PhD position
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PhD position
51 Faculty of Physics
Job vacancy starting: 07/01/2025 | Working hours: 40,00 | Classification CBA: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc)
Limited contract until: 06/30/2028
Job ID: 4000
Your personal sphere of influence:
We plan to investigate the slow dynamics emerging in solutions of short and stiff circular polyelectrolytes with varying stiffness. The project will be computational in nature, involving monomer-resolved simulations of such macromolecules, calculating properties such as diffusivities and relaxation functions and performing structural diagnostics for the system. The work will be performed in the group of Prof. Christos Likos at the University of Vienna in collaboration with the experimental group of Dr. Emmanuel Stiakakis at the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.
The PhD Project is partially funded by the EU Doctoral Network QLUSTER (HORIZON-MSCA-DN-2021, 101072964).
Please note that, according to the mobility rules established by the EC, the candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date. Candidates not fulfilling this rule are not eligible.
Your future tasks:
- Simulating charged polymers
- Analysing structural and dynamic data
- Presentation of research activities at international conferences
- Publications of research papers
This is part of your personality:
- MSc in Physics, Chemistry or related areas at the time of recruitment (any time between June and September 2025).
- Preferred background in statistical physics, soft matter and computer simulations.
- Knowledge on programming is essential.
- Experience in using simulation packages will be appreciated.
- Excellent command in written and oral English (C1)
- Team player and high social/communicative skills
What we offer:
Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).
Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.
Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.
Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of approximately EUR 3.714,80 (14 times a year), before taxes.
Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!
It is that easy to apply:
Candidates who are interested in applying to the Grant should send their CV and Academic records, declaration of interest and reference letters to Christos Likos
The criteria for evaluating the candidates will be:
Curriculum Vitae (40%)
Background in the concepts and methods of the project (40%)
Declaration of interest and reference letters (10%)
Other merits (10%)
If you have any questions, please contact:
Christos Likos
We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.
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Application deadline: 05/31/2025