PhD positions in the Netherlands
Find doctoral vacancies from Dutch research organizations and universities, with original application links and visible deadlines.
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Key facts
As of 22 October 2026, Graduates Corner lists 150 open PhD positions in the Netherlands from 17 organizations.
- Open listings
- 150
- Organizations
- 17
- Closing within 30 days
- 142
- State pay or funding
- 150
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Open PhD positions in the Netherlands
150 current matching listings
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Biophysical Origins of RNA Toxicity in Huntington’s Disease
Independently conducting experimental work and performing data analysis; Presenting your progress in regular team meetings; Publishing your findings in peer-reviewed…
9 days leftPaidLife Sciences
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Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Semiconductor Quantum Computing
Motivational letter You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.…
9 days leftPaidComputer Science · Electrical Engineering · Physics
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Nijmegen, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in New Insights into the Use of Remimazolam
Opzetten en uitvoeren van prospectieve klinische studies naar remimazolam. Schrijven van onderzoeksprotocollen en het voorbereiden van medisch-ethische en regulatoire…
9 days leftPaidMedical Sciences
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Reform of the Criminal Sanctions System
The study of phenomena related to insecurity, uncertainty and marginalisation, and of social responses to these phenomena, from both a normative legal perspective and an…
10 days leftPaidLaw
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Utrecht, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Reconstructing Zeeland’s historic landscape developments
PhD opportunity at Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands. Reconstructing Zeeland’s historic landscape developments.
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Enschede, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Water Footprint Assessment and Water Credit Design in Egypt’s Horticulture Sector
PhD opportunity at University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. Water Footprint Assessment and Water Credit Design in Egypt’s Horticulture Sector.
10 days leftPaidBusiness and Management · Agricultural Sciences
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Sustainable Generative AI for Digital Sovereignty
To conduct an in-depth evaluation of existing foundation models to assess their suitability in the digital industries, automotive and healthcare domains. Design…
10 days leftPaidArtificial Intelligence
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Twin Transition of Infrastructure: Ecosystem Orchestration
A master’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, project management, business administration, information systems, innovation studies or a related field.…
10 days leftPaidComputer Science · Civil Engineering · Business and Management
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Tilburg, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in AI-assisted reverse engineering of integrated circuits (1 FTE)
The Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence Research Center at Tilburg University hosts the Secure Hardware Intelligence Extraction and Logic Deconstruction (SHIELD)…
10 days leftPaidArtificial Intelligence · Data Science · Electrical Engineering
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Single-Molecule Biophysic
MSc degree (or nearing completion) in physics, biophysics, computational biology, or a related field. Strong programming skills (Python) and experience in data analysis…
10 days leftPaidData Science · Life Sciences · Physics
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in 6G resilience planning
Motivational letter Copies of your BSc and MSc degrees and transcripts. You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. Please do not…
10 days leftPaidComputer Science · Robotics and Automation · Electrical Engineering
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Marine Renewables: Energy and Societal Impacts under Climate Change
Contribute to the coordination of project activities and ensure timely delivery of milestones. Publish in leading scientific journals and present at international…
10 days leftPaidEnvironmental Sciences
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Maastricht, Netherlands
PhD position
Promovendus Ouderenzorg & Innovatie - Bouw mee aan de GOUD-poli
Ons doel: De werkdruk voor huisartsen te verlichten en tegelijkertijd de zorg voor geriatrische patiënten te verbeteren door nauwe samenwerking tussen huisarts en…
10 days leftPaidInterdisciplinary Research
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Heerlen, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Learning Approaches to Regional Prosperity in Limburg
In the Region Deals (Regio Deals), national government and the regions work together as partners to tackle major challenges in the Netherlands and increase broad…
10 days leftPaidInterdisciplinary Research
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Leiden, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Dutch morphology and constructicography
Extracting word-formation patterns from the existing descriptive literature and encoding them in systematic constructional schemas; Matching complex words to the…
10 days leftPaidHumanities
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Heerlen, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in ‘Adaptive Privacy and Differential Privacy for Energy Data’
As a PhD candidate, you will develop methods for adaptive privacy protection of energy data, combining differential privacy, empirical privacy attacks and privacy–utility…
10 days leftPaidPhysics
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Wageningen, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in 3D radiation in clouds and wildfire plumes using GPUs and machine learning
Setting up three benchmark simulations in the GPU-accelerated model MicroHH: solar energy forecasting, tropical climate, and a real wildfire plume. Developing a 3D…
10 days leftPaidArtificial Intelligence
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Agentic AI for Resource Management and Resilient Operations in 6G
Motivational letter Copies of your BSc and MSc degrees and transcripts. You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. Please do not…
10 days leftPaidBusiness and Management
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in 6G-Native Distributed Intelligence for Physical AI
Motivational letter Copies of your BSc and MSc degrees and transcripts. You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. Please do not…
10 days leftPaidComputer Science · Electrical Engineering · Media and Communication
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Delft, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Secure multi-stakeholder 6G orchestration
Motivational letter Copies of your BSc and MSc degrees and transcripts. You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. Please do not…
10 days leftPaidElectrical Engineering · Business and Management · Social Sciences
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Digital, Data and AI Competencies
You map the scientific literature and the latest insights on digital, data and AI competencies and on learning and development. You write an overall research plan and…
11 days leftPaidHumanities
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Systemic Actors and the Enforcement of Digital Rules
Refine the research questions and design with the supervision team, and prepare ethics, data-management and open-science materials. Collect, manage and analyse research…
11 days leftPaidBusiness and Management · Social Sciences · Media and Communication
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Groundwater Care and the Politics of Transformation (Peru)
a detailed ethnographic description of the everyday practices of people involved in the selected initiatives of caring for groundwater. A precise institutional and…
11 days leftPaidSocial Sciences · Environmental Sciences
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD position
PhD in Groundwater Care and the Politics of Transformation (India)
A detailed ethnographic description of the everyday practices of people involved in the selected initiatives of caring for groundwater. A precise institutional and…
11 days leftPaidSocial Sciences · Environmental Sciences
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