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**PhD-student: Nanophotonics and quantum physics with electrons and light**: **Work Activities**: Did you know high-energy electrons can serve as efficient sources of optical excitation of matter? Our group has developed cathodoluminescence microscopy, in which we use 1-30 keV electrons in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to excite nanomaterials. The...

**Your function**: We are looking for a PhD student (with Dentistry, Engineer, Biomedical Technology and Physics, or correlated background) for materials research in dentistry. As emerging technologies continue to revolutionize dental procedures, the discourse surrounding their impact often oscillates between exaggerated claims and speculative forecasts. At...

**Your function**: The aim of this PhD project is to delve into the mechanisms underlying the establishment of a healthy host-oral microbiome balance in early life **Your duties** Your responsibilities are 1. improving the existing 3D reconstructed human gingiva model in order to better mimic the microbial exposure infants encounter in their oral cavity;...

**PhD-position: Quantum nano-optomechanics**: **Work Activities**: The Photonic Forces group at AMOLF is looking for PhD students to join our team working on the intriguing physics of nano-optomechanical systems. We are fascinated by the ability of light to measure and control mechanical motion in new and powerful ways. We seek to challenge the limits of...

Do you have an inquisitive mind and a passion for mathematics? Please apply for a PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Your function The Department of Mathematics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam welcomes applications for a fully-funded, 4-year PhD position in Geometry and Dynamics. The PhD research will focus on the relationship between symplectic...

**Two PhD positions: Metasurfaces for energy-efficient wave-based computing**: **Work Activities**: Metasurfaces are ultra-flat and compact nanophotonic elements that are pursued worldwide to replace conventional bulky optical elements like mirrors, lenses, and prisms. Going beyond simple optics replacements, metasurfaces can also perform data processing on...

Do you have a background in quantitative methods and an interest in the topic of educational inequality? Are you enthusiastic about the opportunity to be part of a larger team and develop and conduct mixed methods research on teacher beliefs and selection practices in primary education? The Institutions, Inequalities and Life courses research group at the...

What are you going to do In this position you will: contribute to the design and collection of interview data on selection practices in primary education; analyze secondary data on selection practices in education using quantitative methods; help with the design and implementation of an intervention focused on the mindsets of teachers, and study...

**Postdoc: Nanophotonics and quantum physics with electrons and light**: **Work Activities**: Did you know high-energy electrons can serve as efficient sources of optical excitation of matter? Our group has developed cathodoluminescence microscopy, in which we use 1-30 keV electrons in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to excite nanomaterials. The...

Do you have a MSc in Earth Sciences, Environmental Science or a related field? Are you motivated to do research in palaeoflood hydrology and fluvial geomorphology? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Your function A 4-yr PhD position is offered at the VU Earth Science Department to combine the information from dendrochronological and...

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...

Location: AMSTERDAM FTE: 1 - 1 Job description The Cortical Microcircuits and In Vivo Neurophysiology teams are looking for a talented PhD candidate for a 4-year project that will be carried out at the Integrative Neurophysiology (INF) division at the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR) at the VU Amsterdam. The sensory areas...

Are you interested in studying how emerging technologies such as AI, robots, and immersive technologies are changing work, spaces, professions and organizations? Then apply for a PhD or Postdoc position at KIN Center for Digital Innovation at the VU Your function Are you interested in studying how emerging technologies such as Robots, Artificial...

Do you have an inquisitive mind and a passion for mathematics? Please apply for a PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Your function The Department of Mathematics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam welcomes applications for a fully-funded, 4-year PhD position in Dynamical systems and Algebraic topology. In the study of dynamical systems techniques from...

Do you have an inquisitive mind and a passion for mathematics? Please apply for a PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Your function The Department of Mathematics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam welcomes applications for a fully-funded, 4-year PhD position in Dynamical systems and Algebraic topology. In the study of dynamical systems techniques from...

**PhD: Non-Hermitian nano-optomechanical networks and their sensing performance**: **Work Activities**: **Qualifications**: **Work environment**: **Working conditions**: - The working atmosphere at the institute is largely determined by young, enthusiastic, mostly foreign employees. Communication is informal and runs through short lines of communication. -...

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...

What are you going to do While considerable research exists on affective polarization as an “outgrowth of partisan identity”, much less attention has been paid to how initially non-political social identities become politicized and lead to an affective polarization between societal groups and the informational drivers of such shifts. In this...

Your function The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) has a new position for a PhD in flood forecasting and risk assessment. You will become part of a new interdisciplinary research programme (JCAR-ATRACE) funded by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water. This project will assess flood risk and management in transboundary rivers and tributaries...

**PhD in Biophysics: Chaperone-guided formation of single protein complexes**: **Work Activities**: Do you want to discover how multi-protein assemblies are produced without error? The aim of this project is to reveal this vital cellular process at the single-molecule level. Our research group has been at the vanguard of studying chaperone-protein...