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2 fully funded PhD positions in the VDS MES Spring 2022 call

The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science offers 2 fully funded PhD positions in computational microbiome research and soil ecology, respectively.

Our call is open May 15th - June 15th, 2022.

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7 fully funded PhD positions available in the VDS MES Spring 2021 call

The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science offers 7 fully funded PhD positions in diverse research areas ranging from molecular microbiology, ecology, computational and evolutionary biology to environmental geosciences.

Our call is open May 1st - May 31st, 2021.

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First "Let’s talk about symbiosis" webinar

To stay connected, especially in times of physical distancing, scientists from different symbiosis research groups of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna met this week online for the first virtual version of “Let’s talk about symbiosis”. ...

New uni:view guest commentary by faculty member Dagmar Woebken

Dagmar Woebken contributed an article to the University of Vienna’s Semesterfrage with the overarching theme - “How can we protect biodiversity?”. In her guest commentary in the uni:view magazine, she discusses the immense biodiversity of microorganisms in soil and why ...

12th "Let's talk about symbiosis" workshop

Already for the 12th time, the workshop “Let’s talk about symbiosis” brought together master students, PhD candidates, postdocs and PI’s from different groups of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna to discuss current findings in symbiosis ...

Call 2020 is now open!

The PhD program Microbial Symbioses offers new positions for dedicated and enthusiastic students interested in microbe-host interactions! 

Our students have a background in microbiology, microbial ecology, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, cell biology, plant sciences, or marine sciences. They are interested in ...