GSNS calls for applications four times a year. You can apply for a PhD position via:
Here you can apply for a PhD position with your own project description. An application for the general call must include a project description (½-4 pages), where you describe your ideas and research plans for your project. You can indicate a URL to further information, if you like.
Before starting the application process, it is strongly recommended that you contact a prospective supervisor in order to discuss a potential project. This may contribute to writing a better and more targeted application. Furthermore, it is a good idea to inquire about possible financing, since the likelihood of securing admission through the general call depends on the available resources of the supervisor and the PhD programme for which you apply.
You can find AU researchers/potential supervisors by searching on subject headings here. Furthermore, you can find more info on the various PhD programmes at GSNS on each of the programme websites.
It is not a requirement that the applicant has been in contact with a prospective supervisor before the application process begins.
Before you apply, please read the application guide thoroughly. All applications must be submitted via the application portal.
Here you apply for one of the positions on the list of specific calls below. Please note that the list is regularly updated. The list will be complete approximately two weeks before application deadline. If you can’t find a project within your field of research on the list, please have a look later or apply via the general call.
Before you apply, please read the application guide thoroughly. Please follow the application instructions in the specific call announcement.
You can use the filter function to narrow down your search field or search for something specific.
| Project title | Programme | Keywords | Candidate background | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD students for Center for Basic Research in Program Verification | Computer Science | Logic, Semantics, Verification | Master’s degree in Computer Science | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisment: Augmented and Virtual Reality for Industrial Applications II | Computer Science | Augmented Reality, Human Computer Interaction in 3D, Digital training and assistance for Industrial Cases | Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT Product Development, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Novel Routes to Crystal Engineering: Controlling Crystallization through Ionic Liquids | Chemistry | Crystal Engineering, X-Ray Diffraction, Ionic Liquids | Master’s degree or in the process of gaining a Master's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Chemical analysis of organic compounds in the Arctic marine environment | Chemistry | Chemical Analysis, Mass Spectrometry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Bio-Geochemistry, Arctic | Master's degree or a Bachelor's degree and one year of Master's studies within Chemistry, Nanoscience, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Ionic Liquids as a Transformative Tool in Nanosynthesis | Chemistry | Green Chemistry, Ionic Liquids, Nanomaterials, Luminescent Materials, Photocatalysis, Thermoelectrics | Master’s degree or in the process of gaining a Master degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| In-operando STM studies of 2D quantum materials and devices | Physics and Astronomy | Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM), Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials, Topological Materials, Superconductors, Quantum Devices | Bachelor's degree and strong background in Physical Science and Engineering | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Genetic and environmental aspects for optimizing insect production for feed and food | Biology | Evolutionary Biology, Ecophysiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Edible Insects | Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Data science of the mutational process in human spermatogenesis | Computer Science | Data Science, Population Genetics of Spermatogenesis, De Novo Mutations, Deep Learning | Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisement: Developing Systematic First-Principle Force Fields | Chemistry | Force field, Molecular Modelling, Method development | Master’s degree or in the process of gaining a Master's degree in Chemistry, Nanoscience, Physics, or related fields | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisement: Circuit Complexity and Pseudorandomness | Computer Science | Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Complexity Theory, Circuit Complexity, Pseudorandomness | Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Thermoelectric materials for ambient temperature energy conversion | Chemistry | Thermoelectric Materials, Materials Synthesis, Physical Property Measurements, Synchrotron and Neutron Studies | Master’s degree in Chemistry, Physics, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisement: SIoT – Secure Internet of Things | Computer Science | Security, Internet of Things, Attack-Defense Trees, Algorithms, Game Theory | Master’s degree or 4-years of studies in Computer Science or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Gaze and XR Interface Technology | Computer Science | Human-Computer Interaction, Eye-tracking, Interaction Design, Augmented/Virtual/Extended Reality (XR) | Master’s Degree in Computer Science, HCI, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisement: CO2 conversion by heterogeneous photocatalysis | Nanoscience | CO2 Conversion, Materials Engineering, Photocatalysis, Hybrid Organic-inorganic Materials, Structural Characterization | Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanoscience, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Dynamic multivalent interactions at the single molecule level | Nanoscience | Multivalent Interactions, Single Molecule Fluorescence | Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nanoscience, Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biology, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Water-Splitting Catalysis Studied by Surface Science Methods | Nanoscience | Experiments, Surface Science, Electrocatalysis, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Surface Physics, Synchrotron Experiments | Master’s degree or 4-years of studies in Physics, Chemistry, or Nanoscience | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Force measurement in cellular adhesions via plasmonics and DNA origami | Nanoscience | DNA Origami, Plasmonics, Mechanotransduction, Cell adhesion | Master’s degree or 4-years of studies in Nanoscience, Chemistry, Physics or Molecular Biology, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Passive and responsive plasmonic materials for building solar-thermal management | Nanoscience | Physics, Plasmonics, Thermal Management, Nano-optics, Windows | Master’s degree or 4-years of studies in Nanoscience, Chemistry, or Physics or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Hybrid Quantum Systems with Ultracold Atoms and Photons | Physics and Astronomy | Ultracold Quantum Gases, Bose-Einstein condensation, Quantum Optics, Quantum Simulation, Hybrid Quantum systems | Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Extracellular RNA: Cell-to-Cell Communication over the Bloodstream | Molecular Biology & Genetics | Exosomes, Zebrafish, Gene Regulation, RNA Sequencing, Live Imaging | Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Targeting a regulatory network of proteins to control cell proliferation in human disease | Molecular Biology & Genetics | Growth Factors, Proteolytic Enzymes, Therapeutic Proteins, Animal Models | Master’s degree in Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Understanding the structure and reactivity of interstellar ices with machine learning | Physics and Astronomy | Catalysis, Astrochemistry, Interstellar Ices, Atomistic Simulations, Machine Learning | Master’s degree or 4-years of studies in Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| HCI PhD Position on The Futures of Hybrid Work | Computer Science | Human Computer Interaction, Multimodal Interaction, Physical Computing, CSCW | Master’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Design, or IT | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Synthesis and Characterization of novel Single Molecule Magnets | Chemistry | Single Molecule Magnets, X-ray Charge Densities, Coordination Chemistry | Master’s degree in Chemistry or related field | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Higher Dimensional Cluster Theory | Mathematics | Combinatorics, Cluster Algebra, Cluster Category, Representation Theory | Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Re-advertisement: Programming language design, analysis and verification | Computer Science | Programming Languages, Program Analysis, Program Verification | Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Quantum Simulation with Ultracold Atoms | Physics and Astronomy | Ultracold Quantum Gases, Bose-Einstein condensation, Quantum Optics, Quantum Simulation, Hybrid Quantum systems | Master's degree in relevant topic | 2022/02/01 23:59 CET |
