FWF ESPRIT — Postdoc
Funds postdoctoral researchers moving toward independent scientific careers and leadership.
ESPRIT (Early-Stage Program: Research – Innovation – Training) is the Austrian Science Fund's primary rolling instrument for postdoctoral researchers seeking to establish independent research lines in Austria. It targets the R2/R3 career stage — researchers who hold a doctoral degree awarded no more than five years before the application date — and funds a 36-month project combining the recipient'…
All fields of basic and arts-based research, supporting postdoctoral researchers at R2/R3 career stage establishing independent research lines at Austrian institutions with a designated mentor.
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