Krems an der Donau (Österreich): PhD Position (Pre Doc) (100%)
Division Gerontology and Health Research
Project leader: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Vera Gallistl
40 hours, 3 year position
Become a leading expert in ageing and digitalization! The Digi4Age Network is looking to hire PhD students across Europe. We offer fully funded PhD positions for 3 years, supervision by some of Europe’s leading researchers in this area, tailor-made career development plans, training in cutting edge techniques and methods, secondments, and collaborations with stakeholders. This network trains doctoral researchers as future leaders with scientific expertise in both digitalising and ageing societies, who can creatively steer academia, the public sector, private sector, and civil society towards solutions benefitting older individuals, European societies, and businesses. To do this, it explores changes in health and long-term care, in work and the economy, and in society and social structures. The network is funded by the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action programme of the European Commission. It is organized by six research institutes and 13 stakeholders from across Europe.
The advertised PhD position is located at Karl Landsteiner University in Krems, Austria and related to Position 2 as advertised here: https://digi4age.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Care-ethics-for-AI-1.pdf.
YOUR TASKS
• To develop and implement a PhD project on the topic „Care ethics for AI“ (see https://digi4age.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Care-ethics-for-AI-1.pdf for more information) with the Digi4Age programme
• To gather and analyse qualitative data, prepare conference presentations and scientific publications as part of the PhD thesis
• To participate in the Digi4Age programme as a PhD student. For more information on the Digi4Age programme, visit: https://digi4age.net/
YOUR PROFILE
• You have obtained a master-level degree or diploma in a relevant discipline (e.g., sociology, political science, social work, business, health sciences, or economics) before the beginning of the programme.
• You comply with the MSCA mobility rule: Must not have resided or carried out main activity in the host country for more than 12 months in the 36 months before the beginning of the programme
• You neither hold a doctoral degree nor have successfully defended a doctoral thesis at the time of recruitment
• You fulfil possible additional requirements of the doctoral programme at KL – see: https://digi4age.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Care-ethics-for-AI-1.pdf
• You have a strong interest in ageing and digitalization and experience with qualitative methods
• You possess good written and spoken English skills
YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Digi4Age offers highly competitive and attractive salary and working conditions:
• A fully funded PhD position: 36 months duration
• An employment contract that includes social security coverage
• Competitive monthly MSCA salary: The living allowance is 4010 EUR, adjusted with a country correction coefficient (subject to taxes and social insurance contributions). Additionally, a mobility allowance of 710 EUR is paid. If applicable, a family allowance of 660 EUR is paid.
• Funding for research and travelling costs
• Interdisciplinary supervision and training
• Participation in 3 spring schools and a seminar series
• Secondments with academic and non-academic partners
• Career development support and international networking
Karl Landsteiner University also offers flexible working hours, a paid lunch break, health care and many other benefits in an inspiring environment close to Vienna. The Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences is dedicated to achieving a balanced mix of researchers from all genders. Consequently, applications from female and non-binary candidates are particularly encouraged. People with disabilities who meet the required qualification criteria are expressly invited to apply and are given special consideration.
APPLICATION
Please apply online to https://www.kl.ac.at/en/university/career-kl with reference number 2621 by 31st July 2026 at the latest. For questions about the job opening, please contact Vera Gallistl (vera.gallistl@kl.ac.at) or the consortium leaders via d4a-info@listls.lut.fit
The documents to be submitted are:
• A motivation letter: outline your reasons for applying and the fit of your previous experiences with the advertised position
• A Curriculum vitae, specifying your education, work history, publications (if applicable), project relevant skills, any further information you consider relevant, and the contact details of 2 referees.
• A copy of your master’s degree certificate. If you did not yet complete your master’s degree, please state in your CV when you will obtain it and include a current transcript of the master’s courses you completed.
• One scientific text you wrote in English, e.g., the summary of your master’s thesis, or part of an essay. You can choose the topic.
• An essay about your ideas for your doctoral thesis. Describe why this topic is relevant, what is already known about it, which research questions you want to answer, and which method and data you want to use (3 pages maximum)