We are hiring!
For all applications for positions, please put the lab manager Caroline Kreuzinger (caroline.kreuzinger@ist.ac.at) and our administrative assistant Dayana Shaybazyan (dayana.shaybazyan@ist.ac.at) in CC when directing your application to Johann Danzl. Applications should include a complete CV, a brief statement of purpose, and transcripts of records. Please include names, affiliations, and contact details of 3 references and a brief statement of their role (e.g. thesis supervisor, …).
We are seeking outstanding scientists and engineers for our multi-disciplinary team.
We have multiple openings for
- PhD students
- Postdocs
- Research engineers
- Laboratory technicians
Our team is highly diverse and welcomes applicants with an academic background in any of the disciplines relevant to our work:
- neuroscience
- biology
- medicine
- bioengineering/biotechnology
- chemistry
- computer science
- physics
- engineering
- and related disciplines.
We seek candidates who are passionate about working in an interdisciplinary setting and venturing out into the unknown as a team. Expect to be working in project teams of diverse composition and complementary expertise.
ISTA is located amidst nature in immediate vicinity of Vienna, one of the most livable cities in the world. ISTA offers an international and welcoming campus and world-class infrastructure with state-of-the art equipment. Shared equipment is provided and expertly maintained by the scientific service units at ISTA (https://www.ista.ac.at/en/research/scientific-service-units/). Our group regularly makes use of the Imaging and Optics, Scientific Computing, Lab Support, Preclinical, and Electron Microscopy Facilities as well as the Mechanical and Electronics Workshops and we frequently interact with expert Staff Scientists that provide complementary expertise (https://www.ista.ac.at/en/jobs/staff-scientists/).
PhD students
ISTA runs its own Graduate Program and awards PhD degrees. PhD student come from all over the world and can be admitted with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees. Students take classes and laboratory rotations in the first year, such that research groups and PhD students get to know each other before affiliation with a particular group. Further information on the PhD program can be found here https://phd.pages.ist.ac.at.
Some of the admitted PhD students perform an internship prior to applying to Grad school, which is helpful to get to know the research field and the group and may help with future planning. Evaluation for admission to the Graduate School is independent of prior internships at ISTA.
Postdocs
Scientists with a PhD degree in any of the above disciplines or an MD are encouraged to apply. It is appreciated if applicants wish to pivot from their PhD subject and extend their scientific horizons.
Technical positions
We offer technical positions for wetlab (biology, neuroscience, expansion microscopy) and drylab (scientific programming, data analysis, engineering) work and welcome applicants with a Bachelor’s, Master, or PhD degree. It is expected to learn a diverse set of technical skills, and perform and document experiments in a careful and dependable manner, in close coordination with the other researchers in the team.
Internships
We offer a limited number of internships of various duration.
For summer internships, we suggest application to the ISTernship program (https://www.ista.ac.at/en/education/internship-and-scholarship/) and inquiring in parallel with the PI directly.
Internships may also be arranged throughout the year. Internships may be followed by application to ISTA’s PhD program (https://www.ista.ac.at/en/education/graduate-school/).