#13 Newsletter Graduate Center

Before the summer break, we would like to present you a selection of opportunities for early stage researchers to consider. We hope that these offers are interesting for you and that you will take advantage of the possibilities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

☞ Welcome Event for new doctoral students

In order to get first information and orientation, the Graduate Center invites all doctoral students new to the mdw (and the ones, who couldn't make it last year) to our Welcome Event on Friday 11 October 2024 in the afternoon. The detailed programme will be presented soon. We are very much looking forward to this event and to meet all new students. Please save the date and register via graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at.

☞ We are looking for Doc-Buddies

The mdw's Doc-Buddy-Programme is designed to help new doctoral students arrive at the mdw and to welcome them during their first weeks at their new university. Doc-Buddies are contact persons for new doctoral students, introduce them to other doctoral students, show them around campus and other important places in the area, and help them get off to a good start. To apply, please contact Lea Rizzi Ladinser graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at.

☞ Information webinar on OeAW Post-DocTrack Fellowship

The OeAW awards up to eight fellowships per year to holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences in order to assist in the transition to the post-doc phase. If you are interested, you can register today for the information event on zoom via stipref@oeaw.ac.at. The webinar will take place on Friday 21 June 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30. Upon confirmation of registration, the link for participation will be sent. Find further information on the fellowship here. Deadline for application: 15 May 2024 and 15 November 2024. If you plan to apply, please contact the mdw's research support office, which acts as the central point of contact for third-party funding applications. 

☞ Job Offer @ DHI Rome

The German Historical Institute in Rome is seeking a research assistant (f/m/d) in the field of music history for a fixed-term period of three years, with the possibility of extension for further two years. The DHI Rome is an institution of the Max Weber Foundation based in Bonn. Applications open until 21 July on their website.

☞ SYLFF Scholarships

The Tokyo Foundation supports excellent students from selected universities worldwide through its scholarship programme SYLFF (The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund). A total of 3 annual scholarships totalling USD 16,666 each are awarded at the mdw. The scholarship serves to support living expenses and is intended to enable students to concentrate solely on their own academic progress. Find further information here. You can submit your application by 4 November 2024 at the latest by e-mail to Melanie Karner (International Office): karner-m@mdw.ac.at.

☞ Reminder: Profile on our Website

Please send your CV with a photo and a short text describing your dissertation project (approx. 1000 characters) to stdw@mdw.ac.at for publication on our website. The Office of the Dean of Research Studies invites mdw's PhD candidates to set up a profile to enhance visibility. Some colleagues are already online, find out more about them here.