In 2001, the Office of Science & Technology set out to establish the OST Scientist Network, an interdisciplinary network of Austrian scientists and scholars in North America. Since then, the network has grown to over 1,200 Austrian contact persons living in the United States and Canada.

The OST Scientist Network serves as a strategic foundation for understanding the needs of Austrian scientists and scholars in North America. It also provides a basis for exchanges between the scientific community in Austria and Austrian scientists in North America.

What does the OST Scientist Network offer you?

• Support with educational, government-related, and dual-citizenship matters
• Exchange of experiences with over 1,200 colleagues
• Information on job openings and research opportunities in Austria
• Networking opportunities at OST-related events and through the OST Visitors Program
• Improved connections to Austrian academia and industry
• Presentation of Austrian scientists and their work in the Moves & Milestones section of bridges, our free English-language online magazine on S&T Policy
• Update on S&T policy issues in Austria, Europe, and North America

With those services, we not only offer OST Scientist Network users the opportunity to be part of a growing and dynamic environment, but we also focus on supporting them with opportunities for interdisciplinary networking with their peers. In addition, we want to support OST Scientist Network users via OST's Inquiry Management, and to provide them with information on a wide range of current topics about research and technology policy in Austria, Europe, and North America. Reading bridges helps OST Scientist Network users remain up-to-date on occurrences in their scientific fields and on new developments in research in Austria, Europe, and North America.