University of Amsterdam, 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 Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Cell-water Structure and Dynamics
Water in living cells contains a high concentration of biomolecules, that can significantly alter its properties (see https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00858-0). There are even cells (bacterial spores, for instance) in which all chemistry is put to a standstill: these cells can survive for years in a dried-out, chemically ‘frozen’ state, from which they can recover completely and continue living as if nothing happened. The physical and chemical mechanisms underlying this suspended metabolism are still a mystery. In this PhD project, you will help to solve this mystery by using state-of-the-art experimental methods to investigate the structure and dynamics of water and proteins in living cells capable of surviving extreme circumstances, such as drought and thermal shock. Knowledge of how some cells manage to survive complete desiccation for such long periods of time can help to develop strategies for the dry, room-temperature storage of blood and vaccines (important for third-world countries), but potentially even for the dry storage of entire organisms. The project will be carried out at the University of Amsterdam, in cooperation with the Max-Planck Institute in Mainz.
Deadline : 31-12-2024
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Integrated Modeling for Plant Life-History Traits
Do you enjoy using computational approaches to study biological problems? Are you interested in using a combination of machine learning and mechanistic modelling? We invite enthusiastic and dedicated candidates to join our cutting-edge research team as a PhD student to work on modelling plant life-history traits such as flowering time, fertility and seed germination. The position is part of the new, interdisciplinary research institute CropXR. The location where you will ordinarily carry out your duties is at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences in Amsterdam.
In this project, you will work towards unraveling the regulatory networks controlling reproduction-associated transitions under temperature and drought stress. We intend to design possible strategies towards optimal flowering and robust fruit and seed production under sub-optimal conditions. We will use the main model plant Arabidopsis, because of the wealth of existing information and availability of a multiscale model and mathematical modules for the individual processes. In four accompanying experimental PhD-projects, data will be obtained on the effects of temperature and drought at the transcriptome and phenotype level.
Your task will be to develop novel methodology to integrate these datasets, using a combination of mechanistic models and machine learning. This will aid selection of signaling processes to be targeted towards improving plant yield under suboptimal conditions. As part of the larger CropXR consortium, you will also collaborate with additional
Deadline : 01.05.2024
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Experimental Physics: 2D Material Detectors
The PhD project in which you will be participating aims to leverage the unique properties of 2D materials and their heterostructures for making ultrahigh-gain, ultralow-noise detectors for applications in high-energy physics. Recently, novel 2D material devices have been developed based on heterostructures of semiconducting 2D monolayers such as transition metal dicalchogenides (TMDSs). Similar to traditional Si and GaAs photodetectors, 2D material detectors can be built with internal amplification to produce avalanche photodiodes, while offering unique advantages in terms of low noise and high gain. In collaboration with the Institute for High-Energy Physics, we will investigate the potential of these novel 2D material devices to open up new realms in the detection of dark matter, particles and gravitational waves.
Deadline : 31 May 2024
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in
Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research setting working on cutting edge technologies and do you want to expand your knowledge on state-of-the-art AI, Normative Systems and data-sharing and data-processing infrastructures? The Informatics Institute is looking for an ambitious PhD candidate to work on Sovereign Normative Compliant Cloud Services for the Digital Government. Your research is part of the Complex Cyber Infrastructures (CCI) research group.
Sovereign Norm-Compliant Cloud Services for the Digital Government
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Emergent Dynamical Steady States of Active Polymer-Like Matter
Are you a highly motivated student with a strong interest in statistical mechanics and soft active matter? The group of Dr. Sara Jabbari Farouji at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and part of Computational Soft Matter Lab is seeking an excellent and ambitious PhD candidate to carry out interdisciplinary research on emergent collective dynamics of active polymer-like matter which combines analytical and computational methods.
Active matter is a young field of research which aims at understanding collective properties of non-equilibrium systems made of self-driven constituents; e.g. bird flocks or bacterial swarms in terms of interplay between self-drive and interactions. It has been found that some aspects of collective behavior can indeed be captured by models based on a minimal set of interaction rules, which is now at the heart of the research area of active matter.
For instance, the Vicsek model of self-propelled point-like particles that have alignment interactions with their neighbors reveals a dynamical transition from a disordered gas-like state to a flocking state in which particles collectively move in the same direction. However, many spectacular patterns of collective organization in real systems like collective behavior cellular tissues of entangled aggregates of worms cannot be captured by such minimal models. In these cases, the deformability of the constituent particles matters and should be considered in non-equilibrium modeling.
Deadline : 31 May 2024
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate Random histogram limits and exact quantum field theories
The mathematical definition of probability distributions for random functions, measures or distributions is not straight-forward. Random functions are defined with the help of Kolmogorov’s existence theorem, but for more involved objects, like measures or distributions, the range of options is much more narrow. Based on recently developed methods for the construction of random probability and signed measures as limits of refining hierarchies of random histograms, this proposal aims to prove existence theorems for histogram limits in spaces of distributions and more involved weak dual spaces. The main applications include proofs of existence and exact renormalization of interacting quantum field theories in four dimensions.
Deadline : 1 May 2024
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Computational Chemistry
PRONTO (PROperty prediction by Network TOpology modelling of polymer films) is a 3-PhD project concerning ‘drying’ of paints or coating solutions, a solidification process where multifunctional monomers in the liquid polymerize into a polymer network: a single large molecule spanning the entire volume. Rates of reactions and diffusion define the network formation, but are dramatically influenced by the density of the growing network. To address this complexity, the PRONTO researchers will develop multiscale computational models connecting atomic-level molecular simulations, mesoscopic reaction kinetics and network modelling, and macroscopic continuum modelling. PRONTO is a collaboration between Universiteit van Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Canon Production Printing (Venlo), AkzoNobel Performance Coatings (Sassenheim), Reden (Engineering and simulation, Hengelo OV) and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The project is financed by NWO and Canon.
Deadline : 30.06.2024
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Computational Chemistry
PRONTO (PROperty prediction by Network TOpology modelling of polymer films) is a 3-PhD project concerning ‘drying’ of paints or coating solutions, a solidification process where multifunctional monomers in the liquid polymerize into a polymer network: a single large molecule spanning the entire volume. Rates of reactions and diffusion define the network formation, but are dramatically influenced by the density of the growing network. To address this complexity, the PRONTO researchers will develop multiscale computational models connecting atomic-level molecular simulations, mesoscopic reaction kinetics and network modelling, and macroscopic continuum modelling. PRONTO is a collaboration between Universiteit van Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Canon Production Printing (Venlo), AkzoNobel Performance Coatings (Sassenheim), Reden (Engineering and simulation, Hengelo OV) and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The project is financed by NWO and Canon.
Deadline : 30.06.2024
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Four PhD Positions in AI, Digital Humanities, and Cultural Heritage
Our experts from the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation (ILLC) and the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture (AHM) are looking for four talented and ambitious PhD candidates. Your research will be part of the Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities unit of the ILLC (Projects 1-3) or the Digital Heritage research group of the AHM (Project 4).
We are working with leading universities, key technology partners, and core archives, libraries, and museums in the national NWO NWA project HAICu, to realise a very ambitious multidisciplinary research agenda together. Are you ready to become part of this exciting ecosystem, and take your career to the next level? If so, we would like you to apply for one of our four PhD positions described below.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Infrastructural Ideologies in the EU, Russia, and China
Are you looking for a challenging position in a dynamic setting? The Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the critical infrastructure lab, led by main researcher Niels ten Oever, PhD. ARTES is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR).
Deadline : 10 May 2024
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Benchmarking Scientific Explanation in Psychological Practice
Are you looking for a PhD position in a dynamic setting? Do you want to execute philosophy of science research informed by and engaging scientific practices? The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) (https://www.illc.uva.nl/) currently has a vacant PhD position for a talented student as part of the project Benchmarking scientific explanation in psychological practice, led by principal investigator Dr. Dingmar van Eck. The ILLC is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research.
