Doctoral Program - Process

The doctoral programme is structured along three phases:

  • ~1-48 months
  • Research
  • Curriculum ("Natural Sciences" 12 ECTS and "DoSChem activities" 12 ECTS)
  • Annual progress report
  • Annual oral presentation
  • Publication
  • ~6 months
  • Dissertation
  • Submission & Review
  • Defense
  • Join the Alumni program

Orientation Overview Timeline of the Academic Year

Timeline of the academic year

Timeline of the academic year

Different responsibilities departments for the different tasks in the early phase

Admission to DoSChem - DoSChem management team

  • via DoSChem call
  • or Oct 1st or March 1st via admittance application
  • Code of contact

Ongoing curricular issues - SSC Chemistry

  • approval doctoral thesis
  • FÖP
  • thesis agreement
  • annual progress report
  • annual oral presentation

Admission to univie doctoral program - univie admisson office

  • via uspace
  • renew your enrollment every semester

Employment - PI/Institut admin

  • job contract (univie HR department/faculty)

Useful info Infomation for International Doctoral Candidates

This page contains information and some tipps to smoothen your arrival and stay in Vienna.

  • Arriving in Vienna (Entry and Residence, Insurance, Working, Living)
  • Living in Vienna (The University of Vienna, Living in Vienna, Networking Possibilities)
  • German Proficiency (Rules at the University of Vienna, Learning German)