You will be an integral part of our growing research team, closely involved in the design, implementation, and analysis of computational, experimental, and data-driven approaches to study how online and offline communities interact with social networks and the effects that these manifold interactions have on individual and collective time-varying indicators of social, cognitive, behavioural, and affective well-being. You will interact and coordinate with the principal investigator and other international members of the team on a regular basis, actively contributing to our research program, and publishing the results of your investigation in our community’s top-journals and conference proceedings. You will receive support and guidance throughout your path towards achieving a PhD in Computational Science at the University of Amsterdam.

We are looking for a team member who has good computational skills, is an independent thinker, curious and fast-learning, and looking to develop an independent career in research.

Your experience and profile 

• MSc Informatics, Computer Science, Computational Sciences, Psychology, or related;
• experience in requiring funding for research projects through government agencies or the private sector;
• flexible, readiness to participate in interdisciplinary cooperation and multidisciplinary development (verifiably focused on collaboration with other disciplines);
• Professional command of English and the willingness to learn Dutch.

We prefer that you are proficient in scientific computing (Python, Matlab, R, and UNIX), have strong data processing and collection, and are familiar with the basics of machine learning and generative AI.

A temporary contract for 38 hours per week for the duration of 4 years (the initial contract will be for a period of 18 months and after satisfactory evaluation it will be extended for a total duration of 4 years). The preferred starting date is as soon as possible. This should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). We will draft an educational plan that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. We also expect you to assist in teaching undergraduates and master students.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,059 to € 3,881 (scale P). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Promovendus  is applicable. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Curious about our extensive secondary benefits package? You can read more about it here.