PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions University of Groningen Vacancies

Groningen University in Netherlands invites application for vacant (15) PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions

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Last Updated on November 10, 2026 by admin

Groningen University in Netherlands invites application for vacant PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions, a public research university in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.

PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions


Docent

Docent Klinische psychologie (0,2 – 0,9 fte)

Wil jij onderwijs geven in de klinische psychologie en studenten begeleiden binnen een stimulerende academische omgeving?

Dan is dit jouw kans om als Docent Klinische psychologie (0,2-0,9 fte) bij ons aan de slag te gaan!

This vacancy is only available in Dutch

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoctoral position Small Molecules that Repartition RNA Conformational Ensembles

A one-year postdoc position is open in the RNA Structural Dynamics Group at the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB).

The appointment will focus on RNA molecules rarely adopt a single structure. Most fold into an ensemble of interconverting conformations, and the balance between these states is often what determines whether an RNA is translated, spliced, degraded or recognised by its partners. RNA has therefore emerged as a major, largely untapped class of drug targets. Yet despite substantial investment, only one small molecule acting on an mRNA (risdiplam) has reached the clinic, and most compounds identified in binding-based screens have no measurable effect on RNA function.

Our recent work suggests why. In a study published in Nature Communications (Zhang et al., 2026), we showed that the FDA-approved anticancer drug mitoxantrone does not simply bind its target RNA: it selectively stabilises one conformation within the RNA’s structural ensemble, repartitioning the population of states and thereby modulating RNA function. Binding to RNA is not enough: changing its shape is what makes a drug work. This points to a different route for RNA-targeted drug discovery, in which compounds are selected not for affinity alone but for their ability to redistribute conformational ensembles in a desired direction.

This project will build on that framework. Combining high-throughput RNA structure probing (SHAPE/DMS mutational profiling), ensemble deconvolution, chemical biology and functional assays in cells, the postdoctoral researcher will establish how small molecules reshape RNA conformational landscapes, identify new ensemble-repartitioning compounds, and define the rules that connect a shift in the structural ensemble to a change in RNA function. 

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoc Understanding Social Dynamics in the Energy Transition via computational modelling with Agent Networks

We are seeking a highly motivated researcher with demonstrable skills and experience in studying social aspects of the energy transition with computational modelling methods. The postdoc project is conducted in the framework of the project ECHO (Energy transition, Collective dynamics and Human Opinions in agent-networks), financed by both DFG and NWO. This project requires close collaboration between the project team at the Department of Sociology at RUG (PI prof. dr. Andreas Flache) and the project team at the Institute of Energy Informatics at the University of Oldenburg (PI prof. dr. Sebastian Lehnhoff).

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PhD

Promovendus Duurzame toekomst voor begrazing in aanwezigheid van de wolf

Begrazing is een belangrijke beheermaatregel voor het behoud en herstel van open, dynamische landschappen en bijzondere natuurtypen, waaronder Natura 2000-habitattypen. Grote grazers dragen door hun graasgedrag, betreding en verspreiding van zaden en nutriënten bij aan variatie in vegetatie en daarmee aan de biodiversiteit. De terugkeer van de wolf in Nederland zet de continuïteit van natuurbegrazing echter onder druk. In hoeverre leidt dit tot veranderingen in het gedrag en terreingebruik van grote grazers? Hoe weerbaar zijn grote grazers? Wat zijn de gevolgen voor kuddebeheer, de vegetatieontwikkeling / behalen van beheerdoelen, en recreatie? Er is nog weinig wetenschappelijk bekend over de mate waarin runderen en paarden weerbaarheid tegen wolven ontwikkelen en welke factoren daarbij een rol spelen. In dit promotieonderzoek onderzoek je hoe de aanwezigheid van wolven de jaarrond begrazing met runderen en paarden beïnvloedt. Je bestudeert hoe grote grazers reageren op wolven, welke rol ras en kuddesamenstelling spelen en hoe veranderingen in gedrag en terreingebruik doorwerken in de vegetatieontwikkeling en de toegankelijkheid van natuurgebieden voor publiek. Het uiteindelijke doel is bij te dragen aan een effectieve, duurzame en verantwoorde vorm van natuurbegrazing in gebieden waar wolven voorkomen.

This vacancy is only available in Dutch

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher – Living Evidence Synthesis, Systematic Reviews and AI-supported Evidence Research

Are you an experienced researcher with a passion for evidence synthesis, systematic review methodology and innovative approaches to scientific knowledge integration?

Do you want to contribute to an ambitious international research programme aiming to improve the understanding and clinical use of biomarkers and endpoints related to reward, motivation and impulsivity across major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and obesity?

The University of Groningen is looking for an enthusiastic and scientifically strong Postdoctoral Researcher in Living Evidence Synthesis, Systematic Reviews and AI-supported Evidence Research.

In this position, you will play a central role in developing and maintaining a structured living evidence framework that continuously integrates new scientific knowledge with emerging findings from a large, interdisciplinary research programme. You will combine advanced systematic review and meta-analysis methods with innovative approaches to evidence surveillance and large language model (LLM)-supported research.

This is an exciting opportunity for a researcher who wants to work at the intersection of evidence synthesis, clinical research, biomarker science and artificial intelligence, while contributing to research with potential relevance for patients, clinicians, regulators, health technology assessment bodies and healthcare systems.

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoc Additive manufacturing of Lightweight Alloys

A one-year postdoc position is open in the Advanced Production Engineering (APE) research group at the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG), Faculty of Science and Engineering. The appointment will focus on additive manufacturing of lightweight alloys.