Research at the ILLC is organized into six research units (Research units ILLC). This project is based in the Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (EPS) research unit. Within the methodology and philosophy of science, this position will connect to the team’s work on scientific explanation and methods applied to areas such as AI, Mathematics, Quantum Physics, Cognitive Science, Life Science and the Engineering Sciences.
Deadline : May 6 2024
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in RNA Based Gene Regulation in Bacteria
RNA-RNA interactions play a pivotal role in understanding the complexity of gene regulation within microbial systems. Our lab (www.drna.nl) is dedicated to uncovering the mysteries that govern RNA-based gene regulation and mechanisms. In this project, we aim to develop and apply novel global Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) methods to illuminate the unseen fundamental aspects of RNA-RNA interactions and their impact on gene regulation.
If the intricate dance of RNA molecules sparks your curiosity, we invite you to join our quest to decode the fundamental truths behind bacterial gene regulation. The position will be supported by a recently awarded NWO-VIDI grant. Our lab is a part of the Microbiology theme at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences in the Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam. Our state-of-the-art facilities and supportive research community provide an ideal environment for ambitious researchers eager to make an impact.
Deadline : 12.05.2024
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Biodiverse Urban Waterfronts
The ecology of Amsterdam’s water system, characterized by its historic canals and bridges, is pressured by the intense and diverse uses of these waterways. Quay walls are essential components of the canal systems of many cities. In Amsterdam, heavy usage and low maintenance have led to a deterioration of these structures, and therefore large-scale renewal will take place during the coming decades. This provides a unique opportunity to restore natural processes and create novel ecosystems. As urban areas located along major waterways can be a central and productive link in the ecological system, enhancing their ecological function can benefit existing and novel ecosystems in and surrounding cities, contributing to biodiverse, water-wise, green, and healthy cities.
Here, we propose that reconnecting the currently fragmented landscape and re-introducing ecological flows and dynamics across landscape boundaries is key to making the urban water system more biodiverse and climate-resilient. A well-functioning ecology will help meeting quality standards, such as formulated in the EU Water Framework Directive, and can provide input to nature-based solutions for water storage & treatment.
As part of a larger project focused on multiple aspects of novel designs for quay walls (e.g. heritage, construction, logistics, climate resilience), you will evaluate and validate preferred design options for multifunctional urban waterfronts from an ecological perspective in terms of benefits for the urban as well as the surrounding greater Amsterdam water system.
Deadline : 5 May 2024
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD (Candidate) in Sports Innovation Management
We invite prospective researchers to apply for an exciting PhD position in the field of sports innovation management, offering a unique opportunity to make a significant impact both on the ‘field’ and in broader society. Delve into the intricacies of sports innovation, exploring its composition and devising effective measurement strategies. Your research will illuminate the role of sports innovation in tackling diverse organizational, sporting, and societal challenges, while identifying avenues for maximizing its impact. Join us in shaping the future of sports and driving positive change!
This PhD trajectory encompasses a diverse array of methodologies, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. For instance, you will be involved in developing and implementing quantitative measures of sports innovation at both national and European levels, across various types of sports organizations, including competitive sports and recreational activities. Also, you will conduct case studies of sports organizations to gain deeper insights into sports innovation and related factors and mechanisms. This research will explore both technological aspects, such as R&D and digitalization, and non-technological aspects, including new forms of interorganizational collaboration, organizational and governance innovation, and innovative management approaches.
