PHD position: Mechanisms of sensory perception in cortex

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...

**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;...

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...

**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...

**Location**:Amsterdam **Max hours per week**:38 **Max salary**:€ 5.247 - 8.025 **Duration of agreement**:position is either tenure track with predefined evaluation criteria, or tenured **Group Leader - Biological mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders - Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences - Amsterdam** Are you interested in developing...

**PhD-student: Nonlinear metaphotonics for UV semiconductor metrology**: **Work Activities**: How do you design optical metasurfaces that efficiently radiate UV light by nonlinear frequency conversion? How do the geometry of meta-atoms and their arrangement in the metasurface translate into beam structuring, i.e., control over the amplitude, phase and...

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...

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...

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...

**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...

**PhD: Fano4nano - Fano resonance enhanced scatterometry for wafer metrology**: **Work Activities**: We aim to develop a completely new class of metrology targets, based on novel nanophotonic scattering patterns taken from the optical metasurface community. Examples of such patterns are Fano-resonant metasurfaces that can provide responses in spectrum,...

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...

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...

**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...

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 looking for a challenging position in a dynamic setting? The Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH) currently has a vacant PhD position affiliated with the international project DICES (Digital Initiative for Classics: Epic Speeches), led by principal investigators Dr. Berenice Verhelst (UvA) and Dr. C. Forstall (Mt. Allison University, Canada)....

The Leadership and Management section at the Amsterdam Business School of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) invites applications for a PhD position. We are looking for a PhD candidate interested in the topic of work motivation in the changing world of work. Project description Technological innovations – particularly those in artificial intelligence -...

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...