Additive manufacturing (AM) offers virtually unlimited possibilities to realize any desired geometry. It is especially suitable for producing complex structures and internal features that cannot be manufactured using conventional subtractive processes. A current limitation of AM is the degraded dimensional control and surface integrity of specific surfaces. The objective of this SNN project is to enable high quality and high precision additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy components by addressing product structure, AM process and material properties related challenges in an integrated solution. The outcomes include material-centric design guidelines for geometric optimization to compensate shape deviation, post-AM heat treatment for tailored microstructure and experimentally validated physical model relating microstructure and material properties to the performance of stainless steel prints.

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General Open Orbital Dynamics Platform scientific software developer

There is a vacancy for an up to 2 year position for a scientific programmer / software engineer for the General Open Orbital Dynamics Platform project within the OmegaCEN Astronomical Science Data Center at the University of Groningen. This is the expertise center for data-intensive astronomy and astronomical information technology. It is based at the Donald Smits Center for Information Technology and the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen and ATG-Europe. 

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Research Engineer – Energy Conversion

At the University of Groningen, we are leading innovative research in the field of energy systems, with a focus on hydrogen technologies, including electrolyser systems, fuel cells and balance-of-plant equipment. Our team works on projects ranging from small laboratory-based experiments to large-scale pilot facilities, contributing to the energy transition and the development of new cutting-edge technologies. We are looking for a motivated and technically skilled Research Engineer with a strong relevant engineering background to join our team.

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher in Econometrics and Causal Inference

The position is a three-year postdoctoral position at the Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) project Evaluation of Policy Interventions on Societal Inequality.

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Post-doc Researcher

Postdoctoral position in NWO Funded Project “Fostering the Resilience of the Dutch Knowledge Sector” (KNOWSEC-NL)

The project “Fostering the Resilience of the Dutch Knowledge Sector: Knowledge Security and Research in a Geopolitical Context (KNOWSEC-NL)” is looking for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher starting 1 January 2027. This project is funded as part of the NWA-programme Knowledge security: scientific research in a geopolitical context.

The Dutch knowledge sector traditionally focuses on international collaboration. Such practices are, however, increasingly challenged due to geopolitical developments. Knowledge security and the risk of unwanted foreign interference in Dutch research are critically important.

Researchers in KNOWSEC-NL try to find a new equilibrium between the interest of collaboration and the associated geopolitical risks. They do so together with many societal partners, such as ministries, research universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions, and they bring these partners together in a new network on knowledge security. The main objective is to increase the resilience of the Dutch knowledge sector.

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Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Sociology

Working towards resilient societies, transparent science, and alignment with the job market: these are three of the themes that Social and Behavioural Sciences faculties at Dutch universities are focusing on. We are implementing the national sector plan for the social sciences From Insight to Impact, for developing solutions to urgent social issues and strengthening the impact of science.

We are looking for an Assistant Professor with a PhD degree in sociology (or related discipline) who actively contributes to the collaborative development and implementation of an interdisciplinary research and teaching agenda within the sector plan theme Societal Transitions and Behavior Change (STAB). Your research has clear connections to the research agenda of the theme. Your management and teaching will contribute to the Bachelor and Master’s programmes of the Department of Sociology.

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PhD

PhD position in Systems and Control Theory for Energy-based Learning

Are you excited about developing new mathematical foundations for energy-efficient computing? Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of systems and control theory, optimization, circuit theory, and neuromorphic computing?

The University of Groningen is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to work on a fundamental research project on systems and control theory for learning in neuromorphic circuits. Neuromorphic computing is an analog, brain-inspired computing paradigm with the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption while enabling faster inference than conventional digital architectures. A major challenge, however, is the development and analysis of dedicated algorithms for training analog circuits directly from data.

In this PhD project, you will develop a novel system-theoretic framework for learning in analog circuits and dissipative networks. We will view learning as a feedback interconnection of continuous-time (circuit) dynamics and an optimization algorithm. The key idea is to develop algorithms that minimise cost functions inspired by notions of energy, leading to highly efficient, local learning rules. 

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Senior Beheerder ICT – Microsoft Client platform

Word jij enthousiast van moderne Microsoft-werkplekken die altijd beschikbaar, veilig en up-to-date moeten zijn in een omgeving waar technologie, onderwijs en onderzoek samenkomen?

Bij het Centrum voor Informatie Technologie (CIT) van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) – één van de oudste en meest innovatieve universiteiten van Nederland – zoeken wij een Senior Beheerder ICT – Microsoft Client platform met technische diepgang, overzicht en een passie voor end-user computing.

Als senior specialist speel jij een sleutelrol in het ontwerpen, beheren en doorontwikkelen van onze werkplekvoorzieningen voor duizenden studenten en medewerkers. Je krijgt ruimte om te verbeteren, te automatiseren en richting te geven, binnen een team waar hard wordt gewerkt én gelachen.

Wil jij bijdragen aan betrouwbare en toekomstbestendige digitale werkplekken voor onderwijs en onderzoek? Kom ons Endpoint & Servermanagement team versterken!

This vacancy is only available in Dutch

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Projectleider Installatietechniek

Ben jij een doortastende organisator met een passie voor techniek en vastgoed? Krijg jij energie van het aansturen van complexe onderhouds- en bouwprojecten, waarin kwaliteit, samenwerking en resultaat centraal staan? Wil jij bijdragen aan toekomstbestendig vastgoed binnen een toonaangevende universiteit? Dan zoeken wij jou als projectleider Vastgoed bij de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)!

This vacancy is only available in Dutch

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Domeinarchitect Domeinen Bedrijfsvoering en Onderwijs

Binnen de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) zoeken we naar een enterprisearchitect, die in staat is om een visie op architectuur en informatievoorziening te formuleren en op strategisch niveau te adviseren. Een verantwoordelijke baan waarbij je je inzet voor de Domeinen Onderwijs en Organisatiesystemen.

This vacancy is only available in Dutch