PhD Opportunities in Media Studies in Netherlands

PhD in Optimization of Emergency Services under Decentralized Capacity Sources at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The project focuses on optimizing emergency response systems through mathematical modelling, machine learning, simulation, optimization and game theory. The research addresses how emergency services can be designed and coordinated when capacity sources are decentralized, combining operations research with computational and analytical ...

This PhD project at Delft University of Technology focuses on energy data sharing for city-level policy making using digital twins within the FEDERATE NWO project. The research addresses a practical bottleneck in municipal decarbonization and sustainability planning: digital twins often depend on fragmented, partial, and incomplete data, while municipalities need richer and more actionable information to support policy decisions. The doctoral researcher will study data sharing architectures that...

This PhD project explores responsible AI for online safety at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and computational social science. The research focuses on developing trustworthy and accountable methods for AI systems that remain reliable when people or other AI systems try to manipulate them. The project includes methodological and empirical work on topics such as detecting AI-driven manipulation, including coordinated influence campaigns and social bots, building early ...

Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, through the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), is offering four-year fully funded PhD projects in business and management. The programme is internationally oriented and runs within ERIM, the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management and the Erasmus School of Economics. Students can join research across five broad areas: Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems — including logistics, supply chain man...

This PhD opportunity is offered through the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics. The programme sits within the Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems area and is framed as an internationally oriented PhD environment focused on pioneering management and business research. The research theme is designed to engage with developments in logistics and supply ...

Junior Researcher Integrated Care and Osteoarthritis at Maastricht University is a research role centered on improving how osteoarthritis care is organised, delivered, and evaluated across Europe. The project, EUcare4OA, brings together partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden to develop and assess an integrated, community-based care model. The work builds on the Beweeghuis Maastricht-Heuvelland model and aims to make osteoarthritis care more accessible, more sustainable, and better co...

This PhD project at Delft University of Technology focuses on participatory data governance for a just energy transition , within the FEDERATE NWO project. The research asks how energy data sharing can support city-level policy making with digital twins while also addressing questions of justice, trust, power, and shared stewardship. The doctoral candidate will work on Work Package 2 of FEDERATE and collaborate with residents, local organisations, municipalities, grid operators, and technology p...

This PhD project is centred on improving communication about dementia prevention and dementia diagnosis. Working across two major consortia, the doctoral researcher will explore the needs of patients, citizens, relatives and healthcare professionals, and then co-develop practical communication tools and training for use in clinical and care settings. The project spans two complementary research lines. In the prevention project, BIRD-NL, the PhD candidate will study which messages encourage behav...

This PhD project at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam examines how online and offline social relationships among young people are intertwined, and how digital experiences may support positive relationships, mental wellbeing, and flourishing. The position is embedded in the Stronger2gether consortium, a transdisciplinary research community that links science and practice. The doctoral researcher will work with students in vmbo, mbo, and special education , together with teachers and other professional...