Open Calls

currently open

Information and Communication Technology 2023

The Information and Communication Technology 2023 Call „Digital Humanism” opened for submissions on 16^thMay 2023. This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project (2 - 4 years) between ICT and social sciences / humanities (SSH) that address digital technologies & practices from a human-centered and societal perspective in the field of Digital Humanism.

A total of € 3,5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 300,000 – € 600,000. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Details can be found at Joint Projects - WWTF.

This is a two-stage call:

Deadline for short proposals: 4^th October 2023, 2pm CET
Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 20^th February 2024, 2pm CET.
The funding decision is expected in June 2024

To enable networking across research fields and to find potential cooperation partners, WWTF has launched a matching platform: All interested parties are strongly encouraged to register and connect.

On June 27, 2023, an information event with networking took place at the Albert Schweizer Haus. Through our networking platform (https://digital-humanism-call2023.b2match.io), there is still the possibility to create a profile, search for potential cooperation partners, and meet online until the end of the submission deadline.

Please check this page regularly for updates.

Further information can be found in the Call Specifications and Submission Guideline documents below. Please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Michael Strassnig or Benjamin Missbach for more details.

Online Submission

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Life Sciences 2023

The Life Sciences 2023 Call „Understanding Biology with AI/ML” opened for submissions on 31^st January 2023. This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 - 4 years) that addresses a question in biology, biomedicine, or clinical sciences by applying innovative artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) methods to large data sets.

A total of € 6 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 - € 800,00. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Details can be found at Joint Projects - WWTF.

This is a two-stage call:

Deadline for short proposals: 4^th April 2023, 2pm
Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 8^th August 2023, 2pm
The funding decision is expected in mid-December 2023

Further information can be found in the "Call Fiche", "Call Specifications" and “Submission Guideline” documents below. Please check this page regularly for additional information. Please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Grace Liu for more details.

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Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators 2023

The 14th Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators call 2023 is issued for up to three group leader positions as part of the WWTF’s Information and Communication Technology programme.

It addresses Vienna-based universities and research institutions that intend to hire an excellent young researcher from abroad for setting-up and managing an independent research group. Active recruitment procedures are mandatory.
This group must address substantial state-of the-art scientific research questions in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and at the same time demonstrate mid-term relevance to industry.
WWTF especially encourages Vienna-based research institutions to propose female group leaders.
WWTF takes unconventional research careers into consideration.
WWTF in total grants up to three positions with up to € 1.6 million per research group for six to eight years of funding. Please submit proposals online.
For more details please refer to the VRG 23 Call Fiche, the "Call Specifications" and the "Submission Guideline".

Submission deadline: 2pm CET, March 15th, 2023.

All interested parties are cordially invited to an online Proposers’ Day on 18th of January, 10am–12 noon (please contact us for registration). Link to the meeting below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85751510064?pwd=Q1prUXhVWFhvY0dsVExYeW95Z3JtQT09

Meeting ID: 857 5151 0064

Passcode: 631411

Hearings: 21^st - 22^nd September 2023

Public announcements University of Vienna:

https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibung-flow?_flowExecutionKey=_c7145CFC6-5F5F-DD20-6936-F43F44BB1F0F_k0F619929-2E66-A4B4-FDA3-3B91476ED362&tid=93100.28

https://jobs.acm.org/job/tenure-track-professorship-for-the-field-of-information-and-communication-technology/66079277/

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/311200/tenure-track-professorship-for-the-field-of-information-and-communication-technology/

https://informatik.univie.ac.at/news-events/beitrag/news/bis-zu-3-neue-tenure-track-professuren-informations-und-kommunikationstechnologie-bewerbung-bis-2/

https://www.informatikaustria.at/2022/10/14/bis-zu-3-neue-tenure-track-professuren-in-informations-und-kommunikationstechnologie/

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/tenure-track-professorship-for-the-field-of-information-and-communication-technology-at-universit%C3%A4t-wien-3298404779/?originalSubdomain=at

Public announcements Technische Universität Wien: