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Are you concerned about the impacts of microplastic pollution on natural systems? Do you enjoy computational modelling and taking a systems perspective to address complex problems? Join us for a 4-year PhD position to model the long-term fate of synthetic microfibres in Dutch surface waters and their impacts on sediment dynamics.

Are you concerned  about the impacts of microplastic pollution on natural systems? Do you enjoy working in the laboratory and designing experiments to better understand the world around us?Join us for a 4-year PhD position to study the interactions of synthetic microfibres with freshwater sediments under different aquatic conditions mimicking current and future scenarios.

Most of our decisions are guided by predictions—for instance, opting for a bike over a bus based on expected travel time and weather. However, unexpected changes, such as roadworks causing delays, can invalidate these predictions. According to normative Bayesian theory, highly surprising outcomes should prompt rapid belief updating, incorporating new information to improve future decisions. What are the brain circuits that mediate the flexible updating of prior beliefs? And how are these circuits disturbed in for example schizophrenia?