Deadline : 10 May 2024
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Sociology of Education
In the Netherlands, students are sorted into different educational programs (i.e., ability tracks) in secondary school. Anticipating upon this selection, this project focuses on how primary school teachers (may) already sort pupils into ability groups before this formal selection moment. For instance, some primary schools may use ability-based instruction groups for subjects like mathematics or reading. There is still a limited understanding of the prevalence of such informal selection practices, and their impact on (inequality in) educational outcomes in Dutch primary education. In this project we study how teachers’ growth-affording beliefs about pupils relate to selection practices and, eventually, pupils’ educational outcomes. Selection practices may relate to teachers’ beliefs about whether academic ability and talent are innate or can be developed through effort. In the second part of the project, we examine whether an intervention can enhance (growth-affording) beliefs and practices among teachers. Moreover, we wish to examine whether this intervention can enhance equal learning opportunities, by studying if it may (particularly) enhance the educational outcomes of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. To do so, we look at the beliefs and performance (growth) of students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
This PhD project is part of a larger project funded by the NRO, called “Making or breaking the class ceiling: growth-affording teacher beliefs and practices in a selective school system”. For this larger project, one other PhD candidate will be employed at the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Amsterdam who will work on selection practices in secondary education. The current project will employ a mixed methods design for which different data sources will be used. First, we will collect interview data to map how teachers in primary education sort students into different ability groups before the formal moment of selection into secondary ability tracks takes place, and what beliefs underlie these practices. Second, we rely on quantitative student data that are already collected. Third, we will develop and implement an intervention study on teacher beliefs and their effects on (inequality in) educational outcomes. Given the Dutch context where the interviews will be done and the intervention will be implemented, there is a strong preference for a candidate who masters the Dutch language.
Deadline : 12 May 2024
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position Political Communication: Affective Polarization Among Social Groups in the Netherlands
Are you interested in political communication and quantitative empirical research? We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student for the research project ‘See it; say it; sorted. Affective polarization among social groups in the Netherlands.’ This project focusses on how non-political identities (such as level of education or the place of residence) get politicized, how this adds to affective polarization between political and non-political groups, and the role of the information environment in these processes. If you have the ambition to pursue an academic career and to contribute to knowledge about the role of media in affective polarization, then this PhD vacancy might just be for you.
The PhD project will be embedded within the Political Communication & Journalism programme group. In our group, we explore the contributions of media and communication to citizens’ perception, knowledge, and understanding of political issues and political and social groups, as well as citizens’ participation in the political arena and their electoral behaviour. The PhD project will be supervised by Dr. Rachid Azrout, Dr. Knut De Swert, and Dr. Alessandro Nai.
Deadline : 20 May 2024
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Open PhD Position: Multimodal Experimentations in More-Than-Human Anthropology
Are you curious about the relations between humans, animals and their environments? Are you interested in exploring how various technologies [of vision] are shaping such relationships amidst global environmental challenges? Do you have affinity or experience with filmmaking, multimodal ethnographic research methods and/or creative modes of storytelling? Do you have an innovative research idea and enjoy working together with a diverse group of committed researchers?
The Department of Anthropology is currently seeking a talented PhD candidate working at the intersection of human-nature relations, (digital) technologies and multimodal methods. This project is funded by combining Starter Grants (Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science) of Dr Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, Dr Ildikó Plájás and Dr Else Vogel.
The Department of Anthropology is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The PhD track is part of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) programme group ‘Exploring diversity, critical ethnographies on belonging and exclusion’.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Chinese Migrants’ Selves in Europe
Are you looking for a challenging position in a dynamic setting? Research school ARTES currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the project “Me, Myself, and I – Chinese Migrants’ Selves in Europe”, led by principal investigator Dr. Linde Luijnenburg and Dr. Franziska Plümmer. ARTES is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR).
The Amsterdam School for Regional and Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) combines humanities and social science-based approaches to the study of Europe and other world regions, and the relations between them. Migration is, arguably more so than ever, a keyword for researching these intercultural relations.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Oceanic Imaginaries, Oceanic Solidarities
Are you looking for a challenging position in a dynamic setting? The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the Oceanic Imaginaries, Oceanic Solidarities project led by principal investigator Mikki Stelder, Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, Professor of Performance Philosophy. ASCA is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR).
The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD position at the intersection of Critical Ocean Studies, Black Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Anticolonial studies. The position is funded by a starting grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands led by Dr Mikki Stelder, of which the PhD position is a part.
The PhD fellow will be part of ASCA, one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) and the Global Arts, Culture and Politics Department. ASCA is a research community devoted to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of culture (in all its forms and expressions) from a broad humanities perspective. ASCA is home to more than 120 scholars and 160 PhD candidates, and is a world-leading international research school in Cultural Analysis. ASCA members share a commitment to working in an interdisciplinary framework and to maintaining a close connection with contemporary cultural and political debates.
