The ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavour – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is home to more than 26,000 students. We employ over 4,600 individuals. The VU campus is easily accessible and located in the heart of Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, a truly inspiring environment for teaching and research.
DiversityWe are an inclusive university community. Diversity is one of our most important values. We believe that engaging in international activities and welcoming students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds enhances the quality of our education and research. We are always looking for people who can enrich our world with their own unique perspectives and experiences.
The Faculty of ScienceThe Faculty of Science inspires researchers and students to find sustainable solutions for complex societal issues. From forest fires to big data, from obesity to medicines and from molecules to the moon: our teaching and research programmes cover the full spectrum of the natural sciences. We share knowledge and experience with leading research institutes and industries, both here in the Netherlands and abroad.
Working at the Faculty of Science means working with students, PhD candidates and researchers, all with a clear focus on their field and a broad view of the world. We employ more than 1,250 staff members, and we are home to around 6,000 students.
NikhefNikhef is the Dutch national institute for subatomic physics, where approximately 175 physicists and 75 technical staff members work together in an open and international scientific environment, performing theoretical and experimental research in the fields of particle and astroparticle physics, including gravitational-wave observation. Nikhef’s research collaborations include the VIRGO interferometer in Pisa; the ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE experiments at CERN; the KM3NeT neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean; the XENONnT dark matter experiment in Gran Sasso; and the Pierre Auger cosmic ray observatory in Argentina.
Gravitational wavesThe gravitational-waves research team at Nikhef consists of about 40 researchers distributed equally among research staff and junior scientists (postdocs and PhD students). The group’s activities span a wide range of subjects. We contribute to the Virgo observatory near Pisa by analysing data and making inferences about the astronomical sources, and by participating in upgrades and on-site commissioning to improve the detector’s sensitivity. Looking to the future, we have research and development programmes for next-generation instruments, both for the European underground observatory, the Einstein Telescope, and for the ESA large science mission, LISA. We are also performing geological analysis at the Belgian-Dutch-German border region, a potential site for the Einstein Telescope.
Are you interested in this position? Please apply via this link:
https://www.nikhef.nl/Peoplexs22/CandidatesPortalNoLogin/ApplicationForm.cfm?PortalID=13649&VacatureID=1104845 and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter until
31 July 2020.
We might contact good candidates before this deadline.
Applications received by e-mail will not be processed.Vacancy questionsIf you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact:
Name: Andreas Freise
Position: Professor of Gravitational Wave Physics
E-mail:
a.freise@nikhef.nlNo agencies