Recruitment procedure

You can apply to the job opportunities as long as they are not filled.
Update: positions are currently being filled. The grey titles on the ‘Job opportunies’ page indicate the filled positions. Purple titles are still available!
Since there is no predetermined deadline, the consortium will look at the applications within 5 working days.
Please apply by sending the requested documents to flow@uu.nl in a single PDF file, directed to the project manager Ilse Pool.
The first round of interviews will be online, through Microsoft Teams.
The time and place of the second round of interviews will be in consultation with the group leader(s) in question.

Your application must include the following:

  • Your non-narrative CV (use of this format is preferred, but not obliged)
  • Your concise motivation letter
  • Contact information of 3 references (name, e-mail address, phone number and affiliation)
  • Your grades for your bachelor’s and master’s degrees
  • Indicate your top 3 preferred positions

Please apply by sending the requested documents to flow@uu.nl in a single PDF file, directed to the project manager Ilse Pool.


Employment conditions

For a PhD candidate at a Dutch university:
• a fulltime position for 4 years, with an evaluation after the first year.
• salary, employment benefits and conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. Additional employment conditions may differ per university.

For a post-doc at a Dutch university:
• a fulltime position for 3 years, with an evaluation after the first year.
• salary, employment benefits and conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. Additional employment conditions may differ per university.

For a PhD candidate at a Dutch university medical center (UMC):
• a fulltime position for 4 years, with an evaluation after the first year.
• salary, employment benefits and conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch University Medical Centers. Additional employment conditions may differ per UMC.

For a post-doc at a Dutch university medical center (UMC):
• a fulltime position for 4 years, with an evaluation after the first year.
• salary, employment benefits and conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch University Medical Centers. Additional employment conditions may differ per UMC.


We encourage candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We strive to create an open, diverse, and inclusive work environment for everyone. People of any gender identity, ethnicity or sexual orientation are welcome.

If this opportunity is not for you, but you know someone else who may be interested, please forward this vacancy to them.