AITHYRA International PhD Program in AI for Biomedicine, 2026 call (start September 2027)

Who can apply: Students of all nationalities. A Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree (240 ECTS, first-class or upper second-class honours, with significant research experience), in computer science, computational biology, bioengineering, engineering, physics, statistics, mathematics, medicine, biology, chemistry or a… What is funded: A fully funded four-year PhD employment contract in Vienna at a minimum gross monthly salary of EUR 2,832.10 paid 14 times a year (the call posting gives EUR 40,000 gross per year), covering research costs and work-related travel, with full health, accident and retirement insurance. The degree is awarded by the… Deadline: Deadline for Applicants and Referees: November 1, 2026. Round: AITHYRA PhD Call 2026.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: AITHYRA, Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, official page.

Who can apply

• Students of all nationalities. A Master's degree, or a 4-year Bachelor's degree (240 ECTS, first-class or upper second-class honours, with significant research experience), in computer science, computational biology, bioengineering, engineering, physics, statistics, mathematics, medicine, biology, chemistry or a related field, held by September 2027; more than 6 months of full-time research experience; high level of written and spoken English (no certificate required); two references submitted by the deadline. Applicants must not already hold a PhD. Applications are submitted by the applicant through the University of Vienna portal (u:account); agency applications are rejected.

Stage dates

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