Application postdoc:muv - Mentoring Program for Female* Postdocs at the University of Vienna

Female* postdocs addresses all postdocs that identify as female. We particularly invite and encourage people who have experienced discrimination to apply.

An employment contract with the University of Vienna at the time of application is a requirement for the admission to the program

We will inform you about acceptance to or rejection from the program until mid-September in written form. Please note that we only accept complete applications. The required application documents include a completed application form with an uploaded cover letter (maximum 1 page) and an academic CV (maximum 3 pages, plus a publication list).

Application deadline: July 2, 2025

Application postdocmuv 2025

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Personal information
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This field is required: Name
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This field is required: Academic title
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This field is required: Date of birth
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This field is required: Address
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Information on the qualification phase and the institutional context
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This field is required: Since when have you been a postdoc?
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This field is required: Since when are you a postdoc at the University of Vienna?
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This field is required: Institute/department
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Are you already working on your habilitation?
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This field is required: Are you already working on your habilitation?
Are you affiliated with the University of Vienna ...through the position of a postdoc tenure track?
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This field is required: Are you affiliated with the University of Vienna ...through the position of a postdoc tenure track?
and/or through the position as an assistant professor?
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and/or through the position as a university assistant?
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and/or through the position as a senior lecturer?
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This field is required: and/or through the position as a senior lecturer?
and/or through the position as a senior scientist?
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This field is required: and/or through the position as a senior scientist?
and/or through the position as a project employee?
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This field is required: and/or through the position as a project employee?
and/or through the position as a lecturer?
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and/or through other positions?
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Do you currently have a fellowship?/Are you a research fellow?
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This field is required: Do you currently have a fellowship?/Are you a research fellow?
Do you have scientific connections/involvements outside of university?
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This field is required: Do you have scientific connections/involvements outside of university?
Your current situation in academia
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This field is required: What are your next three goals for your further scientific career?
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This field is required: How could the mentoring support you to achieve the above stated goals?
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This field is required: What would you like to achieve by participating in the mentoring program?
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This field is required: Where do you see yourself professionally...
Thematic context
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This field is required: What is the topic of your current research?
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This field is required: Name five key words related to your research:
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This field is required: Description of the postdoc project (max. 3000 characters):
Do you have experience with inter-/transdisciplinary research cooperations?
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This field is required: Do you have experience with inter-/transdisciplinary research cooperations?
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This field is required: What research areas are you interested in outside of your own discipline?
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This field is required: What experiences with international cooperations do you have?
Mentoring context
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This field is required: What experiences have you made in group settings so far?
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This field is required: Wishes for the peers in the mentoring group (state the disciplines and thematic interests other mentees in your group should bring - please mention more than one discipline):
Are you interested to participate in an optional coaching group that aims to serve as an empowerment/safer space exclusively for BIPoCs?
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This field is required: Are you interested to participate in an optional coaching group that aims to serve as an empowerment/safer space exclusively for BIPoCs?
Before submitting
Please attach cover letter (max. 1 page, PDF only)
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This field is required: Please attach cover letter (max. 1 page, PDF only)
Please attach academic CV (max. 3 pages + publication list, PDF only)
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This field is required: Please attach academic CV (max. 3 pages + publication list, PDF only)
Please confirm that you have read the mission statement (PDF).
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This field is required: Please confirm that you have read the <u><a href="https://backend.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/d_personalwesen/Gleichstellung/Dokumente/Mission_Statement_postdocmuv4.pdf" target="_blank">mission statement (PDF)</a></u>.
Please confirm that you have read and accept the data protection guidelines (PDF).
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This field is required: Please confirm that you have read and accept the <u><a href="https://backend.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/d_personalwesen/Gleichstellung/Dokumente/postdocmuv_Datenschutz_EN.pdf" target="_blank">data protection guidelines (PDF)</a></u>.
Due to adminstrative reasons, we can ONLY accept COMPLETE application forms that are submitted until July 2, 2025.