PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Biology in Netherlands

The University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science is recruiting multiple PhD candidates for a project on symmetries and their breaking in deep learning , supported by a Simons Foundation grant. The positions are based in the Amsterdam Machine Learning Lab (AMLab), in a new research group led by Associate Professor Nabil Iqbal at the intersection of deep learning and physics. The project seeks mathematically principled explanations for how modern neural networks develop complex capabilities from s...

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is seeking multiple bachelor thesis supervisors in Psychology for the Department of Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology within the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences. The supervisors will guide small groups of bachelor students through their thesis projects. The work includes helping students develop research questions, select appropriate study designs and prepare research proposals, as well as supporting data analysis and interpretation of results....

This PhD project investigates how the resident virome of insects shapes immune responses and fitness, and how this in turn influences interactions with incoming virus infections. You will work on fundamental questions in insect virology using lepidopteran species as the study system. The project focuses on defining virome composition, testing how resident viral communities affect insect life-history traits and responses to infection, and examining vertical transmission of the virome across gener...

AMLab at the University of Amsterdam is recruiting a 2-year postdoc to work with Nabil Iqbal on a Simons Foundation–supported project on symmetries and their breaking in deep learning . The position sits at the intersection of machine learning, theoretical physics, and mathematical modelling, with a focus on understanding how modern neural architectures develop useful emergent behaviour from simple components. The project asks fundamental questions about the dynamics of deep learning and aims to...

This PhD project investigates how forest carbon uptake is changing worldwide under climate change and disturbance. The successful candidate will combine atmospheric CO₂ observations, Earth Observation products, and numerical models to quantify how the global forest carbon sink varies across continents and over time. The work focuses on integrating multiple data streams into an existing prototype modelling framework and extending its data assimilation capacity so it can use large Earth Observatio...

This postdoctoral project at Leiden University focuses on covalent small-molecule inhibitor discovery for emerging cancer targets. The work is rooted in chemical proteomics and drug discovery for proteins involved in immune-oncology that are considered challenging to address with conventional small molecules. The successful researcher will develop and optimize electrophilic lead compounds, then design bifunctional analogues intended to induce protein degradation. The role combines synthetic and ...

The Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center at Amsterdam UMC is offering a four-year PhD position on Vanishing White Matter (VWM), a severe inherited disorder that affects the brain’s white matter. The project is embedded in a highly specialized, internationally recognized research environment focused on leukodystrophies, with expertise spanning clinical symptoms, neuropsychological effects, MRI, genetics, neuropathology, and molecular and cellular disease mechanisms. The doctoral researcher will work o...

This PhD project at Amsterdam UMC focuses on improving glucose regulation for women with type 1 diabetes during the menopausal transition. The research is part of the DAME-APersonal project and brings together clinical research, data analysis, and technology development to create a more personalized approach to diabetes care for this group. You will investigate how menopause-related factors, such as hot flushes and changes in heart rate, affect glucose levels in women with and without diabetes. ...

This PhD opening is for an arts-onderzoeker at Amsterdam UMC within the Lung Center and the Department of Experimental Immunology. The project focuses on interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis, with the aim of improving earlier recognition and treatment through clinical and translational research . The doctoral project builds on the prospective P4O2 ILD cohort . You will study patients with interstitial lung disease to identify risk factors and biomarkers linked to c...