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58 open positions
Updated: 26 Oct 2026
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Post-doc: Emergent Computing in Nanomechanical Oscillator Networks
AMOLF — Amsterdam Science Park
AM
Postdoc in the Mechanical Metamaterials and Hypersmart Matter groups studying how coupled silicon drum resonators, each acting as a physical bit, can form unconventional material computers. Combines experiments and modelling using AMOLF's cleanroom.
PhD Position in Cloud-Native and AI-Native 6G Networks
UvA Informatics Institute — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
PhD in the MultiScale Networked Systems group, in a project with Ericsson, on programmable data planes for cloud-native and AI-native 6G radio access networks.
Full-time · 4 years (18 months + extension) · €3,059–€3,881/mo
Build and maintain Python software for SURF's in-house, privacy-focused AI-Hub platform in the High Performance Machine Learning team, including CI/CD, Docker and the move to Kubernetes.
32–40 hrs/week · fixed-term with intention of permanent · €5,450–€7,786/mo
Help build and run SURF's multi-site datacenter network infrastructure in the Datacenter Operations & Networking team, using Infrastructure as Code, with second- and third-line support, security and monitoring.
36–40 hrs/week · fixed-term with intention of permanent · €5,450–€7,786/mo
Technical Project Manager – High Performance Computing
SURF — Amsterdam Science Park
SURF
Lead projects such as EuroCC-3 in the HPC Development team supporting users of the Dutch national supercomputer Snellius, connecting researchers, technical teams, universities and European partners.
32–40 hrs/week · fixed-term with intention of permanent · €5,450–€7,786/mo
UvA Informatics Institute — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Research accountable and responsible AI at the intersection of AI, creative-industry practice and regulatory expectations, within the SafeGenAI and LLM4LM projects. Based in the Complex Cyber Infrastructure group.
Lead the executive office team of the Faculty of Science (FNWI), guide its further professionalisation and contribute at operational level. Vacancy text in Dutch. 1-year contract with prospect of a permanent position.
Management Assistant to the Director of Operations
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Act as right hand to the Director of Operations of the Faculty of Science (FNWI): manage a complex agenda, prepare and minute meetings, handle correspondence and receive guests. Vacancy text in Dutch. 1-year contract with prospect of a permanent position.
Support the executive team of the NWO-funded ROBUST trustworthy-AI research programme: consortium meetings, progress reports, funder follow-up and partner relations. Fluent English and Dutch (B2) required.
Part-time · up to 32 h/week · 6 months · €3,706–€5,760/mo
UvA Informatics Institute — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Set up labs and course material for security and network engineering, support and grade students and coordinate master's theses within the System and Network Engineering teaching team. MSc in computer science or equivalent required.
PhD Student: Cryptography, Hardware Security and Formal Methods
CWI — Amsterdam Science Park
CWI
Build formal-methods and design-automation techniques for secure computation (circuit synthesis for MPC/FHE, computer-aided cryptography, zero-knowledge verification) in the Computer Security group, within the NWO Gravitation programme on cyber security.
Lead a team of about five electronics engineers, set priorities, translate researchers' needs into measurement technology and manage the department's budget and strategy. Dutch-speaking candidates living in the Netherlands.
Postdoc Position in Experimental Particle Physics (ATLAS)
Nikhef — Amsterdam Science Park
NK
Lead an ATLAS search with the full Run 3 dataset for dark-sector bound states decaying into long-lived particles. Part of an NWO-funded project linking theory predictions with experimental analysis, within the Nikhef ATLAS group. Employed by the University of Amsterdam.
Postdoc Position on QCD and Proton Structure with LHC Neutrinos
Nikhef — Amsterdam Science Park
NK
Join the ERC Advanced Grant UNICORN project in the Nikhef Theory group. Build QCD calculations, event generators and machine-learning tools to model LHC neutrinos and use FASER and SND@LHC data to probe proton structure. Employed by VU Amsterdam.
Full-time · 2 years (+1 possible) · €3,706–€5,760/mo
Design challenging analog electronics for physics research experiments: signal amplifiers, filters, power supplies, ADC/DAC circuits. Create schematics for PCB development, simulate designs against experiment requirements, test prototypes and oversee installation at CERN. 2-year contract, permanent possible.
Senior Software Engineer — Lab Instrumentation & Data Systems
AMOLF & ARCNL — Amsterdam Science Park
AM
Develop software for experimental research setups — controlling lasers, motors and lab equipment, reading cameras and sensors, and processing measurement data. You work closely with researchers to translate experimental needs into technical solutions in C# / .NET.
