OeAW - Discovering the future
As a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". Founded in 1847 as a learned society, it now has over 760 members and around 1,800 employees dedicated to innovative basic research, interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and the dissemination of new insights. The OeAW initiates and maintains partnerships worldwide and represents Austria in international scientific organizations; it cooperates with numerous institutions in the scientific field in order to actively shape the research landscape.
IQOQI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship (f/m/x) 2026 in Quantum Science
Job ID: IQOQIIBK146PD125
IQOQI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 in Quantum Science (f/m/x)
https://iqoqi.at/de/das-iqoqi/prize-postdoctoral-fellowship
(full-time, 40h per week)
Your Tasks
With the IQOQI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship program the institute seeks to identify, recruit and support the most talented and promising young quantum physicists at an early stage of their careers.
The Fellowship is awarded for two years - with an optional third year - to an outstanding experimental or theoretical physicist. It offers the freedom of collaborating with all research groups at the institute, and/or of having a leading role in an experiment to pursue a project line not necessarily coinciding with the mainstream research of the group. Choosing a hosting research group is not a requirement, but optional. We value this independence, and support and foster it. The IQOQI Prize postdoctoral researchers are communicated accordingly, including their visibility on our website.
Recipients are selected by a committee of the scientific directorate and should have completed their Ph.D. degree by the time they start their assignment. They should show outstanding research in theoretical or experimental quantum physics commensurate with the level of the position, and an ability to identify and pursue research problems independently while working well in an interactive and dynamic setting.
Your Profile
- PhD degree in physics (at the start of the fellowship)
- Excellent academic record in quantum science
- Ability to identify and pursue research independently
- Excellent verbal and written English skills
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team and to present scientific results to the community
Our Offer
- Working at a leading research and quantum science institution
- Freedom of collaborating with any research group at the institute
- High independence
- Possibility of close collaborations with research groups of the institutes for experimental and theoretical physics at the University of Innsbruck
- Flextime arrangement
- Various attractive social benefits and research funds for a total lump sum of 7.000 Euro
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
Contact
Katrin Nagele | Katrin.Nagele@oeaw.ac.at
IQOQIIBK | 6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences | https://www.oeaw.ac.at/
