Phd Positions: Reading The Mind's Eye

Are you interested in working within a dynamic team to investigate the neural representations and computations underlying visual mental imagery? Do you want to understand why the experienced vividness of mental images is so different across individuals? Then join the ERC-funded project 'MINDSEYE' as a postDoc. Despite extensive research, we still do not...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This research project aims to explore such questions with the purpose of contributing to the development of a sustainable normative framework for a safe, just, and morally desirable translational use of (human) induced pluripotent stem cells in regenerative medicine. The insights gathered from this research project are intended to provide recommendations for...

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...

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...

Job DescriptionMaastricht University invites applications for a fully-funded PhD position focused on studying the human element of EU laws for data and AI.The widespread use of annoying and ineffective "cookie banners" on websites is just one symptom of this. In your PhD research, you will seek to understand how to better respect the human element in AI...

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...

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly motivated PhD researcher to join our team at Maastricht University. The successful candidate will conduct research into the gender dimensions of biological fieldwork in the second half of the 20th century.The focus of the project will be on networks between women doing biological fieldwork. The PhD researcher will...

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...

Are you interested in education and research? This PhD project focuses on continuing professional development for teachers. Health professions education (HPE) requires continuous adaptation from its teaching faculty. Reflection is a critical process that allows teachers to examine the beliefs and assumptions underlying their teaching methods and...

The Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI) offers an exciting opportunity for a fulltime PhD position of four years in political economy and sustainability science. - the major changes required in food supply chains, markets, individual livelihoods, and dietary habits; - the consequences of such changes on social inequality and conflicts, and; - the...

**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 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 doing a PhD on the history of biology, the environment, and gender? Are you able to work independently and in a team? Do you want to work at an international and interdisciplinary faculty in Maastricht, in the heart of the Dutch Euregion? - Set up an individual research project (together with the supervisors) - Create and execute a...

Private Dentist Job Opportunity in the NetherlandsZest Dental Recruitment is working in partnership with high-end state-of-the-art private dental clinics in the Netherlands to recruit EEA-qualified dentists for practices throughout the country.Key BenefitsPrivate dentist position with unlimited earning potentialState-of-the-art private clinics with modern...

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly motivated PhD researcher to join our team at Maastricht University. The successful candidate will be involved in the development and testing of novel supramolecular biomaterials for creating responsive and dynamic bioinks in tissue engineering applications.The PhD researcher will work on the formulation and use of...

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,...