Courses offered by the Key Research Area Logic for the PhD programme
Before you start your enrollment in the PhD programme in Mathematics, you should contact one of the following potential main supervisors (i.e., any member of the Key Research Area Logic having an Habilitation or a Prof. title), namely:
and discuss topics for a possible thesis with any of them
Funding
On average, the Key Research Area Logic (also known as the Kurt Gödel Research Center for Mathematical Logic) hosts 2-3 PhD students at the same time. Your PhD studies can be funded with one of the following possibilities:
- positions in the framework of research projects at the KGRC (you shall contact the individual project leaders if you have any questions - please note that ESPRIT projects normally finance only the salary of their project leader, hence you can ignore those projects in the list of active research projects);
- positions as University Assistant praedoc (associated with mild teaching obligations) - all these positions are announced on the Job Portal of the University of Vienna;
- praedoc positions financed by the Vienna School of Mathematics (VSM) - current positions announced.
See also some other funding possibilities on the website of the Research Services and Career Development.
Please note: independently on the funding, the employment as a preadoc and the enrollment in the doctoral program follow 2 completely separate procedures:
- the employment as a praedoc is managed by the administrative staff of the KGRC together with the HR department of the University of Vienna
- you have to take personally care of the enrollment in the PhD program.
Studying
Updated information regarding the Doctoral Programme in Mathematics (including the registration procedure) can be found on the website of the Center for Doctoral Studies of the University of Vienna.
The StudyServiceCenter (SSC) of the Faculty of Mathematics is the main contact for all questions regarding matriculation and registration to courses (the Key Research Area Logic does not handle enrollments directly).
The courses offered by the Key Research Area Logic are the same for the Master's program and for the PhD program in mathematics - see the list of courses offered in the current semester and in the previous ones.
The recognition of which courses are appropriate for each PhD candidate is specified individually in the "dissertation agreement" (Dissertationsvereinbarung) with the respective advisor at the start of the doctoral studies.
The Vienna School of Mathematics
The Vienna School of Mathematics (VSM) is a joint mathematical doctoral school of the University of Vienna and of TU Wien.
It organizes mini-workshop, summer/winter schools, and training courses.
- The membership of the VSM is automatic for students who are hired on praedoc positions directly financed by the VSM;
- for all other doctoral students in mathematics (i.e., University Assistant praedocs as well as praedocs hired in research projects), membership is possible and advisable: in this case the membership of the VSM can be requested following recommendation from the respective PhD advisor.