University of Groningen, Netherlands invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Interdisciplinary PhD position Young Academy Groningen 2025 (V25.0195)
We are looking for talented candidates who wish to design their own PhD research project on an interdisciplinary topic within the scope of the research expertise of Young Academy Groningen members (please visit http://www.rug.nl/research/young-academy). Two PhD positions are available to conduct research within the themes of the projects. The call for applications for project 2 is now open. As a PhD candidate, you will develop your own research project in consultation with the associated supervisor(s). You will conduct independent and original academic research and report results via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and ultimately a PhD thesis. The PhD thesis has to be completed within four years. Being part of a cutting-edge research programme, you will receive research training as well as a varied educational training program including transferable skills and future (academic or non-academic) career training for after the PhD trajectory, in the context of our Career Perspective Series.
Deadline : 16 June 2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Greek and/or Latin Literature (1.0 FTE) (V25.0276)
Thanks to the generosity of the Sent Marks Fonds we are able to invite applications for a fully funded, 4-year PhD position in the field of Classical Literature. The dissertation should make a novel contribution to the study of ancient Greek or Latin literature in relation to posthumanism and/or environmental criticism. Candidates are free to design a project within this remit, according to their own interests and expertise. They may focus on one specific work or author, or engage with a range of genres and texts while focusing on a specific theme or approach. The project should be of suitable size to be completed within four years. Candidates should also take into account the research areas and supervisory capacities in the Groningen Classics department:
Deadline : 2 June 2025
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in the field of Labour Migration and Career Outcomes of Migrant Workers (V25.0273)
In an era of demographic shifts, economic globalization, and labour market transformations, labour migration has become an increasingly vital area of scholarly and policy concern. For decades, migrant workers have played (and continue to play) a critical role in sustaining key sectors of the Dutch economy, and have become (and will continue to be) part of the Netherlands. The project explores how migrant workers navigate the Dutch labour market. The central aim is to examine how work-related and societal factors jointly influence their long-term career paths. The project addresses how migrants cope with key challenges, including but not limited to cultural differences, reduced employment protection, social network building, socio-economic instability, and so on. Are you interested in joining us in this unique opportunity to engage with a critical social issue and shape research with societal impact?
Deadline : 1 June 2025
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position Development of interatomic potentials for Green Steels (1.0 FTE) (V25.0229)
For the National Growth Fund (NGF) project “Groeien met Groen Staal” (GGS), a PhD position for the period of 4 years is available in the context of modelling green steel mechanics at the atomic scale. In this project, the University of Groningen will develop an array of state-of-the-art machine learning potentials for multi-component alloy systems that are relevant for the new green steels compositions, including impurities and tramp elements. These models should enable density-functional-theory (DFT) accurate large scale atomistic simulations of defects including dislocations, grain boundaries and precipitates, as well as phase diagrams exploration.
A key challenge faced by steel industry is the development of digital twins able to contribute to an excellent control of the steel processing and to act as virtual tool for the selection of new steel compositions and of optimum processing conditions. Advances in digital twins also lead to fewer experiments and less usage of raw materials, to aid design of novel more energy-efficient processing routes. The development of these digital twins requires reliable and predictive models for microstructure formation during steel processing. These models should be based on accurate predictions of phase stability and defect kinetics. This research project focuses on developing the atomistic models that can provide such predictions.
Deadline : 31 May 2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Data-Driven Modeling of Homogeneous Catalysts (1.0 FTE) (V25.0035)
Among the most challenging to develop catalytic reactions are stereoselective processes. Typically, a family of catalysts is explored based on a preliminary hypothesis. After initial experimental results, further research is guided by trial and error with the goal of deriving intuitive trends. Data-driven approaches are attractive alternatives. Descriptors are used to characterize the molecular properties of catalysts together with statistical methods to derive predictive models for selective catalysis. In a data-driven approach, an initial set of reactions is analyzed and used to establish such a model. A new set of catalysts can then be predicted and tested. Subsequently, the new data is fed back into the model to improve its prediction capabilities.
Deadline : 29 May 2025
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Closed-Loop Design of Homogeneous Catalysts (1.0 FTE) (V25.0034)
In recent years, copper(I) hydride (CuH) catalyzed hydrofunctionalization has evolved as a reliable method to form new C-C and C-N bonds from alkenes and suitable electrophiles. The ligands commonly employed are exclusively chiral bisphosphines, which allows modulation of both reactivity and selectivity. However, the scope of the tested ligands in these reactions is still rather limited and comprehensive structure-property relationships are rare, providing a large open catalyst space to be explored. This project will rely on data-driven workflows for the closed-loop design of ligands that will facilitate challenging CuH-catalyzed hydrofunctionalization reactions.
The goal of this project is to: 1) develop robust experimental high-throughput ligand testing workflows for CuH-catalyzed hydrofunctionalizations; 2) build data-driven predictive models for catalyst activities and selectivities; 3) implement closed-loop ligand optimization for reactivity and stereoselectivity.
Deadline : 29 May 2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in the field of Navigating Macroeconomic Expectations (V25.0272)
Expectations play a fundamental role in macroeconomic dynamics, influencing consumption, investment, wage-setting, and the transmission of policy. While traditional models provide a strong foundation, growing evidence suggests that real-world expectation formation is shaped by informational frictions, cognitive biases, and heterogeneity in beliefs.
This PhD project seeks to combine empirical insights with modern macroeconomic modelling to examine the broader implications of deviations from standard rational expectations on the macroeconomy. How do public expectations react to monetary or fiscal policy changes or announcements? What are the implications of these expectations for policy credibility or effectiveness? What mechanisms drive deviations from rational expectation formation, and how do these impact financial markets and the effectiveness of central bank communication?
Deadline : 25 May 2025
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in the field of Regional organization for diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke (V25.0271)
The national consortium CONTRAST-IMPULSE develops innovations in acute stroke care, aimed at patients with a cerebral infarction or a cerebral haemorrhage. The consortium is led by all university hospitals and top clinical hospitals in the Netherlands, and is subsidised by the Dutch Heart Foundation and Brain Foundation. The consortium investigates diagnostics and treatment for patients with an acute cerebral infarction or cerebral haemorrhage. This vacancy focuses on developing organisational models for acute neurovascular disorders. Important themes are logistical organisation of regional care and prediction of treatment outcomes for individual patients. Research activities involve collecting (prognostic and care logistics) data, analysing the data, developing prognostic and simulation models and writing scientific articles.
The PhD position is embedded in the research programme Operations of FEB’s Research Institute, while building on a co-operation of the University of Groningen (Faculty of Economics & Business), University Medical Center Groningen (Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology), and Erasmus MC University Medical Center (Department of Public Health). The project will be supervised by Dr D.J. van der Zee (University of Groningen), Dr M. Uyttenboogaart (University Medical Center Groningen), Dr M.M.H. Lahr (University Medical Center Groningen) and Dr A. Mikolić (Erasmus MC University Medical Center). The PhD defence will take place at the University of Groningen.
Deadline : 25 May 2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD: Urban-Scale Flexibility and Climate Impact Assessment on Urban Energy Demand (V25.0226)
Join our dynamic institute to tackle climate change by advancing innovative, low-emission energy solutions. We seek a motivated PhD candidate to enhance open-source energy system models and develop local energy roadmaps. Key research tasks will include:
- Advancing modeling tools for improved representation of electricity generation potential and energy demand, with a focus on the electricity and heat sectors.
- Utilizing a linear optimization framework to evaluate local flexibility options across various scenarios, with an emphasis on the effects of electrification on the distribution grid and the influence of climate change on electricity generation and demand.
- Exploring various flexibility measures, with a strong focus on the integration of green hydrogen at the urban scale, particularly for residential heating applications, while addressing the gap between expectations and real-world implementation challenges.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to timely and cutting-edge research at the intersection of urban energy modelling and planning, grid integration, and climate resilience within the broader energy transition. The successful candidate will primarily use PyPSA as the main modeling framework for this project.
Deadline : 15 May 2025
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on Measuring Cosmic Web Dynamics (V25.0149)
We are advertising a 4 year PhD position within the context of the Horizon-Widera EXCOSM project on Galaxies and the Cosmic Web. The position is a dual-degree position shared between the University of Groningen, at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, and the University of Tartu, at Tartu Observatory. During the PhD period the first 2 years will be spent at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, the last 2 years at Tartu Observatory.
The PhD research project has the purpose to analyze and combine the weblike distribution of galaxies in large galaxy redshift surveys, with the corresponding velocity flows inferred from measured galaxy peculiar velocities. These measurements are to be converted into a multiscale analysis of the mass distribution, as well as that of the flow field structure, and of the force and tidal field that has been shaping the cosmic web. The basic detection algorithms to infer the overall structure of the cosmic web are the various versions of the scale-space MMF/Nexus pipeline and the stochastic Bayesian Bisous method. To improve, extend and deepen the analysis to a full dynamical inventory, a major incentive for the project is the application and adaptation of state-of-the art machine learning codes to deal with redshift distortions, intrinsic (galaxy) biases, survey selection biases and in particular the complications encountered in photometric redshift surveys.
The project is part of the EU Horizon-Widera EXCOSM project, in which Tartu Observatory, the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen, the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics at Potsdam, and the Institute Elie Cartan at the Univ. Lorraine in Nancy, work together on the issue of the relation and interaction between galaxy formation and evolution and cosmic web environment. The PhD project will be supervised by Prof. Elmo Tempel (Tartu Observatory) and Prof. Rien van de Weygaert (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute).
Deadline : 14 May 2025
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Fertile Soils “Nieuwe verbindingen tussen stad en platteland” (1,0 fte) (V25.0255)
De Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen is op zoek naar een PhD-onderzoeker op het gebied van nieuwe verbindingen tussen stad en platteland, met aandacht voor ruimtelijk-economisch relaties tussen stad en platteland en de betekenis van ‘het platteland’ voor zowel stedelingen als plattelanders. De PhD-positie is onderdeel van het door NWO gefinancierde onderzoeksprogramma ‘Fertile Soils’, waarin inter- en trans-disciplinair onderzoek wordt gedaan naar een integrale verduurzaming en verbetering van de relaties tussen landelijke en stedelijke gebieden, met een specifieke focus op het (ruimtelijk) afstemmen van vraag en aanbod en de (her)waardering van landschapsdiensten – zoals voedselproductie, recreatie, biodiversiteit en wateropslag – in de regio. Fertile Soils richt zich op vijf stad-land regio’s: Groningen-Het Hogeland, Regio Zwolle, Van Gogh regio, Metropool Regio Rotterdam Den Haag, en Metropool Regio Amsterdam.
De PhD-kandidaat gaat werken aan werkpakket 3 van Fertile Soils. Dit werkpakket richt zich op de opkomst van alternatieve en multifunctionele bedrijven en samenwerkingsnetwerken in agrarische gebieden als reactie op de ruimtegebrek in stedelijke regio’s. Deze initiatieven combineren landbouwproductie met publieke en private diensten, zoals recreatie, huisvesting, zorgboerderijen en landschapsbeheer. Hierdoor ontstaan nieuwe relaties tussen stad en platteland die kunnen bijdragen aan de leefbaarheid van het buitengebied. In de praktijk ondervinden deze initiatieven echter economische, institutionele en juridische obstakels, waardoor veel niet volledig tot ontwikkeling komen. Daarnaast is het onduidelijk hoe ze ruimtelijk het beste kunnen worden ingebed in relatie tot andere economische activiteiten en grootschalige woningbouw. Dit werkpakket onderzoekt enerzijds de bredere waarde van deze initiatieven en hun bijdrage aan het welzijn van het platteland. Anderzijds richt het zich op de ruimtelijke inpassing en bundeling van deze initiatieven met andere landschapsdiensten en economische ontwikkelingen. Er wordt gekeken welke initiatieven bijdragen aan vitale regio’s en welke uitdagingen ze tegenkomen. Ook wordt onderzocht welke waarden, behoeften en beperkingen een rol spelen bij de ontwikkeling van deze initiatieven. Tot slot wordt geanalyseerd hoe uitwisseling tussen stad en platteland plaatsvindt en op welke manier deze initiatieven kunnen worden geïntegreerd in bredere ruimtelijke structuren. Binnen dit werkpakket gaat een team van twee PhDs en hun begeleiders vanuit de Rijkuniversiteit Groningen en Wageningen Universiteit deze thematiek onderzoeken.
Deadline : 11 mei 2025
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Fertile Soils ‘Sociaal-culturele relaties tussen platteland en stad’ (1,0 fte) (V25.0254)
Ben jij geïnteresseerd in hoe plattelanders en stedelingen over elkaar en over hun geografische omgeving denken, en welke sociaal-culturele betekenissen zij aan hun regio toekennen? Dan zijn we op zoek naar jou! De Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen is op zoek naar een PhD-onderzoeker op het gebied van ‘sociaal-culturele relaties tussen platteland en stad’, met een focus op ruimtelijke relaties tussen stad en platteland en op de sociaal-culturele betekenissen van ‘het platteland’ voor zowel stedelingen als plattelanders. De PhD-positie is onderdeel van het door NWO gefinancierde onderzoeksprogramma ‘Fertile Soils’, waarin inter- en trans-disciplinair onderzoek wordt gedaan naar een integrale verduurzaming en verbetering van de relaties tussen landelijke en stedelijke gebieden. Het project richt zich in het bijzonder op het (ruimtelijk) afstemmen van vraag en aanbod en de (her)waardering van landschapsdiensten – zoals drinkwater, recreatieve ruimte en biodiversiteit – in de regio. Fertile Soils concentreert zich op vijf stad-land regio’s: Zwolle, Groningen-Het Hogeland, Metropool Regio Rotterdam Den Haag, Stedelijke Regio Breda Tilburg en Amsterdam Metropool Regio.