Deadline : 14 May 2024
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in functional characterization of plant pathogen effector proteins
Are you interested in understanding the interaction between plants and pathogens on a molecular level? Do you want to be part of a passionate and curiosity-driven research team? Are you challenged by learning and applying cutting-edge molecular biology techniques to address your research questions? Then this job may be for you!
The Molecular Plant Pathology group is looking for a PhD candidate to investigate virulence strategies of plant pathogenic Xanthomonas bacteria. Black rot, a disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, is the most important disease for Brassica crops (e.g. cabbage) globally. Given the scarcity of natural resistance sources in Brassica germplasms against Xanthomonas, this project aims to provide the knowledge to enhance disease resistance genetically through identification and characterization of host susceptibility genes.
If you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research team and are eager to contribute to elucidating Xanthomonas infection strategies, then the Molecular Plant Pathology group, which is part of the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, is the place to be. Research in our group aims at advancing fundamental knowledge of the interactions between plants and their pathogens, using state-of-the-art molecular methods in genetics, plant biology, genomics, cell biology, biochemistry, and microbiology. Engaging in public-private partnership projects, we aim to translate novel insights into solutions for societal problems.
Deadline : 24.05.2024
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Sociology on “Contested Epistemologies of Sustainability”
Are you passionate about the topic of climate change and sustainability from a sociological perspective? Do you like to traverse and embed yourself in cultural worlds different from your own? Are you interested in ethnographic research and able to create your own independent research track in a larger research project? Then this position may be yours.
The Department of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam is currently looking for a PhD candidate in the project “Contested Epistemologies of Sustainability”, led by Dr Catherine Wong and Dr Jaron Harambam. In this project, we examine how climate change and the foundational ways of knowing are contested in two radically different contexts: indigenous communities in South/Southeast Asia and conspiratorial communities in Europe. Both communities challenge hegemonic “Western” epistemologies of sustainability, albeit in their own specific ways. Your project will explore and compare both communities under this broad umbrella of contested epistemologies, but with plenty of room for your own ideas and innovation in who and what you would like to study. Here your creativity comes in and we like to foster that from the start. The overall goal of this project is twofold: to understand the resistance towards hegemonic climate change and sustainability discourses, and to learn from different epistemological and cultural standpoints that oppose them.
Deadline :12 May 2024
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Phd Position in Multiscale Modelling of Endothelial Cell Monolayers in Health and Disease
The Computational Science Lab (CSL) within in the Informatics Institute is offering a PhD position focusing on multiscale modelling of Endothelial Cell (EC) monolayers in the microvasculature, coupling molecular models of intracellular signalling to cell-level models of spatially resolved signalling, and finally to coupling many of such single cell-level models together in a multicellular EC monolayer. The goal is to study specific pathways (based on RhoA and RhoB GTPases) and their impact on EC monolayer integrity. You will study differential pathways that drive fast and transient (RhoA-mediated), or slow and persistent (RhoB-mediated) loss of endothelial integrity. You will merge in silico modelling with in-vitro experiments carried out in close collaboration with another PhD student in this joint project to address bistability and hysteresis in the differential RhoA/B-dependent control of microvascular leak. You will study cell-to-cell variability in responses to activating stimuli and address the switch from acute to chronic EC activation.
The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the physiology group of Prof. Peter Hordijk at the Free University Amsterdam, where the lab experiments will be carried out. You will spend sufficient time in prof. Hordijk’s lab to foster strong collaboration with the experimental work, and vice-versa, the PhD student carrying out the experimental work will spend sufficient time in our Computational Science lab to work together with you.
Deadline : 10 June 2024
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Marketing
The Marketing department at the Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam) invites applications for a PhD position in Marketing with a quantitative orientation. We are looking for candidates with the ambition to work and succeed at the highest international academic level.