Full-time · 2-yr contract (perm intent) · up to €5,241/mo
PhD — Harnessing Phase Transitions for Optical Information Processing
AMOLF — Amsterdam Science Park
AM
Investigate how phase transitions can be leveraged for light-based information processing in optical cavities containing perovskite crystals. Explore trade-offs between energy consumption, speed, and accuracy near phase transitions. Combines experiments with theory and simulation. In collaboration with Utrecht University.
Study propagation of high-frequency acoustic waves (phonons) in nanoscale waveguide structures for potential use in signal processing and quantum information.
Internship — Probing Interfaces in Plasmonic Gold-Titania Nanorods
AMOLF — Amsterdam Science Park
AM
Study the electronic and photocatalytic properties of interfaces in hybrid gold-titania nanorod systems using advanced optical and electron microscopy techniques.
Internship — LED/Laser Annealing of Perovskites for Roll-to-Roll Processing
AMOLF — Amsterdam Science Park
AM
Investigate light-based annealing techniques compatible with continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing of perovskite thin films for solar energy applications.
PhD Student: Inverse Problems for Wave-Based Imaging
CWI — Amsterdam Science Park
CWI
Work on computational imaging with ultrasound and electromagnetic waves. Develop algorithms for inverse problems in the Computational Imaging research group.
Develop a theoretical framework for learning in physical systems with time-dependent dynamics, as part of an ERC Starting Grant project in AMOLF’s learning machines group. Combines analytical theory with large-scale numerical simulations.
Develop new approaches to 3D lensless imaging based on ptychography, structured illumination, fiber-based detection and physics-informed computational reconstruction. Combines optical experiments with algorithm development.
ARCNL welcomes Bachelor’s and Master’s students in physics, chemistry, materials science, computer science or related fields for internships and thesis projects.
Configure, manage and optimise Nikhef’s Jira and Confluence environments, support users and contribute to process improvement and automation within Nikhef ICT. 24 or 32 hours per week (0.6–0.8 FTE).
PhD in Automated Spectroscopy of Photoactive Molecules and Thin Films
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Build a self-driving laboratory platform to accelerate the discovery of materials, from porous architectures for CO₂ capture to photoactive systems for solar-energy conversion.
PhD Candidate in Explainable Machine Learning for Studying Biology at Single-Cell Resolution
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Develop novel machine learning algorithms for analysing single-cell data to accelerate biological discovery. Suited to MSc graduates in data science, computer science, biostatistics or bioinformatics.
Postdoc on Quantum Bayesian Optimization for Molecular and Material Design
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Research quantum computing for machine learning in molecular and material applications, at the crossroads of informatics, physics and molecular sciences.
Hands-on engineering role in the Institute of Physics’ Ultracold Strontium group, building robust laser and optical systems and helping turn the technology into products for a deep-tech startup, OpticsFoundry.
Tenured Faculty Position in Analysis (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Faculty position in analysis at the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics, strengthening and connecting research directions and contributing to teaching.
Develop the theory of testing, learning and characterising bosonic quantum computers, plus classical simulation methods. Part of the Quantera consortium Batir-le-chat. Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Full-time · 1 year (extendable to 2.5) · €4,374–€5,758/mo
PhD Student in Testing and Learning for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
CWI (QuSoft) — Amsterdam Science Park
CWI
Design and analyse testing and learning algorithms for fault-tolerant quantum computers, including their interaction with error correction. Part of the ERC project EQUATE, in the QuSoft and Algorithms & Complexity groups.
Run technical building management, reception and facilities at CWI, and lead a small team of two staff plus an intern. One-year contract with prospect of a permanent position.
PhD Position in Modifying Synapses to Mitigate Alzheimer’s Disease
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Use a rodent Alzheimer’s model to test whether changing the receptor makeup of glutamate synapses, and the engram neuron groups involved, can reduce cognitive decline. Based at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences.
PhD Position in Deep-Sea Benthic Ecology in the Arctic Ocean
UvA IBED — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Part of the C-CONNECT project on carbon flow between Arctic surface waters and the seafloor. Combines Svalbard cruises, lab work and a 26-year Fram Strait dataset, co-supervised with NIOZ and AWI.
PhD Position in Cellular Mechanisms Driving Traumatic Brain Injury-Associated Dementia
UvA Faculty of Science — Amsterdam Science Park
UvA
Study how repeated mild head impacts cause lasting inflammation and memory decline, using mouse models, transcriptomics and electrophysiology, and compare with human brain tissue. Run with the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. Candidates are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Master Thesis: Few-Cycle Pulse Generation for Semiconductor Metrology
ARCNL — Amsterdam Science Park
ARC
Build and optimise a gas-filled hollow-capillary-fibre pulse compressor in the HHG group of Peter Kraus. The compressor feeds the HADES microscopy setup. Requires a physics bachelor’s degree.