We want to attract highly qualified MSc graduates in Pharmaceutical, Nutritional or Sport Sciences, Chemistry, (Molecular) Biology or related fields.

In principle, open positions are advertised and admission to the PhD School is possible at any time. 

If you bring your own funds or are a scholarship recipient and wish to be admitted to the PhD program, please directly contact a potential supervisor of your choice to discuss your proposed dissertation topic and the required procedure.

All PhD candidates must complete the mandatory coursework and milestones of the PhD program.

Funded PhDs

Funded PhD students obtain a university funded or third-party financed position (University Assistant "prae doc") at the University of Vienna under the supervision of a PhaNuSpo PI member. The PhD candidates are expected to participate in PhaNuSpo activities and pass the public presentation of his/her thesis research project within the first year after admission. As PhaNuSpo members they benefit from doc school activities, events and funding schemes.

Required steps

1. Application for an open position
2. Application for admission to the PhD programme in the fields of Pharmacy or Nutritional Sciences or Sport Science
3. Consent to the Code of Good Practice for Doctoral School

Self-funded PhDs/ Fellowship holders

PhDs in the doctoral fields of Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences or Sport Science can apply to become a PhaNuSpo member. Those PhD candidates are expected to pass the public presentation of their thesis project within the first year, participate in PhaNuSpo funded activities and events, and are eligible to apply to PhaNuSpo funding schemes, and benefit from the supervisory structure of PhaNuSpo.

Required steps

1. Application for admission to the PhD programme in the fields of Pharmacy or Nutritional Sciences or Sport Science
2. Having a supervisor/ PI being PhaNuSpo member
3. Consent to the Code of Good Practice for Doctoral Schools

Independent PhDs

It is possible to pursue a PhD degree in Life Sciences/ Sport Science at the University of Vienna without joining VDS PhaNuSpo or any other doctoral school of the University of Vienna.

However, please note that many offers and services provided for PhD candidates are solely restricted to PhaNuSpo members.

Required steps

1. Accepted to the PhD programme in the fields of Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences or Sport Science