Deadline : 24 May 2024
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: -Internal- PhD Representative in the UvA Central PhD Council
The Central PhD Council (CPC) is looking for a new representative for the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)! The CPC serves the interest of all PhD candidates at an administrative level, and is a sounding board for organizational developments concerning PhD candidates within the university and the faculty.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position for the Project: Organizations and Misinformation: The Role of Trust and Corrections
Are you interested in the reciprocal relationships between mis- and disinformation and trust in organizations and institutions? Do you want to know more about how mis- and disinformation impact organizational trust and how this impact can be corrected? Then apply to this PhD project.
We are looking for an ambitious PhD Researcher for the four-year project “Organizations and Misinformation: The Role of Trust and Corrections”. The PhD Candidate is embedded in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and is part of the Corporate Communication Program Group.
Deadline : 22 May 2024
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position for the Project: Are We Too Concerned About Misinformation?
Are you interested in the role that misinformation plays in people’s understanding of their information environment? Do you want to know more about how people form perceptions about the threat of being misinformed? Then apply for this PhD project!
We are looking for an ambitious PhD Researcher for the four-year project “Are we too concerned about misinformation? Exploring how public opinion, political communication, and (social) media contribute to (dis)proportional risk perceptions of misinformation”. The PhD Candidate is embedded in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and is part of the Political Communication and Journalism Program Group. You will be working together with Linda Bos, Michael Hameleers, and Toni van der Meer.
Deadline : 20 May 2024
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Theoretical Ecology
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD-candidate who is eager to study the ecological consequences of sexual size dimorphism using mathematical models. You will be embedded in the Theoretical and Computational Ecology department, which is part of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam.
In the animal kingdom, we commonly see species where one sex is larger than the other – a phenomenon called sexual size dimorphism. Despite remarkable differences between the sexes, these are not present early in life for most species. Because many differences between the sexes arise during an individual’s development, the ecological conditions experienced early in life influence the expression of sexual dimorphism later in life. To understand the ecological consequences of sexual size dimorphism, we need to know how early-life growth and development shape differences between the sexes.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Solid-State Chemistry and Physics
Are you passionate about the development of new materials for quantum applications and intrigued by integrating chemistry and physics approaches? Are you a driven student seeking to engage in experimental research within a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment?
Applications are now open for a 4-year full-time PhD position in the Isaeva Group at the Institute of Physics (IoP), University of Amsterdam (UvA). This project is offering an opportunity to delve into the realm of magnetic topological insulators, and focuses on refining inorganic compounds within this class of quantum materials, with a particular emphasis on expanding the family of compounds beyond our pioneering work with MnBi2Te4.
Your primary objective will be to uncover, by synthesis and meticulous characterization, best-performing semiconductors with the most robust ferromagnetic order, the highest magnetic ordering temperatures, and topological electron band structures. Leveraging advanced techniques in solid-state chemistry, X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, and magnetic property measurements, you’ll investigate the intricate relationship between synthetic protocols and material properties. Ultimately, your findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of quantum materials and provide guidelines to the fabrication of superior magnetic topological insulators.
Deadline : 2 May 2024
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Cognitive Neuroscience: “The Influence of Predictions on the Mechanisms of Conscious Perception”
We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated PhD candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience. The position is part of an ERC consolidator grant titled “Towards understanding human consciousness: How internal brain states and environmental context shape our subjective experience”. The PhD position is embedded in the Conscious brain lab, and the project will be supervised by dr. Simon van Gaal, dr. Timo Stein, and colleagues. The conscious brain lab consists of several PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and staff members of departments of Psychology of the UvA and VU university, who all study the neural basis of consciousness, perception and/or related topics (see website for details).
Deadline : 20 May 2024
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Improving Machine Learning Methods for Contingent Claim Pricing and Hedging
The Stochastics group at the Korteweg de Vries Institute at the University of Amsterdam and the Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance group at the Amsterdam School of Economics are pleased to announce a joint open PhD position in Improving Machine Learning Methods for Contingent Claim Pricing and Hedging.
The project will focus on, but will not necessarily be limited to, a promising relatively new mathematical characterization of uncertainty in financial time series (using the sequences of iterated integrals known as signatures) and a particular application for which classical modelling tools seem particularly hard to apply (the infinite-dimensional structure in forward prices for energy markets). We expect that insights for this particular theoretical method and practical problem may also help to design improvements for other applications of machine learning in the financial context, such as the generation of stochastic scenarios used in risk management for insurance companies and trading strategies that use derivatives to hedge payoffs of other exotic derivatives (such as forward prices in energy markets and) regime switching in stochastic modelling of asset prices.
