We are looking for talented students who wish to design their own interdisciplinary PhD research project on a topic within the scope of the research theme Advanced Materials. Please click on the following link for the list of topics: https://www.rug.nl/research/fse/themes/supervisors/advanced-materials-research-topics.docx
f and associated supervisors https://www.rug.nl/research/fse/themes/advanced-materials/participants/

As a PhD scholarship student, you will develop your own research project in consultation with the associated supervisors (2 supervisors of different disciplines/ expertise required). You will conduct independent and original scientific research, report results via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and ultimately a PhD thesis. The PhD thesis has to be completed within four years. Being part of a cutting-edge research programme, you will receive training in the form of hands-on instruction, advanced courses, summer/winter schools, as well as complementary workshops on generic research and transferable skills. Special attention is paid to training activities directed towards your future (academic or non-academic) career after the PhD trajectory, in the context of our Career Perspective Series.

We are looking for highly motivated, proactive and diligent researchers with good communication skills and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. Demonstrable command of the English language is a prerequisite. Successful candidates have completed a Master’s degree (or equivalent) that is relevant to the topic of interest.

Fixed-term contract: 48 months.

The position is offered within the UG PhD Scholarship Programme. This programme is issued by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW) within the framework of the national PhD Scholarship Programme. PhD scholarship students receive a scholarship (stipend) of € 2,181 per month (gross) from the University of Groningen for a period of four years. PhD scholarship students are not employed by the university. PhD scholarship students have therefore different rights, obligations, and a different income than employed PhD candidates. Please consider the terms and conditions of the PhD Scholarship Programme on the following website:
https://www.rug.nl/education/phd-programmes/phd-scholarship-programme/conditions-application

Faculty of Science and Engineering

The University of Groningen is a comprehensive research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent. Quality has been our top priority for over four hundred years, and with success: the University is currently in or around the top 100 on several influential ranking lists.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is the largest faculty within the University. We offer first-rate education and research in a wide range of science and engineering areas, from astronomy and biology to nanoscience and mechanical engineering. Our community has an open and informal character with students and staff from around the world.

We offer 9 full scholarships for PhD projects within our research theme Advanced Materials.

Advanced Materials research in Groningen is strong in interdisciplinary collaborations with contributions from physics, chemistry, bio-nanoscience and with links to health sciences, engineering, and information sciences. The core is focused on the design and scientific study of materials for functionality. Current research directions in our teams study complex material architectures and devices that go beyond current limits in size, speed, or control in assembly, often with seemingly incompatible components. The work aims to understand processes at length scales ranging from atomic and molecular to supramolecular structures to the building blocks of life. With our state-of-the-art instrumentation for control and characterization we have expertise that goes beyond static structuring and elucidation of material properties, and our research also exploits the study of dynamics of processes and phenomena. There are strong ties between experimental groups and theoretical groups that together cover multi-scale modelling over all length and timescales.