+++ Will be integrated into FWF ESPRIT programme +++

Target group
highly qualified researchers of any discipline who could contribute to the scientific development of an Austrian research institution by working at it.

• incoming: post-doctoral researchers from abroad
• reintegration: post-doctoral researchers who have left Austria and wish to return to an Austrian research institution

Goals

• strengthening of the quality and the scientific know-how of the Austrian scientific community
• creation of international contacts
• career development
  
  

Requirements

• completed doctoral studies
• international scientific publications
• invitation from an Austrian research institution

Length
24 months (project extension is not possible)

Level

• dependent on the level of qualification personnel costs of 66,070 € (post-doc) or 72,630 € (senior post-doc) per year
• project-specific costs up to 12,000 € per year

Applications
As of 1 Jan. 2018 only via the FWF’s electronic application portal (elane)

• together with an Austrian co-applicant (mentor)
• accepted continuously, no application deadlines
• in English