Vrije University 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 Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in biogeochemical vegetation modelling
We are looking for an enthusiastic and qualified MSc, with a degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, physics, mathematics, or equivalent and experience in modelling and/or computational analysis, who wishes to pursue a PhD at the Systems Ecology section which is part of the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE).
Tropical forest response to rising atmospheric CO2, climate change, and disturbances depends on their ability to acquire nutrients. Tropical trees have evolved various mechanisms to overcome the inherent soil infertility, such as the symbiosis and interactions with soil microorganisms. Key mechanisms of this interplay are not yet accounted for in global models, and the response of tropical forests to unprecedented climatological conditions remains thus uncertain. This project sets out to utilize field and experimental knowledge from state-of-the-art monitoring programs and forest manipulation experiments in the Amazon rainforest to improve representations of tropical forests in land surface models to inform on effective adaption and mitigation measures.
Deadline : 10-1-2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Social Sciences (TEDIP Project)
The Sociology Department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam seeks a PhD student to contribute to the TEDIP project: The Effectiveness of Diversity & Inclusion Policies. The TEDIP project (2024) is funded by an Open Competition Grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and is led by Prof. Dr. Maurice Crul.
The PhD student will join the Identities, Diversity and Inclusion research programme which is one of five research programmes within the sociology department (https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/faculties/faculty-of-social-sciences/more-about/research-sociology).
The TEDIP project looks at how public organizations are working towards more representation and inclusion of ethnic diversity within the workplace. Although an increasing number of organizations, both public and private, have developed Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) policies, questions remain about their effectiveness: Do these policies achieve their intended outcomes? Equally important is how we measure the success of D&I policies.
The project aims to tackle these critical questions by focusing on Higher Education institutions and City Administrations, with two case studies in the cities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The project will focus on developing measurement tools for D&I policy success in terms of equal representation and workplace inclusion. TEDIP will also examine the characteristics of successful organizational units and synthesize these into a theoretical framework, providing a foundation for evidence-based refinement of D&I policies.
Deadline : 13-12-2024
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Research on Particulate Air Quality
TNO has developed the LOTOS-EUROS Air Quality model for simulating gaseous and aerosol pollutants. This model is evaluated with surface concentration measurements but measurement sites tend to be far apart. In this job, you will work on evaluating and improving LOTOS-EUROS with satellite measurements that provide a more integrated spatial picture. You will use the latest satellite measurements from new ESA and NASA missions like EarthCARE and PACE, that the Dutch science community is very much involved in. These missions are capable of measuring the vertical profile of aerosols, and contain information on particle sizes, shapes and chemical composition, representing a major leap in the knowledge that we obtain from spaceborne instruments.
Your work will be to modify the model so it can predict satellite measurements, run the LOTOS-EUROS model and make an in-depth comparison to actual satellite measurements as well as specific surface measurements. Based on that analysis, you will propose and implement improvements in LOTOS-EUROS to ultimately improve pollutant concentrations at the surface by using the satellite observations.
Deadline : 21-12-2024
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Quantum Logic Spectroscopy – Precision measurements of trapped H2+ ions
We are looking for a motivated PhD student, with a degree in physics or physical chemistry and with experience in atomic/molecular/optical physics and/or molecular spectroscopy, who wishes to work with us in the international and stimulating environment of the joint Quantum Metrology group at LaserLaB Amsterdam.
This project aims to measure the level structure of weakly-bound molecular states of H2+ with unprecedented accuracy using novel quantum technologies. These transitions in the microwave and THz range are particularly sensitive to the proton-to-electron mass ratio (mp/me) and exotic spin-dependent interactions. For this, you will be involved in developing a novel cryogenic ion trap for quantum-logic spectroscopy using H2+ (spectroscopy) and Be+ (logic) ions. You will develop a continuous-wave laser system at 313nm to laser cool Be+ ions, which are then used for sympathetic cooling of the molecular ions. The molecular ions are selectively prepared by field-ionizing the optically excited molecular Rydberg states of H2 (we use extreme-UV light at 90nm, UV and visible laser light). To guide the experimental developments and understand the measured spectra, you will dive into the details of the molecular Hamiltonian, advanced angular momentum theory, optical Bloch equations, laser cooling simulations, and many other topics.
Deadline : 31-1-2025
About The Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands –Official Website
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880, and consistently ranks among the top 150 universities in the world by major ranking tables. The VU is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The literal translation of the Dutch name Vrije Universiteit is “Free University”. “Free” refers to independence of the university from both the State and the Dutch Reformed Church. Both within and outside the university, the institution is commonly referred to as “the VU”. Although founded as a private institution, the VU has received government funding on a parity basis with public universities since 1970. The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern Buitenveldert neighbourhood of Amsterdam and adjacent to the modern Zuidas business district.
In 2014, the VU had 23,656 registered students, most of whom were full-time students. That year, the university had 2,263 faculty members and researchers, and 1,410 administrative, clerical and technical employees, based on FTE units. The university’s annual endowment for 2014 was circa €480 million. About three quarters of this endowment is government funding; the remainder is made up of tuition fees, research grants, and private funding.
The official university seal is entitled The Virgin in the Garden. Personally chosen by Abraham Kuyper, the Reformed-Protestant leader and founder of the university, it depicts a virgin living in freedom in a garden while pointing towards God, referring to the Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th century. In 1990, the university adopted the mythical griffin as its common emblem.
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