PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Physics in Austria

This postdoctoral position is based at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) in Linz, Austria, within the Optimization and Optimal Control Group . The successful researcher will join a lively research environment and collaborate with international experts working on optimization-related topics. The project focuses on optimization and optimal control for differential equations , with particular emphasis on new developments connected to machine learning and d...

The Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences is offering a full-time postdoctoral position in the Optimization and Optimal Control Group in Linz, Austria. The successful candidate will join a research environment focused on optimization and optimal control related to differential equations, with the project specifically emphasizing new developments connected to machine learning and data science. The post is hosted at RICAM, a re...

This PhD project investigates deep tissue imaging with nonlinear microscopy and adaptive optics at the Institute of Biomedical Physics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. The doctoral researcher will work with an adaptive-optics nonlinear microscope built around a high-power pulsed laser system. The research will focus on novel methods for correcting optical aberrations and light scattering in thick tissue, with the goal of extending imaging depth beyond the current state of the art. Appl...

The University of Vienna is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the Star and Planet Formation group in the Department of Astrophysics. The project focuses on debris disk research, with related opportunities in the study of solar-system asteroids and the Kuiper Belt, exozodis, and dust and planetesimal dynamics in evolved protoplanetary disks. The successful researcher will strengthen theoretical studies and the interpretation of observations from cutting-edge observatories through simulations....

This PhD opening at the University of Vienna focuses on coupled-cluster theory development , placing the student in the area of advanced theoretical and computational chemistry. The project is explicitly framed as a fully funded, three-year doctoral position and is aimed at a first-stage researcher interested in fundamental method development. The research topic sits at the interface of chemistry and physics , with emphasis on the theoretical foundations and development of coupled-cluster approa...

The IST-BRIDGE International Postdoctoral Program at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria offers a fully funded, two-year postdoctoral fellowship for highly qualified researchers. The program is designed for candidates who have completed, or will soon complete, a PhD or equivalent in the natural sciences, computer sciences, mathematics, or a related discipline. Hosted at ISTA in Austria, the fellowship is embedded in an international research environment and is paired with a flexible ...

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is accepting applications to its 2027 interdisciplinary PhD program. The program welcomes highly qualified applicants interested in graduate-level scientific research across biology, chemistry, neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, physics, data science and scientific computing, astronomy, earth science, and related areas. Students join an international research environment built around ISTA’s research groups. During the first year of...

The Atomic and Plasma Physics Group at the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Wien is offering a fully funded PhD project in experimental ion-surface physics. The research investigates how singly and multiply charged solar-wind ions modify and sputter silicate and oxide mineral surfaces. These ion–surface interactions are central to understanding space weathering, the process through which exposed rocky surfaces are altered by the space environment. The PhD student will combine controlled ion-ir...

Montanuniversität Leoben’s Department of Geoenergy is seeking a University Assistant to join the Chair of Reservoir Engineering in Leoben, Austria, with the opportunity to pursue a PhD. The research focuses on geological carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage, investigating reactive fluid transport through porous media. The project combines experimental and numerical approaches to understand transport processes relevant to subsurface energy storage and reservoir engineering. Potential research acti...