What is a MSCA-PF?
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) is a post-doc training programme in which the post-doc (fellow) gains additional skills and abilities working on a specific research project in a new environment, while also transferring their knowledge within their new institution. Open to all fields of research, fellowship applicants apply to work with a supervisor for a 24-month period.
Why Apply @ UNIVIE
- We are the largest teaching and research institution in Austria.
- There are 15 faculties, 5 centres, 24 research platforms devoted to both basic and applied research.
- We offer state-of-the-art facilities, extensive research infrastructure and the oldest library in the German-speaking world.
- Post-doc salaries are based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff and paid 14 times per year.
- The University offers flexible working hours (based on core hours), childcare and language learning facilities.
- The University currently ranks 11th among the most international universities in the world and is the top-ranked Austrian University in the 2022 World University Rankings.
- Vienna is consistently rated as one of the best cities to live in and has topped the Mercer Quality of Life Ranking for 10 straight years.
- The University and Research Services Department have extensive experience with MSCA Fellowships as we host the highest number of Fellows in Austria. Successful applicants will receive support from the Research Services Department during proposal preparation including guidance documents, personalised feedback and in-depth proposal checks.
- Higher success rate – for the last two calls, the University’s success rate has been higher than the EU average. In 2021, 23 projects were awarded, with a success rate of almost 30%. Similarly in 2022, with a success rate of 27,5% 14 projects were awarded.
Extra Funding for a 3rd Year
The 10 top-ranked MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded to the University (based on the score given by the European Commission) will receive an additional third year of salary, allowing the fellow and supervisor to carry out additional research, publication, training or grant writing.
