Open Positions
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) offers career opportunities at many different stages, both in science and in scientific support and administration. The Institute is committed to supporting all employees in achieving their goals, and in further developing themselves and advancing their careers.
We promote a diverse and inclusive working environment and are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants, free of discrimination. All employment decisions at ISTA are based on job requirements, qualifications, merit and organizational needs. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
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Tenure-based Research Staff Scientist Position in Bioinformatics to Innovate Single-cell Analyses
Tenure-based Research Staff Scientist Position in Computational Structural Biology
Postdoc Research Group Douglass
Master Thesis Position – Loose Research Group
Tenure-based Research Staff Scientist Position in Computational Materials Science
Postdoc Research Group Chatterjee
Postdoc Research Group Locatello
Postdoc Research Group Baykusheva
Postdoc Research Group Freunberger: Singlet oxygen in electrocatalysis
Postdoc Research Group Freunberger: metal-sulfur electrochemistry
Postdoc Research Group Freunberger: Excited oxygen species in electrochemistry
Postdoc Research Group Pellicciotti: Cryospheric and Land-Surface Modelling of the Pamir Mountains
Postdoc in physics of van der Waals materials (Polshyn Group)
Event Manager at an international research institute
Projektkoordinator:in – Bauliche Instandhaltungsmaßnahmen
Bereichs-Controlling in internationalem Forschungsinstitut
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Head of Grant Office (Unit Head)
Koordination Vermittlung und Besucher:innenservice im VISTA Science Experience Center
Ausstellungsmanagement & Ausstellungsproduktion für das VISTA Science Experience Center
Apprenticeship at ISTA
Are you interested in an apprenticeship at ISTA? From September 2026 we are searching apprentices in Archive, library, and information assistance as well as Information technology – systems engineering.
Unsolicited application for Administration and our Scientific Service Units
Enthusiastic about working for ISTA, but no suitable job offer found? Send us your unsolicited application for Administration and our Scientific Service Units via our online application tool!
Residencies at ISTA
ISTA offers creative professionals the opportunity to intensively engage with scientists at the Institute, to gain inspiring insights into cutting-edge research, and to work on their own exciting projects during a three-month residency at the Institute. Find more information about residencies at ISTA here.
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