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

PhD in Systems and Control

A fully funded PhD position in the broad field of systems and control is available at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. The specific subject of the project will be determined collaboratively with the selected candidate to ensure a good fit and to attract top talent. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the … Read more

PhD position studying small RNA inheritance in plants

We are looking for a PhD candidate to lead an innovative project characterizing small RNA-mediated epigenetic inheritance in plants. In addition to genetic information hard coded in DNA sequences, parents can chemically modify their chromatin to record information acquired during their life, and then transmit this epigenetic information to their progeny. Although such epigenetic inheritance … Read more

PhD position on Sinking river deltas: modelling of land subsidence processes, projecting impacts of relative sea-level rise and designing solutions

We are currently looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to strengthen our team (4 years, full time, fully funded) at the Soil Geography and Landscape group at Wageningen University. Low-lying river deltas, home to over 500 million people worldwide, play a critical role in global food production and economic activities. However, many deltas experience … Read more

PhD position – Impact environment on resilience and welfare of pigs

Welfare of pigs depends on their ability to cope with and recover swiftly from the challenges that they encounter, i.e., their resilience. A pigs’ environment influences how well it can develop the skills needed to be resilient, and a recent project of Wageningen University demonstrated that a highly complex social and physical environment benefits pig … Read more