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Laura M. König

4 months ago

PhD in Health Psychology and Trust in Science Communication at Universität Wien University of Vienna in Austria

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Computer Science

Funding

The post is a university assistant predoctoral position linked to a PhD opening at Universität Wien. The post implies salaried employment rather than a scholarship, but no stipend amount, tuition coverage, or other financial details are stated in the provided text.

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Expired

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Austria

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Universität Wien

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Keywords

Computer Science
Sociology
Psychology
Communication Studies
Science And Technology Studies
Health Psychology
Science Communication
Salud Pública
Law

About this position

Universität Wien is advertising a PhD opening in health psychology and science communication through the Health Psychology Group and the Research Platform Trustworthy Science Communication.

The project examines public trust in science, with a specific focus on challenges in health research communication and broader questions around how trust is shaped by communication practices, perceptions of trustworthiness, and changing social and political contexts. The research is explicitly interdisciplinary and brings together expertise from communication science, computer science, psychology, law, and science and technology studies.

Supervision and collaboration involve researchers including Sophie Lecheler, Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Torsten Möller, Laura M. König, Barbara Schober, Nikolaus Forgó, and Sarah Davies. The post is suitable for applicants interested in public science communication, interdisciplinary methods, and research on trust in science.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate interest in or experience with public science communication, the capacity to carry out interdisciplinary research, and the research skills needed to complete a PhD. The announcement notes that PhD candidates will work with an interdisciplinary supervision team and may join one of the doctoral schools at the University of Vienna.

Deadline: 23 June 2026.

Apply via: the Universität Wien job portal and the linked job advertisement.

Funding details

The post is a university assistant predoctoral position linked to a PhD opening at Universität Wien. The post implies salaried employment rather than a scholarship, but no stipend amount, tuition coverage, or other financial details are stated in the provided text.

What's required

Applicants should demonstrate interest in or experience with public science communication, the capacity to carry out interdisciplinary research, and the research skills necessary to complete a PhD. The post is for a PhD student and candidates will work with an interdisciplinary supervision team and may join one of the doctoral schools at the University of Vienna.

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Professor of Health Psychology

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