Supervised scientific work with individual focus areas within the framework of a dissertation / PhD (Dr. phil.). The aim of the doctoral program is to contribute to critical knowledge production in conservation through guided but independently conducted research. Particular attention is therefore paid to critical issues that are highly relevant to the present day, e.g., climate protection and sustainability in museums and monument preservation, conservation activism, cultural property protection/emergency planning, decolonizing conservation, digital heritage/software conservation, conservation management plans (CMP), (post)modern architecture conservation, female knowledge in conservation, queering conservation, intangible heritage conservation, and similar topics.

See the guide for scientific doctorates at the University of Applied Arts Vienna:

https://studien.homepage.uni-ak.ac.at/download/GuidelineScientificDoctorates.pdf

Appointments can be made via email after submitting an exposé (max. 3 pages including research questions and relevant reference literature).