For this project the PhD student needs a strong theoretical and computational background (e.g. functional analysis, measure theoretic probability, mathematics of Machine Learning, mathematical and computational finance) and she/he also needs to be genuinely interested in real world applications. For the project to be a success, input will be required on the development of new mathematical theory, on the efficient implementation of new models, and on the practical side of financial markets.
Deadline : 7 June 2024
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in “Techno-economics of Batteries”
The transport sector produces harmful emissions that cause climate change and have detrimental health effects. Electrification of the transport sector is one of the leading contenders to rid these emissions, hence the use of batteries will play an increasing role in the energy transition needed to control unwarranted global climate change. Big open questions are, amongst others: “What is the cost reduction potential for batteries?” and “How do electric cars equipped with onboard battery storage compete with low-carbon alternatives in the transport sector?”. These questions are not trivial for a number of reasons, but the BatteryNL project will attempt to produce a comprehensive set of answers.
In particular, the goal is to find out whether battery costs can continue to decline along learning curves observed for many different technologies to date, and to find out whether the performance of batteries can be improved from a techno-economic perspective, hence enabling them to constitute an efficient, clean, affordable and safe solution for the transformation of the transport sector. The PhD position associated with this part of BatteryNL is dedicated to the techno-economics of batteries as an electricity storage option.
Deadline : 30.05.2024
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Project “How Urban Greening Initiatives Shape Children’s Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour”
Are you interested in how green initiatives in cities shape the environmental attitudes and behaviour of children? Is it your ambition to become a good researcher, work in an interdisciplinary team, and work with different stakeholders to investigate how greening cities might affect children’s environmental attitudes and behaviour?
We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate for the project: “How urban greening initiatives shape children’s environmental attitudes and behaviour”, which is embedded in the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and the new Research Priority Area: BRIDGES (Bridging Social and Behavioural Science Disciplines to Galvanize Sustainability) of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
The project has an interdisciplinary focus and a supervision team consisting of supervisors from Urban Planning (Dr. Mendel Giezen – supervisor) and Communication Science (Dr. Marijn Meijers – daily supervisor). You will be a member of the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), specifically of the program group Urban Planning. You are welcome to join research meetings at Communication Science and Psychology as well.
Deadline :15 May 2024
(33) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Mathematics
Are you passionate about doing research in mathematics? The Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics is looking for an ambitious PhD candidate in mathematics. Your research is part of the Algebra, Geometry and mathematical physics group. You will be joining the project from classical to noncommutative symmetries. The goal of this project to study two mathematical incarnations of symmetry: one in the world of classical geometry where we talk about symmetries of geometric structures, and one in the world of non-commutative geometry (the quantum world in which we end up after quantisation of classical geometry). In particular, the objective is to relate these two notions of symmetry to obtain a deeper understanding of how these two worlds are related. For more information about this research project, please contact Dr. Hessel Posthuma([email protected]).
Deadline : 24 May 2024
(34) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Job in the Future of Work and Work Motivation
Technological innovations – particularly those in artificial intelligence – change the nature of work rapidly and transform the design of work. Some jobs may disappear, some new ones may arise, and some jobs will be augmented through close cooperation with new technology.
Are you interested in studying the effect of technological innovations on jobs? In this project, we will focus on how jobs are changing, and what the changes in work design imply for employees’ work motivation, the meaning of work, performance, and well-being. We will take a psychological perspective, investigating the experiences of change and stability by those who are working in changing environments. The project aims to provide more insight into the implications of technology innovation for theory in work motivation as well as for work design and the management of work, by both humans and artificial intelligence.
Deadline : 15 May 2024
(35) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Evolutionary Biology
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate to study the consequences of hybridization and test the idea that hybridization between species generates potential to adapt to environmental change. You will be embedded in a research team investigating speciation and adaptation using wood ants and spider mites (led by Dr. Jonna Kulmuni) at the department of Evolutionary and Population Biology, which is part of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam.
