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PhD position for the EU project ‘BioSecure’ (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)Are you (Bio)secure enough to help make pig and poultry farming more healthy and sustainable? Join the project ‘BioSecure’ as a PhD candidate!AcademicFaculty of Veterinary MedicineDepartment: Departement Population Health SciencesApplication deadline: 13 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION FOR THE EU PROJECT ‘BIOSECURE’ (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)

PhD position for the Odor-Based Selective Recognition of Veterinary Disease (OBSeRVeD) project (1.0 FTE)Do you have a nose for innovative research to improve farm animal disease detection? Join our team as a PhD candidate!AcademicFaculty of Veterinary MedicineDepartment: Departement Population Health SciencesApplication deadline: 13 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION FOR THE ODOR-BASED SELECTIVE RECOGNITION OF VETERINARY DISEASE (OBSERVED) PROJECT (1.0 FTE)

PhD on Value co-creation in AI developments in dementia care (1.0 FTE)Utrecht University is hiring a PhD student to study value co-creation in developing innovation pathways for enabling AI technologies for people with dementia.AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept SDApplication deadline: 18 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD ON VALUE CO-CREATION IN AI DEVELOPMENTS IN DEMENTIA CARE (1.0 FTE)

PhD position on clay addition as an emission reduction measure in peat soils (1.0 FTE)Join us and contribute to disentangling the microbiological, hydrological and biogeochemical processes that lead to reduced peat oxidation after clay addition!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Biology, Ecology and BiodiversityApplication deadline: 19 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION ON CLAY ADDITION AS AN EMISSION REDUCTION MEASURE IN PEAT SOILS (1.0 FTE)

PhD for research project ‘Algorithmization and transformation of work of academic medical professionals’ (1.0 FTE)School of Governance is looking for a PhD to conduct independent research into algorithmization and transformation of work of academic medical professionals.AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement Bestuurs- en OrganisatiewetenschapApplication deadline: 16 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD FOR RESEARCH PROJECT ‘ALGORITHMIZATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF WORK OF ACADEMIC MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS’ (1.0 FTE)

PhD on Explaining and Contesting Automated Legal Decisions (1.0 FTE)Utrecht University is looking for a PhD candidate for a project within the Gravitation programme Public Values in the Algorithmic Society (ALGOSOC).AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement RechtsgeleerdheidApplication deadline: 16 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD ON EXPLAINING AND CONTESTING AUTOMATED LEGAL DECISIONS (1.0 FTE)

PhD on fairness of NLP-supported clinical decision-making process in healthcare (1.0 FTE)Would you like to participate in the research teams of the UU M&S department and especially in the groups of Human Data Science and NLP? Then join our team!AcademicFaculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesDepartment: Methode en StatistiekApplication deadline: 16 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD ON FAIRNESS OF NLP-SUPPORTED CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN HEALTHCARE (1.0 FTE)

PhD on New Players in ADS-based Services in Healthcare (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)Are you interested in developments in healthcare and do you have a background in innovation studies, economics, or business administration? Check this vacancy!AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept SDApplication deadline: 16 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD ON NEW PLAYERS IN ADS-BASED SERVICES IN HEALTHCARE (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)

PhD position in Ontology Enrichment using Intelligent Document Processing (1.0 FTE)Join our interdisciplinary team to conduct research in the emerging field of Ontology Extraction and Enrichment!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Software Technology for Learning and TeachingApplication deadline: 31 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION IN ONTOLOGY ENRICHMENT USING INTELLIGENT DOCUMENT PROCESSING (1.0 FTE)

PhD position ‘Resisting Class-based Domination’ (4 years, 1.0 FTE))Do you have have a strong interest in theories of slavery and domination, freedom and resistance, republicanism or labour movements? Then join our team!AcademicFaculty of HumanitiesDepartment: departement Filosofie en ReligiewetenschapApplication deadline: 2 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION ‘RESISTING CLASS-BASED DOMINATION’ (4 YEARS, 1.0 FTE))

