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The Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria is a new Institute dedicated to basic research and graduate education in the Natural Sciences, located in the Vienna Woods. IST Austria is committed to become a world-class research center offering, by 2016, an international, state-of-the-art environment for approx. 500 scientists and doctoral students.

We are recruiting Professors and Assistant Professors!

Call for Ph.D. Students!

Science
- Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science
- Pure, curiosity-driven research
- Focus on multidisciplinary approaches
- Independent research groups led by Professors and tenure-track Assistant Professors

Education
- Graduate School awarding Ph.D. degrees
- International, admissions-based recruitment of doctoral students
- Competitive salaries for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars
- No undergraduate students

Structure
- 40-50 research groups anticipated by 2016
- Tenure-track system and Intellectual Property rules according to international standards
- Recruitment and promotion of scientists solely based on merit
- Independent boards and leadership