Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Utrecht University, Utrecht, 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 A deep dive into youth cyberhate
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD project, you will contribute to our understanding of cyberhate. What does it look like, and how does it develop in adolescence? You will examine who might be vulnerable to cyberhate exposure, victimisation, and perpetration based on survey and social media data. You will also study developmental processes, potential consequences, and the role of parents in these processes.
Application Deadline: 5 September 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in innovative stable isotope measurements of methane and its precursors
Summary of PhD Program:
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and reducing its emissions is essential to meet Paris Agreement goals. Future emissions from ecosystems depend on their environmental response. Tracking methane cycling—balancing production vs. consumption and tracing carbon substrate sources—remains challenging. We will integrate methane clumped-isotope analysis with carbon and hydrogen isotope measurements of key organics, plus culture experiments, to uncover the biochemical pathways and environmental controls on methane formation and oxidation.
Application Deadline: 15 September 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in decadal coastal dune development
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, you will investigate dune erosion and growth by performing morphological analysis on existing coastal dune datasets along the Dutch coast. Using remote sensing, you will create a national dune vegetation dataset and compare it with dune morphology data to assess the role of vegetation in decadal dune development. You will also apply a coastal dune model (AeoLiS) to dunes in the Netherlands and evaluate how well it replicates historical changes.
Application Deadline: 8 September 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Aneuploidy in Mammalian Embryos / Clinical Veterinary Embryologist
Summary of PhD Program:
Clinical duties will account for 30% of your time and include supporting the clinical programme in all activities related to the in vitro production and preservation of equine embryos (ovum pick-up, oocyte maturation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, IVF, embryo culture, cryopreservation, and thawing of embryos for transfer to recipient mares). As part of the clinical team, you will participate in a 1-in-4 on-call rotation for embryo thawing during weekends and public holidays throughout the horse breeding season (March–August).
Application Deadline: 30 September 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in B-modes of Galaxy Shapes
Summary of PhD Program:
The Institute for Theoretical Physics at Utrecht University invites applications for a PhD position in cosmology with galaxy shapes, supervised by Dr Elisa Chisari. The project combines theoretical and simulated studies to constrain cosmology using galaxy shape measurements with an emphasis on B‑modes. The position is co‑supervised by Professor Henk Hoekstra at Leiden Observatory.
Application Deadline: 20 September 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Probabilistic and Differential Algorithms
Summary of PhD Program:
In the ERC project FoRECAST, we aim to develop theory (e.g., new probabilistic and differential inference algorithms as well as proofs of their correctness and efficiency) and systems (e.g., high performance, functional array programming DSLs) to tackle challenging probabilistic and differentiable programming applications (e.g., experimental design, machine learning for science).
Application Deadline: 9 September 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Gene Regulation
Summary of PhD Program:
Cell identity relies on correct gene expression, so the process of transcription is tightly regulated. During early elongation of RNA Polymerase II, it is likely to terminate. Early termination has a big impact on transcriptional output, but how it’s regulated is poorly understood. The Vlaming group aims to understand what drives early termination vs productive elongation. To this end, we use cutting-edge nascent-RNA sequencing techniques, high-throughput screening and precise genome editing.
Application Deadline: 9 September 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Semantic Modelling of Geodata Sources and Geo-analytical Workflows
Summary of PhD Program:
Answering geographic questions like “What is the potential to reduce urban heat in Amsterdam by installing green roofs on existing buildings?” is important in fields such as urban planning, sustainability, and public health. Most current Geographic Question Answering (GeoQA) tools only return short factual answers, but many real-world questions—like this example—require deeper spatial analysis.
Application Deadline: 23 September 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Parsing and Formal Representation of Geographic Questions
Summary of PhD Program:
Answering geographic questions like “What is the potential to reduce urban heat in Amsterdam by installing green roofs on existing buildings?” is important in fields such as urban planning, sustainability, and public health. Most current Geographic Question Answering (GeoQA) tools only return short factual answers, but many real-world questions—like this example—require deeper spatial analysis.
Application Deadline: 23 September 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Interorganisational Knowledge Exchange in Multistakeholder Consortia
Summary of PhD Program:
The Netherlands is poised to lead the transition to animal-free biomedical innovation by establishing the Ombion Centre for Animal-Free Biomedical Translation external link (Ombion CPBT). Our goal is to improve biomedical translation processes while making them animal-free. This will accelerate the development of new medicines, medical devices, and food ingredients that enhance human health, by replacing animal testing, which is often inaccurate and costly.
Application Deadline: 10 September 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Colloidal Assembly for Nanostructured Lithium-Ion Batteries
Summary of PhD Program:
Your project focuses on developing the BLIB, an experimental system studied using techniques such as modern microscopy, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and materials synthesis. You work extensively in the lab, using equipment like 3D printers, furnaces, centrifuges, and microfluidic devices. Meticulous data recording and analysis are essential, as the project combines practical engineering with fundamental physical chemistry.