Open Positions

We are happy to share a new fully funded PhD position in Quantitative Agroecology and Biodiversity Modelling within the new international research project EU-OLIVES ("Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in EU Olive Farming"), funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and based at the University of Vienna.

The position focuses on biodiversity data integration, quantitative and spatial ecology, and advanced ecological modelling across Mediterranean olive-farming systems in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. The successful candidate will work within an international project network and will be integrated into the Vienna Doctoral School of Ecology and Evolution.

Position: Predoctoral Researcher / PhD Candidate
Host: University of Vienna, Austria
Duration: 36 months, 30 hours/week project employment
Start date: 1 February 2027
Application deadline: 15 October 2026, 23:59 CEST

The full position description and application details are available as PDF, as well as via project coordinator Mag. Dr. Bea Maas' website: https://www.beamaas.com/ 

Project information: https://doi.org/10.55776/PAT1944325