At IBED we work on the biodiversity, ecology and evolution of plants, animals and micro-organisms in changing environments from both fundamental and applied perspectives. We use different techniques in our research projects such as (behavioral) observations, chemical analyses, bioinformatics and molecular biology. Research in Dr. Kulmuni’s group is focused on questions related to speciation and hybridization combining genomics, experimental and modeling approaches. See EPB and Dr. Kulmuni’s websites for more details.
Deadline : 26 May 2024
(36) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Literary Studies: Re-Imagining Water in the Neerlandophone Space
Are you looking for a challenging position in a dynamic setting? The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the Startersbeurs Grant ‘How to Welcome the Water: Re-Imagining Water in the Neerlandophone Space’, led by Dr Marrigje Paijmans and Prof. Gaston Franssen. The ASCA is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR).
ASCA is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research. ASCA is home to more than 120 scholars and 160 PhD candidates, and is a world-leading international research school in Cultural Analysis. ASCA members share a commitment to working in an interdisciplinary framework and to maintaining a close connection with contemporary cultural and political debates.
Deadline : 1 June 2024
(37) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Project: Generation AI: Addressing Misinformation Challenges in the Generative AI Era
Are you interested in how adolescents experience generative AI in social media, and who is most susceptible to the (un)intentional creation, sharing, and consumption of misinformation? Do you want to know more about how we can empower susceptible youth to competently engage with generative AI in social media to reduce risks of generative-AI-based misinformation? Then apply for this PhD project!
We are looking for an ambitious PhD Researcher for the four-year project “Generation AI: Addressing Misinformation Challenges in the Generative AI Era”. The PhD Candidate is embedded in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and is part of the Youth and Media Entertainment Program Group
Deadline : 16 May 2024
(38) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD on EdgeAI with a Focus on Transformer Models for Resource-Constrained Devices
The Informatics Institute is looking for an ambitious PhD candidate. Your research will part of the PCS group (www.pcs-research.nl). In this role, you will delve into the cutting-edge field of Edge Artificial Intelligence (EdgeAI), focusing specifically on the optimization and implementation of transformer models on resource-constrained devices. This research aims to discover and implement creative methods to enhance the function, deployment, and operation of transformer models in environments constrained by processing power, memory, and energy availability. Your contributions will be pivotal in advancing AI technologies, making them more available and efficient, and paving the way for smarter, streamlined applications designed for the very edge of technological capability.
Are you eager to challenge the limits of AI, enabling it to function in places where traditional computers fall short? Have you ever dreamed of being at the forefront of technology that transforms how AI is intertwined into everyday gadgets like smartphones and IoT devices? This PhD position offers the chance to not only push technological boundaries but also to be part of pioneering research that integrates deep learning into our daily devices, enhancing how we live and interact with technology. If you’re passionate about making a significant impact and driving innovation in AI, we invite you to apply for this position.
Deadline : 31 May 2024
About University of Amsterdam, Netherlands –Official Website
The University of Amsterdam is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Established in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed for the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands. It is one of the largest research universities in Europe with 31,186 students, 4,794 staff, 1,340 PhD students and an annual budget of €600 million. It is the largest university in the Netherlands by enrollment. The main campus is located in central Amsterdam, with a few faculties located in adjacent boroughs. The university is organised into seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Science, Law, Medicine, Dentistry.
The University of Amsterdam has produced six Nobel Laureates and five prime ministers of the Netherlands. The University of Amsterdam has been placed in the top 100 universities in the world by five major ranking tables. By the QS World University Rankings it was ranked 61st in the world, 14th in Europe, and 2nd in the Netherlands in 2021. The university was placed in the top 50 worldwide in seven fields in the 2011 QS World University Rankings in the fields of linguistics, sociology, philosophy, geography, science, Economics and econometrics, and accountancy and finance. In 2018 and 2019 the two departments of Media and Communication were commonly ranked 1st in the world by subject by QS Ranking.
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