About the position
The University of Vienna is a community of almost 11,000 individuals, including approximately 7,700 academic staff members, who passionately pursue answers to the profound questions that shape our future.
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University Assistant Predoctoral - PhD Position in Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
Job vacancy starting: 01.10.2026 | Working hours: 30.00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr.
Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world.
Then join our accomplished team!
The Chin Research Group at the Department of Functional Materials and Catalysis at the Faculty of Chemistry develops advanced porous materials (MOF and COF) for sensing, energy conversion and catalysis.
This PhD project aims to control the growth, alignment, and assembly of framework materials using external fields (electric, magnetic, or flow) to create structured, anisotropic, and multifunctional materials.
By coupling field-driven orientation with compositional design, the project will investigate how directional control over framework domains influences charge transport, optical response, and catalytic performance.
The position is embedded in the Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Austria’s largest graduate network in chemical sciences, providing training, mentoring, and networking in a world-class research environment.
You will join a vibrant and international research environment within the Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem) – Austria’s largest doctoral training program in chemistry.
DoSChem brings together more than 200 doctoral students and over 50 PIs, fostering interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research.
You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means:
Investigate field-assisted growth and assembly using electric, magnetic, or electrohydrodynamic stimuli
Contribute to publications, conferences, and collaborative projects
Work on your dissertation and its completion
Contribute to the administration and smooth running of the research group
Master’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline (grade of at least 2 in Austrian system / GPA >= 3.5/4)
It is that easy to apply:
Please submit the following documents in English as a SINGLE PDF document through our job portal ("Apply now" button):
Contact information of two referees, who have PREVIOUSLY SUPERVISED you in your past research projects
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity.
We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply.
What you’ll bring
- Master’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline (grade of at least 2 in Austrian system / GPA >= 3.5/4)
- Experience in the basic handling of DNA or peptides is an advantage.
- Experience in materials synthesis and characterization is a must. (MOF/COF synthesis or colloidal assembly is an advantage)
- The language of the school is English; therefore, English is required, German is appreciated.
- If you have any questions, please contact:
- Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
At a glance
- Position type
- PhD
- Institution
- University of Vienna
- Department
- Department of Functional Materials and Catalysis
- Research group
- Not stated
- Location
- Austria
- Supervisor / contact person
- Not stated
- Funding
- Salaried
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.776,10 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience. - Duration
- Not stated
- Expected start
- Not stated
- Vacancy reference
- 6194
Research focus
- Discipline
- Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics
- Research area
- Electrochemistry, Surfaces & interfaces
- Methods
- Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Microscopy
- Software
- Not stated
Dates to know
- Listed on FOSS Positions
- 18 Sep 2026
- Original advertisement date
- Not stated in the source
- Application deadline
- 30 Sep 2026 Timezone not stated. Check the original advert.
- Priority review date
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 18 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
Application deadline: 30.09.2026
How to apply
Apply now »
It is that easy to apply:
Please submit the following documents in English as a SINGLE PDF document through our job portal ("Apply now" button):
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We place particular emphasis on enhancing women’s representation among the academic and general university staff, particularly in leadership roles, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
Application deadline: 30.09.2026
Apply now »
https://jobs.univie.ac.at/talentcommunity/apply/1435220633/?locale=en_US
Contact: jiamin.chin@univie.ac.at
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