<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:SimSun;
panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"\@SimSun";
panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.E-MailFormatvorlage17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-variant:normal !important;
color:windowtext;
text-transform:none;
text-decoration:none none;
vertical-align:baseline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 2.0cm 70.85pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="DE" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">The "Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences" (VISESS) is soliciting applications for PhD positions
within the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy at the University of Vienna. The school is announcing 9 PhD projects in the three branches "Cosmos", "Earth" and "Anthroposphere" (see: <https://visess.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply/phd-projects/>).<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">As humanity is facing grand challenges such as climate change and resource depletion, this doctoral school at
the University of Vienna is addressing these and other challenges through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary academic research connecting the COSMOS with planet EARTH, it’s environment and the ANTHROPOSPHERE. We aim our students to become world-leading
experts in either of these three branches while also confidently communicate and contribute across all three branches. We want our school to become a central place in the heart of Europe for training and as a resource of knowledge about our place in space
and time. For further information see: <https://visess.univie.ac.at/>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Interested students can apply until the deadline of 15 April 2022 via: <https://visess.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply/>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Contact: <mailto:admin.visess@univie.ac.at><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">List of projects: <https://visess.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply/phd-projects/><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Application form: <https://visess.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply/><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Astrophysics / Astronomy / Earth Sciences / Geography / Geoinformatics / Environmental Sciences / Geoecology /
Mathematics / Computer Science (depending on project): Master Degree or equivalent<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Excellent command of written and spoken English<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Project-specific qualifications as described in the respective project description<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity
(<http://diversity.univie.ac.at/>). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">With best wishes,<br>
<br>
Franz Kerschbaum (VISESS Director)<br>
Glenn van de Ven (Cosmos Branch)<br>
Daniel Le Heron (Earth Branch)<br>
Michaela Trippl (Anthroposphere Branch)</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">---<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences (VISESS)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">University of Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Dean‘s office<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">Althanstrasse 14, UZA 2<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal">A-1090 Wien<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><mailto:admin.visess@univie.ac.at><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;font-weight:normal"><http://visess.univie.ac.at/><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>