PhD Opportunities in Physics in Austria

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...

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 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...

The University of Vienna is offering a four-year predoctoral position in the research group Quantum Information Science and Quantum Computation , led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Philip Walther in the Faculty of Physics. The project focuses on experimental studies of quantum foundations and the development of scalable photonic quantum technologies. Research activities span quantum control of single photons using solid-state photon sources, integrated waveguide technology, tailored nonlinear media, superco...

The Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (VDSP) at the University of Vienna offers up to nine PhD Completion Contracts for doctoral fellows in the final phase of their studies. The contracts are designed to provide focused time and institutional support for completing and submitting a written dissertation in Physics. Successful candidates will join the Faculty of Physics as University Assistants (praedoc). Their central task will be to complete the doctoral thesis while participating in research, t...

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is offering fully funded PhD positions within a broad, interdisciplinary doctoral program spanning astronomy, biology, computer science, chemistry and materials, data science and scientific computing, earth science, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. The opportunity is based at ISTA, a world-class research environment on the outskirts of Vienna. The posting is aimed at highly qualified candidates interested in joining the institute’s Ph...

This doctoral project, Joint Denoising and Material Decomposition in Photon Counting Computed Tomography , sits at the interface of mathematics, image reconstruction, and clinical radiology. The PhD is part of the IGNIDTE programme and is hosted by the University of Innsbruck in collaboration with the Medical University of Innsbruck . The project focuses on spectrally resolved CT using photon-counting detectors, an imaging technology with wide clinical relevance. The research aims to combine mat...