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PhD position: The Memory Function of Sleep: Reactivating lost memories using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) and a Pharmacological Approach at the Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology (NP&PP) In our lab, we study ‘The Memory Function of Sleep’. To this end, we conduct both animal and human studies. Some of this work is conducted by...

Are you interested in working within a dynamic team to design behavioral measures to predict and prevent reading problems in children? We offer a fully-funded PhD position._ Children’s reading proficiency is closely related to their self-beliefs, such as their mindset, and socio-emotional well-being. Current practices for early assessment of (pre)reading...

The recent pace and scale of new developments in science and technology have presented our societies with an ever-expanding set of social and political challenges. At the same time, there is a long tradition of philosophers who have critically engaged with science and technology. This history contains valuable but often forgotten insights and tools for the...

The department has been very successful in placing PhD students after graduation. Recent placements include top universities outside the Netherlands (MIT, Duke University, London School of Economics, Oxford University) as well as within the country (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Free University Amsterdam). **Requirements**: **What we offer** **As **PhD...

Maastricht University is a world-class research institution located in the Netherlands, offering an exciting opportunity for a PhD candidate to join our team.The successful candidate will work on a project investigating the bioavailability of plant-based micronutrients, with a focus on developing innovative solutions for enhancing nutrient uptake.We are...

PhD position for the creation of dynamic supramolecular hydrogels and bioinks to modulate cell behaviour for tissue engineering. **Keywords**: biomaterials, synthetic ECM, tissue patterning, dynamic and responsive materials, cell-culture, biofabrication. Key references: **Requirements**: **What we offer** - Good employment conditions. The position is...

Are you interested in conducting research on the role of students’ non-cognitive skills in (un)successful educational careers? The Department of Macro, International and Labour Economics (MILE) at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Maastricht University offers a 4-year PhD position, starting February 1, 2025. More specific, topics addressed in...

You will be assessing the value of AI for early breast cancer. Moreover, you will be part of the KEMTA evidence assessment group, directly contributing to NICE decision making on the reimbursement of health technologies in the UK. **Requirements**: We are looking for a curious, proactive, and ambitious academic (MSc) in health sciences (HTA, epidemiology,...

Do you find it important that education is inclusive and equitable? Would you like to contribute to current insights on identity safety in the context of health professions education? This PhD project focuses on gaining understanding of identity safety among students in health professions programmes and the role of educators in fostering this construct. One...

Situated within the Department of Bioinformatics (BiGCaT) at Maastricht University, this position offers a collaborative and dynamic research environment as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. This project extends beyond borders, working with (inter)national partners from various backgrounds contributing to different aspects of the TXG-MAP project. As...

PhD position: Creating a probabilistic retinotopic laminar atlas of the LGN as a target for a visual prosthesis. Are you interested to investigate the detailed organization of the human lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) using ultra-high field MRI? Do you want to contribute to the creation of a novel visual prosthesis for the late blind? Then join the...

The Department of Quantitative Economics at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics is looking to fill a PhD position. **Requirements**: In multiple domains, there can be a welfare gain when parties work together. These cooperations lead to centralized optimization problems, where the total system is optimized. Such an optimization algorithm...

**Background** Bangladesh has been a popular and established laboratory for development enhancement and vulnerability eradication experiments. Floods, riverbank erosions, cyclones, and waterlogging repeatedly battered the country. Extreme events and their impacts are very well documented in Bangladesh. Climate change has become a topical interest in the new...

Our group is looking for a PhD researcher to carry out research and development in the CLEANPack project. The goal of the CLEANPack project is to unlock advanced mechanical recycling (or more broadly physical recycling methods) as a methodology to allow closed loop recycling of polyolefin based food packaging. CLEANPACK will create a science based selection...

Meta-analytical studies indicate that social class indicators correlate with healthy behaviours such as eating healthy or regularly exercising. One reason for such associations may be that living in socio-economically resourceful conditions facilitates developing and adhering to beneficial habits. On the contrary, precarious employment as a condition...

Physiological and Accelerated Pacing in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Background Heart failure (HF) is a prevalent clinical syndrome with diverse phenotypes. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for over 50% of HF diagnoses. Despite its increasing incidence, HFpEF lacks...

**Requirements**: - you may already be in a PhD program but you cannot be a PhD holder; - you must have **less than 4 years of research experience**, i.e., you should be an early-stage researcher; - you should have a high-level knowledge of the English language; **Furthermore, the position-related requirements are**: - Master’s degree in Chemistry,...

PhD position for the synthesis and characterization of supramolecular hydrogels and bioinks for tissue engineering. Keywords: biomaterials, supramolecular self-assembly, synthetic ECM, tissue patterning, polymer chemistry, dynamic and responsive materials. Key references: - Laura Rijns, Matthew B Baker, Patricia YW Dankers. Journal of the American...

**Project** (**Limits of) Support for social change among the advantaged: when ingroup/self-interest conflicts with morality.** Social inequality is on the rise. We see societies polarized between those who put efforts to decrease social inequality at the forefront of their political agendas and others who openly favor inequality in their countries or deny...

Law affects us all, but it still struggles to address widespread harms in digital technologies. The massive adoption of (often) annoying - and usually illegal - “cookie banners” on websites is just one symptom of this. In your PhD project, you will seek to contribute to a better understanding of how technical methods can help study how cutting-edge...