E-STEEM Postdoctoral Positions at the University of Vienna

With E-STEEM –- empowering women in STEM and Economics -- the University of Vienna awards at least 20 four-year and full-time (40h/week) postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists in natural sciences, life sciences, and economics. The applicant must be a woman (or identify as one) and have completed their PhD in 2022 or after (with documented career interruption subtracted).

The Department of Astrophysics (https://astro.univie.ac.at/en/) is looking forward to host applicants interested in astrophysics-related research and teaching. We cover a broad range of research topics from planets, stars, galaxies to cosmology. We have privileged access to the Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC; https://asc.ac.at/) facility, and as member state of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Space Agency (ESA), Austria has access to their first-class observing facilities. Your working place, the University Observatory, is located in the middle of the natural monument Observatory Park in the lively city of Vienna with outstanding public transport.

If you are interested, please go to https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e-steem and apply before the deadline of 2 March 2026. The step to apply include searching for a host from the Department of Astrophysics as part of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy via: https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e-steem/faculty-of-earth-sciences-geography-and-astronomy. For further information, please first see the FAQs at: https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e-steem/faqs-e-steem