PhD vacancies
Here you can find all listings of available PhD positions at Utrecht University.
See also: the types of PhD positions for the different ways you can start a doctoral program.
PhD vacancies
19 Jobs
PhD non-discriminatierecht
Wil jij PhD-onderzoek doen naar recht en structurele discriminatie? Versterk ons team en denk mee over de toekomst van de Nederlandse non-discriminatiewetgeving
PhD position in biodiversity and mental health
Help pioneer biodiversity and mental health research with high-resolution spatial data and nationwide population cohorts.
PhD: Electrified heating in CO2 conversion – optimization & economics
Defossilize the chemical industry: process modelling, optimization and techno-economic assessment of new electrified reactors for industrial applications
PhD candidate in biofabrication, optogenetics and synthetic biology technologies
Are you interested in developing the latest biotechnology and biofabrication technologies? Join our research team!
PhD position to model the climate of Antarctica until 2300
Discover how the climate of the Antarctic ice sheet is set to evolve up to the year 2300, using advanced regional climate and firn models.
PhD: Understanding the politicization of university knowledge and education
Are you passionate about understanding the growing politicization of science and how to address these topics in university education?
PhD on Advanced Statistical and AI Methods for Multi-omic Integration
Excited to apply advanced statistics, machine learning, and AI to study how environmental exposures drive molecular pathways and multimorbidity?
PhD position — Pesticide exposure and the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Do pesticides in our environment increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease? Help uncover the answer using nationwide Dutch population data.
PhD position on the impact of magnetic fields on the large-scale structure
Unravel the role of magnetic fields in cosmic structure. Join Utrecht University & Leiden Observatory in cutting-edge cosmology research.
PhD: Fostering mutual learning between science and society in nanomedicine
Are you passionate about understanding how new technologies, like nanomedicine, could be embedded in society?
PhD: impacts of human-induced air-water pollution on planetary health
Join us to quantify the impacts of human-induced nitrogen pollution on ecosystems and human well-being under the changing climate.
Promovendus Financiële kwetsbaarheid van gezinnen: een zorg van de overheid?
Wij zoeken een gedreven onderzoeker voor een promotieonderzoek Financiële kwetsbaarheid van gezinnen: een zorg van de overheid?
PhD candidate in infectious disease phylodynamics
Are you eager to do a PhD at the intersection of molecular epidemiology and animal health? Join our team to study the evolution and transmission of PRRS virus.
PhD: does an island’s geologic history predict its ecosystem resilience today?
Curious about the relationship between geological history of islands and the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of human-induced environmental change?
PhD in Parenting and caregiving in contaminated water landscapes
You will do interdisciplinary and impactful research on raising children in living environments with PFAS water contamination.
PhD on Industrial Wastewater Permits for Sustainable Water Quality
Are you the PhD candidate investigating how industrial wastewater discharge permits can be improved to support water quality goals and sustainable treatment?
PhD position in Geosciences students’ professional identity development
Join a PhD project exploring how education can support geoscience students in developing confidence, motivation and a professional identity.
PhD Position in Human Data Interaction for Health and Wellbeing
Join us in shaping how personal health data is experienced, advancing human-data interaction and the design of systems that support reflection in everyday life.
PhD position on Fine Particles in Shallow Groundwater Systems
Want to help promote sustainable groundwater utilization? Join to investigate Particle Dynamics in our groundwater and the Quaternary sedimentology hosting it.