Vienna BioCenter Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Program 3
VIP3 is a postdoctoral fellowship program at the Vienna BioCenter (VBC) offering three – year fellowships that are open to candidates with backgrounds in life sciences, chemistry, physics, medicine, engineering, computer science, and bioinformatics.
The VIP³ program promotes interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects. The program operates under a three-mentor scheme, where each fellow conducts a joint research project between two VBC groups, guided by two host group leaders who provide infrastructure, mentorship, and career support. In addition, fellows select a third, external mentor from within the VBC networks - alumni, collaborators, or international associated partners - to gain cross-disciplinary insights and broaden their scientific and professional networks.
VIP³ recruits fellows whose projects have the potential to evolve into distinct research lines, serving as a steppingstone toward an independent career.
The Vienna BioCenter is an English-speaking campus with outstanding research infrastructure, equal opportunity support including health care benefits, pension contributions and a highly subsidized child-care center.
Beyond offering an outstanding research environment, VIP3 provides a structured training and career development program that encompasses:
- Effective mentoring and career planning through three-mentor scheme
- Coaching and mentoring by the VIP3 Advisory Board (VAB)
- A broad training program on research-related and transferable skills
- Introduction of a secondment scheme in the postdoctoral training
- Introduction to a diverse network of renowned professionals
The VIP3 program is funded by the European Union under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Views and opinions expressed here are however those of VIP3 only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MSCA. Neither the European Union nor the MSCA can be held responsible for them.
The VIP3 program receives funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101217025.
