Neuroscience (PhD Programme)
Vienna, Austria
PhD
DURATION
6 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Modern neuroscience is a multi-disciplinary field that includes biochemistry, molecular neurobiology, cellular neurobiology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, clinical neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry and neurology. The neuroscience program aims to educate students to PhD level using a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach, preparing them for an inspiring scientific career within the field of neuroscience in academia and/or industry.
The NEUROSCIENCE program is strongly focused on the characterisation of neuronal and glial molecular mechanisms underlying brain functioning in health and disease. The clinically relevant topics involve mechanisms of acute and chronic pain, immune surveillance of the nervous system, metabolic dysfunctions of the nervous system, synaptic mechanisms of learning and memory, as well as in psychiatric and neurological diseases and the neuronal basis of cognitive functions in health and disease. The entire programme is in English and more than 50% of the students are foreigners. The programme ensures the in-depth knowledge of the broad range of techniques and methods used within the various projects through lab rotations and project discussions to increase the awareness of the available methodical spectrum possibly applicable to individual projects.
"General Information for the Sommersemester and Wintersemester 2024"
General part (Propedeutics)
- Mandatory: Ethics and Good Scientific Practice (1 hour)
- Mandatory: Project Management and Patent Affairs (1 hour)
- Selectable courses: (e.g. statistics, mol. biol. – med.; 4 hours)
Neuroscience-specific part
- Basics of Neuroscience II (860.033 BVO 2 hours)
- 30 units covering a broad range of medical neuroscience topics
- Methods and Techniques in Neuroscience (902.557 BVO; 1 hour)
- Methods and Techniques in Neuroscience (902.558 TS; 7 hours)
- Lab course guiding through techniques for 11 different topics (from neuroanatomy, fmri, and Data analyses)
- History of Neuroscience through the Nobel prizes (860.005 BVO; 1 hour)
- 15 units covering the stories behind the discoveries leading to the Nobel prizes in neuroscience
- Journal Club (12 hours) Each semester, organized by a different department (including one patent)
- Work in Progress (Retreat) Own project presentations evaluated by the attending PIs and students for personal feedback Thesis seminar (8 hours) Attending one YSA-Symposium
At MedUni Vienna, all PhD students are employed as scientific staff for the duration of their doctoral studies.
That means:
- You receive a salary
- You are fully funded during your employment
- You benefit from social security, health insurance, and pension coverage
- You will receive a refund for your job ticket (free public transportation within Vienna)
Salary & Contract Details
PhD students are usually employed 30 hours/week under the collective agreement for university staff (Level B1).
Your exact salary may vary depending on the source of third-party funding (e.g. FWF, EU-funded projects, foundations). The standard PhD salary is currently at EUR 2786 incl. tax / EUR 2043 excl. tax
Employment contracts are usually tied to the duration of your project funding. Your supervisor will inform you about your specific contract terms once a supervision agreement is in place.
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Application deadline: Phd Calls application periods March-April, October-November
Earliest starting date: flexible as arranged with PI
Tuition fees: Free 3 years + 2 Semester, Later: 389- 727EUR