible for specific projects from that list. Each candidate is allowed to apply
for at most three of the projects. Responsibilities include
- participation in research activities in an international and (for some projects) interdisciplinary environment
- participation in international conferences and workshops
- signing a dissertation agreement within 12-13 months
- independent teaching of courses (according to wage agreement) and conducting of
examinations as well as participation in teaching evaluations and in administrative tasks
- becoming a member of the VSM and actively participating in its activities and its administration
Each of the announced positions is planned to be for 4 years; the initial employment
duration will be 1.5 years and the employment will automatically be extended to a duration of 4 years unless the
employer issues a non-extension notice within the first 12 months of the employment.
The envisaged employment date is October 1, 2026, in
special cases starting earlier may be possible. The master study has to
be completed before the beginning of the employment, this must be
conceivable at the time of the application.
Profile:
Diploma or master degree in mathematics, high level of competence in the area of mathematics appropriate for the
chosen project(s). Excellent command of written and spoken English.
The application documents should contain:
- letter of intent that also explains the choice of project(s)
- scientific CV with publication list if relevant
- higher education certificates, diplomas, and transcripts of records
- Two letters of recommendation have to be sent directly by the recommenders to office@vsmath.at before the application deadline.
Applicants will not be entitled to any refund of expenses incurred because of the application process.
Applications:
We are looking forward to getting your application via the application portal by February 28, 2026.
In order to access the application portal, you need to create a u:account (please find further information on that here).
For general questions concerning this announcement, please contact Andreas.Cap@univie.ac.at and office@vsmath.at.
The proposals are listed in alphabetical order (by the name of the supervisor).
- Spherical design curves for continuous measurements in spatial hearing (Supervisors: Peter Balazs, Martin Ehler)
- Combinatorial sets of reals (Supervisor: Vera Fischer)
- Explainable and sustainable artificial intelligence via interaction spaces theory (Supervisors: Paolo Giordano and Michael Kunzinger)
- Modern aspects of non-smooth Lorentzian geometry (Supervisor: Michael Kunzinger)
- Classifications of perturbations of rigid manifolds (Supervisor: Bernhard Lamel)
- Logic and Dynamics (Supervisor: Aristotelis Panagiotopoulos)
- Extendibility of spacetimes and Lorentzian length spaces (Supervisor: Chiara Rigoni, Roland Steinbauer)
- Probability theory with applications to population genetics (Supervisor: Emmanuel Schertzer)
- Elliptic combinatorics and special functions (Supervisor: Michael J. Schlosser)