PhD position in physical oceanography

There is a vacancy for a PhD position in physical oceanography at the Geophysical Institute and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. The PhD position is a part of the I-CRYME project: Impact of CRYosphere Melting on Southern Ocean Ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. This is an Antarctic multidisciplinary collaboration with biological sciences. The position is for a fixed-term … Read more

PhD Research Fellow in Fish Immunology 

There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in fish immunology at the Department of Biological sciences. The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with career-promoting other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The position is funded by the University of Bergen and is … Read more

Phd candidate / Postdoctoral Researcher in Theological Ethics 

Start of employment Jan 1st 2025 or by agreement, temporary As part of the strategic orientation of the University of Zurich, the interdisciplinary University Research Priority Program (URPP) “Digital Religion(s)” is investigating from 2021 to 2032 how current dynamics of digitalization influence, shape, and transform religious practices in different societal contexts. More specifically, it will … Read more

PhD position in Biophysics

The Heinemann Lab at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) aims to understand how cellular metabolism functions and how metabolism controls other cellular processes. The lab has recently found that cellular metabolism does not operate beyond a certain Gibbs energy dissipation rate (Niebel et al, 2019, Nature Metabolism). This observation could explain why cancer cells use … Read more

PhD Science identity and open science

“Science Identity” refers to how people view themselves as science persons. What aspects an individual considers to be relevant to their science identity is shaped by the norms of their discipline, as well as their experience of engaging in different types of science-related activities (called practices) and their (doctoral) training. A central aspect of doctoral … Read more

PhD Optimal dynamic energy pricing under economic and network constraints 

Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative center of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Belonging to the best research universities of Europe and joining forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of … Read more

PhD position Human versus Artificial: A Radical Embodied Turing Test

The rise of AI is accompanied by an equal rise of the worry about how to distinguish human-made from AI-generated output. In this project we investigate both the structural differences between human-made and AI-generated output as well as people’s differential behavioural and physiological responses to them. Concretely, we will study: (1) the spatiotemporal patterns of … Read more

PhD Economic and Political integration in the Roman Empire

Applications are invited for a fully-funded four-year PhD position in the field of Roman History and Archaeology. The prevised project focuses on wealth concentration and political integration of the provincial elites in the Roman empire. Recent research suggests that the elites from a few particular provinces were preferentially integrated into the top political networks of … Read more

PhD position Reading the Female Body in the Early Modern Low Countries

Applications are invited for a fully-funded four-year PhD position in Dutch cultural history at the University of Groningen, focusing on the representation, imagination and scholarly study of the female body in the early modern Low Countries (1500-1800). In the early modern Low Countries, the human body became a subject of debate in various new religious, … Read more

PhD position Migration and Human Capital

Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative center of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Belonging to the best research universities of Europe and joining forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of … Read more