Deadline : 11 mei 2025
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Behavior change strategies for achieving a plastic free Wadden region (V25.0221)
Are you passionate about tackling environmental challenges and making a tangible societal impact? The interdisciplinary project ‘Wad gaat om’ aims to address the pressing issue of plastic pollution in the Wadden region, a problem often overlooked despite its local importance. We are looking for a PhD candidate who will develop innovative, evidence-based behavior change interventions in collaboration with diverse partners and stakeholders, contributing not only to academic output but also to visible societal change.
The PhD project is part of the “Wad Gaat Om” program, which aims to sustainably reduce plastic waste and usage in the Wadden Sea area through a systems approach. The program addresses the plastic issue holistically by focusing on prevention such as reducing plastic use, waste introduction, promoting biobased alternatives, mitigation including proper disposal, collection, and upcycling of plastic. To achieve these goals, it is crucial that, among other things, individuals, such as tourists, the local population, and key decision-makers, become aware of the plastic problem in the Wadden region and change their behavior accordingly. In this project, you will conduct problem analyses through a literature review, surveys and interviews, develop effective behavior change interventions for the prevention and mitigation of plastic waste, and evaluate the impact of these interventions.
Deadline : 11 May 2025
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Economic History: Slavery in the Dutch Caribbean (V25.0022)
The position is within the NWO-funded project “Collateral damage: The financial economics of slavery”. This project aims to understand an underexposed aspect of slavery: the financial economics involved. Did the availability of finance, and the use of enslaved people as collateral, stimulate the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the use of slave labor on plantations? Did finance have long-term consequences for the enslaved people and their freed descendants? The project will apply advanced empirical methods (e.g. structural estimation) in finance and economics to study these questions in the context of Surinam and the adjoining colonies of Demerara and Essequibo in the 18th and 19th centuries. New data will be collected and combined with existing databases to provide new insights into how financial systems affected slavery and the lives of enslaved people. The aim is to contribute to societal debates about the causes, immediate effects, and long-term consequences of slavery.
Deadline : 11 May 2025
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Classics (1.0 FTE) (V25.0216)
Commentaries are a characteristic component of the landscape of knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity. Considerable progress has been made in the last few decades in opening up and interpreting individual commentaries and commentary traditions. Much light has been shed on the use of exegesis to advance specific medical, philosophical, literary, biblical, didactic etc. agendas in specific commentaries and genres of commentary. This project will attempt an analysis of ancient commentary-writing across genres. Its purpose is to contribute to a synoptic view of ancient commentary-writing, one that allows generalizations beyond specific commentary traditions. While such a synoptic view is not within the scope of any one individual research project, this doctoral project will make a contribution through a case-study based analysis of key themes and questions, as detailed below.
Case studies can be selected from a wide range of texts, including commentaries on philosophical, literary, grammatical, rhetorical, religious and medical commentaries, written in Greek and Latin.
In view of the expertise of the intended supervisors, a preference will be given to projects whose scope includes (but is not necessarily limited to) commentaries with a philosophical outlook, and commentaries in Latin. Projects could take the shape of a comparison between texts from distinct genres as well as a study of aspects from different genres that are present within a single commentary tradition.
Deadline : 8 May 2025
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position School Dogs: Effects on Inclusion & Integration Challenges (1.0 FTE) (V25.0263)
Do you want to contribute to groundbreaking research that pushes the boundaries of science? Are you looking for a PhD position in which you can turn your curiosity into concrete research results and a dissertation? In that case, the position of PhD student in Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at the University of Groningen (UG) might just be what you are looking for!
As a PhD candidate you will have the opportunity to develop your own insights, collect data, and share your findings with both scientific colleagues and partners from professional practice worldwide. Under the guidance of a supervisor and together with a motivated team, you will work on meaningful solutions and contribute to the future of your field. This project will use a mixed-methods design to explore the role of school dogs in supporting students who need additional help. It aims to understand how school dogs may contribute to academic achievement and social inclusion. The project will also examine whether dogs promote student participation and help create a safe, needs-supportive school environment—while keeping the dogs’ welfare in mind. The project includes a literature review, field research in Dutch schools, a comparative study of student outcomes in schools with and without dogs, and observational case studies focusing on dog behavior and student interactions.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
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The University of Groningen is a public research university in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1614 and is the second-oldest university in the Netherlands. In 2014, the university celebrated its 400th anniversary. Currently, RUG is placed in the top 100 universities worldwide according to three international ranking tables.
The university was ranked 65th in the world, according to Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2019. In April 2013, according to the results of the International Student Barometer, the University of Groningen, for the third time in a row, was voted the best university of the Netherlands.
The University of Groningen has eleven faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175-degree programmes. The university’s alumni and faculty include Johann Bernoulli, Aletta Jacobs, four Nobel Prize winners, nine Spinoza Prize winners, one Stevin Prize winner, royalty, multiple mayors, the first president of the European Central Bank, and a secretary general of NATO.
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