PhD Opportunities in Medical Science in Netherlands

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...

Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam is seeking an experienced researcher to work on entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, and the dynamics of fast-growing firms such as startups and scaleups. The position sits at the intersection of science and practice, with a strong focus on turning research into actionable insights for organizations, policymakers, and other societal partners. The role involves taking the substantive lead in research projects: shaping r...

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...

This PhD opening sits within Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) , a joint research institute of RSM and the Erasmus School of Economics. The advert presents a set of fully funded, internationally oriented doctoral projects in marketing, with a strong emphasis on rigorous, innovative research that also aims to be practically relevant. The marketing programme focuses on how managers and consumers make decisions, and is organis...

Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and the Erasmus School of Economics, is offering fully funded PhD positions within its Organisation Research programme. The positions sit in a research environment focused on developing and testing fundamental theory in applied organisational research, spanning micro to macro levels of analysis. The programme’s two main centres of gravity are Organisational Behavio...

Nature4Homes is a multidisciplinary PhD project at Radboudumc focused on how climate-adaptive, nature-inspired housing interventions can help reduce heat stress and improve health. The project sits at the intersection of climate change, the built environment, human thermophysiology, and residential health. The PhD candidate will work within the Department of Medical BioSciences , in the Human Physiology section, on the physiological and perceptual evaluation of interventions developed by the con...

This PhD project at Maastricht University focuses on how cell–matrix interactions can be controlled using dynamic supramolecular hydrogels . The work sits at the interface of biomaterials, mechanobiology, cell biology, and polymer chemistry, with the goal of understanding how cells sense and respond to hydrogel properties such as molecular organization, stiffness, stress relaxation, ligand presentation, and dynamic reinforcement. You will join the BioMatt group within MERLN’s Department of Instr...