Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Photonic Processors
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD student, you will be responsible for the design, fabrication, and characterization of photonic processors on ferroelectric materials including thin film lithium niobate and barium titanate. You will develop and optimize these integrated photonic processors to reach maximum power efficiency. Additionally, you will collaborate with another PhD student who will be hired by our collaborators at TUe to actively test the performance of the fabricated devices jointly.
Application Deadline: 30-10-2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Ultra-High Speed Computational Optical Coherence Tomography
Summary of PhD Program:
This project aims to push the boundaries of optical coherence tomography (OCT) by breaking current acquisition speed records by an order of magnitude. To achieve this, we will employ full-field swept-source OCT, combined with sparse sampling and compressive sensing.
Application Deadline: 30-10-2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Non-reciprocal interactions in collective cell migration
Summary of PhD Program:
Our theory group is a worldwide leader in studying the statistical physics of living systems, ranging from chromosomes to migrating cells and multicellular tissues. We aim to understand the emergent functional dynamics and organization of living systems in close collaboration with various experimental labs. We currently have an opening for a fully funded 4-year PhD position.
Application Deadline: 29-11-2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Public Administration & Digital Governance
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD candidate (0.8-1.0 FTE) you are part of the NWO-funded project “AI4ALL: Value-aligned AI for Public Organizations”. You conduct research on the actual and intended use of AI in public organizations, researching the intended reasons and expected impact of AI in the public sector, and empirically measuring public values affected by the use of AI in public governance.
Application Deadline: 31-10-2025
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5. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in De-Escalating Aggressive Encounters Frontline Workers and Citizens
Summary of PhD Program:
Your project will be a part of the ORC-NWA consortium project “De-escalating Aggressive Encounters between Frontline Workers and Citizens.” The aim is to understand the mechanisms that drive escalation and de-escalation of aggressive encounters between frontline workers and citizens. The project involves academic and societal partners working together.
Application Deadline: 30-10-2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantitative approach to Fin Ec Crime Prevention & Discrimination
Summary of PhD Program:
Financial institutions are obliged to perform tasks related to financial economic crime (FEC) such as anti-money laundering, sanctions evasion and terrorism financing. These are crucially important yet challenging tasks. First, they require considerable resources (e.g., costs, employees, IT infrastructure, specialized training). Second, they may require the use of quantitative models, data analysis, and algorithms, but these applications must also safeguard the data privacy and non-discrimination rights of their clients
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Communication Science
Summary of PhD Program:
This fully funded four-year PhD position is part of the NWO-M 2024 research project “Real Fake: How Highly Immersive Disinformation Affects What People Believe”. The project investigates how people respond to immersive disinformation: highly realistic, AI-generated content such as deepfakes and 360° virtual reality videos. By looking and feeling authentic, this kind of content can make people feel as they are truly witnessing an event.