Postdoc in Health Impact Assessment Chemical Mixtures (1.0 FTE)Do you have strong programming skills, and are you comfortable working with large-scale data? Then this exciting postdoc position might be something for you!AcademicFaculty of Veterinary MedicineDepartment: Departement Population Health SciencesApplication deadline: 15 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC IN HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT CHEMICAL MIXTURES (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc in International Shipping Law and the International Law Relating to Antarctica (0.9 FTE)Do you want to conduct research on the current and evolving regulation of environmental impacts and risks of Antarctic shipborne tourism? Check this vacancy!AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement RechtsgeleerdheidApplication deadline: 8 January 2023JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC IN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LAW AND THE INTERNATIONAL LAW RELATING TO ANTARCTICA (0.9 FTE)

Postdoc Researcher in Early Child Development (0.8 FTE)Are you looking for an exciting postdoc position on physical, cognitive, language and social development in early childhood? Check this vacancy!AcademicFaculty of HumanitiesDepartment: Departement Talen, Literatuur en CommunicatieApplication deadline: 11 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC RESEARCHER IN EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT (0.8 FTE)

PhD in Reconciling Information Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics to Study Community Ecology (1.0 FTE)Interested to work at the forefront of quantitative research studying the dynamics of biodiversity? Apply now!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of BiologyApplication deadline: 7 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD IN RECONCILING INFORMATION THEORY AND NONLINEAR DYNAMICS TO STUDY COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (1.0 FTE)

PhD position in Advanced Deep Data-Driven Nowcasting Models (1.0 FTE)Investigate the development of novel deep learning techniques for weather elements nowcasting!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Information and Computing, research group Algorithmic Data AnalysisApplication deadline: 9 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION IN ADVANCED DEEP DATA-DRIVEN NOWCASTING MODELS (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc in Theory and Gravitational Wave Probes of Dense Matter Physics (1.0 FTE)We are looking for a postdoc who is excited to work on the theory at the interface of relativistic hydrodynamics with gravitational wave observations.AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Physics, Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic PhysicsApplication deadline: 5 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC IN THEORY AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PROBES OF DENSE MATTER PHYSICS (1.0 FTE)

PhD on regulatory acceptance of animal-free models for endocrine disruption (1.0 FTE)Do you want to understand and advance the transition to and regulatory acceptance of animal-free safety assessment? Join us.AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept SDApplication deadline: 8 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD ON REGULATORY ACCEPTANCE OF ANIMAL-FREE MODELS FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION (1.0 FTE)

PhD position in Predictive Asset Maintenance using Operations Research and Machine Learning (1.0 FTE)Join us and contribute to the development of Predictive AI and Optimisation models for intelligent asset maintenance!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Information and Computing, research group Algorithmic Data AnalysisApplication deadline: 7 January 2023JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION IN PREDICTIVE ASSET MAINTENANCE USING OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND MACHINE LEARNING (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc position Exposure assessment to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and 5G – a citizen science approach (0.6 – 1.0 FTE)Do you have affinity with data analysis and do you have an interest in interdisciplinary work? Then we are looking for you.AcademicFaculty of Veterinary MedicineDepartment: Departement Population Health SciencesApplication deadline: 30 November 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC POSITION EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT TO RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND 5G – A CITIZEN SCIENCE APPROACH (0.6 – 1.0 FTE)

Postdoctoral Researcher – Social media content monetization and platform governance (1.0 FTE)Would you like to participate in project initiatives aimed at knowledge dissemination/societal impact and undertake a research visit to Sheffield University?AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement RechtsgeleerdheidApplication deadline: 1 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MONETIZATION AND PLATFORM GOVERNANCE (1.0 FTE)

PhD position ‘A computational analysis of advertising language on social media’ (1.0 FTE)PhD position on A computational analysis of advertising language on social media. This position is part of the European Research Council Starting Grant HUMANadsAcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement RechtsgeleerdheidApplication deadline: 1 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION ‘A COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ADVERTISING LANGUAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA’ (1.0 FTE)

PhD position: “Comparative commercial and political advertising on social media” (1.0 FTE)Are you interested in developing (practical) knowledge about social media technologies and comparative law methodologies? Then we are looking for you.AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Departement RechtsgeleerdheidApplication deadline: 1 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION: “COMPARATIVE COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA” (1.0 FTE)

