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 receives funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101217025.
