Dear VDP members, Please share this call with prospective PhD researchers in philosophy. Applicants can apply for highly attractive PhD positions in philosophy at the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy via this call. Start your doctorate in the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) at the University of Vienna The University of Vienna invites applications for at least 40 funded doctoral positions across the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). This thematically open call allows you to apply with your own research project and choose your preferred supervisor from around 300 excellent researchers across multiple doctoral schools. As a doctoral researcher at one of Europe’s leading universities, you will work in a structured academic environment and be part of a vibrant international research community. We welcome applications from Master’s students and recent graduates from all SSH disciplines. Application deadline: March 2, 2026, 2 pm CET Follow the link to learn about the application process, criteria, and doctoral training opportunities and to prepare your application: https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/praedoc-ssh?mtm_campaign=docsc26&am… Please note the application conditions: The rectorate ruled that this call will target only students enrolled at the University of Vienna who started their studies in winter semester 25, and that applications will only be accepted from students whose supervisors are registered on the call. In other words, only new students on our programme, under very specific conditions, are eligible to apply. Best, Raphael Aybar -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at