PhD position in Chimpanzee Culture (1.0 FTE)Come and join us to investigate whether chimpanzees have the ability and motivation to develop cumulative cultures! Intrigued? Apply and join our group!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Biology, Animal Behaviour & CognitionApplication deadline: 30 November 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION IN CHIMPANZEE CULTURE (1.0 FTE)

PhD position in Primate Culture & Social Complexity (1.0 FTE)Do cultural processes shape primate sociality and if so, what are the consequences thereof for individuals’ fitness? Intrigued? Apply and join our group!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Biology, Animal Behaviour & CognitionApplication deadline: 30 November 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION IN PRIMATE CULTURE & SOCIAL COMPLEXITY (1.0 FTE)

Postdoctoral Researcher ‘An experimental approach in predicting anxiety-related treatment response (Experimental Psychopathology)’ (0.4 – 1.0 FTE)We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who has a genuine interest in anxiety disorders and a strong motivation to conduct experimental research.AcademicFaculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesDepartment: Klinische PsychologieApplication deadline: 6 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER ‘AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH IN PREDICTING ANXIETY-RELATED TREATMENT RESPONSE (EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY)’ (0.4 – 1.0 FTE)

PhD in Social Entrepreneurship (1.0 FTE)We are looking for a PhD candidate who wants to put their brains and heart to work for understanding and contributing to a world where people flourish.AcademicFaculty of Law, Economics and GovernanceDepartment: Utrecht University School of EconomicsApplication deadline: 6 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc Protecting plant diversity via stoichiometric nutrient networks across Europe (1.0 FTE)Do you have experience with ecological field work and experiments? Then you should check our project ‘Protecting plant diversity via stoichiometric nutrient’.AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept SDApplication deadline: 11 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC PROTECTING PLANT DIVERSITY VIA STOICHIOMETRIC NUTRIENT NETWORKS ACROSS EUROPE (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc position on Physiology of immunity in lettuce (1.0 FTE)Discover immunity in lettuce with the help of Big Data and natural variation to enable design of future-proofed crops. Check the profile for more information.AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Biology, research group of Translational Plant BiologyApplication deadline: 1 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC POSITION ON PHYSIOLOGY OF IMMUNITY IN LETTUCE (1.0 FTE)

Postdoc position on ‘the Completeness of the Fossil Record’ (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)Utrecht University’s Department of Earth Sciences is looking for a Postdoctoral researcher in the ERC-funded project ‘MindTheGap’ of Dr Emilia Jarochowska.AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept AWApplication deadline: 30 November 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC POSITION ON ‘THE COMPLETENESS OF THE FOSSIL RECORD’ (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)

Postdoctoral researcher Life Cycle Assessment of electrochemical conversion of CO2 (0.9 FTE)Are you eager to find out how circular carbon technologies can lead to net-zero? Check this vacancy!AcademicFaculty of GeosciencesDepartment: GEO / Dept SDApplication deadline: 1 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF CO2 (0.9 FTE)

Postdoc position in Arithmetic Geometry (1.0 FTE)Are you fascinated by the interactions between algebraic geometry and number theory? Contribute to explore the arithmetic of Fano varieties!AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of MathematicsApplication deadline: 11 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOC POSITION IN ARITHMETIC GEOMETRY (1.0 FTE)

Postdoctoral Researcher in Gravitational Wave Data Analysis (1.0 FTE)Do you have excellent programming and scientific writing skills and are you interested in gravitational wave data analysis? Check our profile and apply.AcademicFaculty of ScienceDepartment: Department of Physics, Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic PhysicsApplication deadline: 5 December 2022JOB DETAILS: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DATA ANALYSIS (1.0 FTE)

PhD position Netherlands’ Global Entangled History of Ores and Metals (4 years, 1.0 FTE)How can we explain the development of the Netherlands’ immense effects in global sustainability trade-offs? We are looking for highly motivated PhD candidatesAcademicFaculty of HumanitiesDepartment: Departement Geschiedenis en KunstgeschiedenisApplication deadline: 5 December 2022JOB DETAILS: PHD POSITION NETHERLANDS’ GLOBAL ENTANGLED HISTORY OF ORES AND METALS (4 YEARS, 1.0 FTE)