3 PhD positions in Origin of Life Research (Evolve)

Updated: 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 18 Jan 2026

19 Nov 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

University of Groningen
Department

Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
Research Field

Physics
Biological sciences
Chemistry
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

PhD Positions
Country

Netherlands
Application Deadline

18 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon 2020
Reference Number

101179819
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Where do we come from? One of the oldest and deepest questions for humanity is about the origin of life. This is not just about looking back, but inextricably connected to questions about the world we live in, and our future. Where are we heading? Are we alone in the Universe? Can life cope with self-inflicted phenomena such as climate change and virus pandemics? Driven by fundamental advances in biology, astronomy, physics, and chemistry, we are now making exciting progress, and starting to grasp some details about the origin of life on Earth and beyond.

As a PhD candidate in the Evolve Doctoral Programme you are given the opportunity to work on your interdisciplinary research project with several supervisors from the participating research institutes of your own choice.

Together with the other PhD candidates, you will follow a joint research and training programme, consisting of scientific lectures, academic and professional skills training, and career guidance.

 


Where to apply
Website
https://evolve-programme.eu/

Requirements
Research Field
Physics
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field
Biological sciences
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field
Chemistry
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • You qualify as a PhD candidate in the Netherlands, meaning that you are in the possession of, or about to obtain, an internationally recognized Master’s degree in the relevant field (equivalent to a Dutch Master’s degree). The relevant fields are Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences or a related field. See also below. All European MSc degrees are accepted.
  • You have an educational background in one or multiple fields relevant to the Evolve Doctoral Programme, such as (bio)chemistry, (bio)physics, molecular biology, computational science, systems biology, evolutionary biology, ecology, astrophysics, geoscience or a related field.
  • To fulfil the eligibility requirements, you must not already be in possession of a doctoral degree.
  • To comply with EU funding rules, you will not have resided in the Netherlands for more than 12 months during the 3 years prior to 18 January 2026.
  • You are proficient in the English language at an academic level.

 


Additional Information
Benefits

Conditions of employment

You will be offered below salary for your years of PhD research according to the Collective Employment Agreement (CAO-UNL) of the Dutch universities, the UFO-profile PhD candidates applies. In addition to the primary salary the University offers 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%:

  • year 1: € 2,872 gross per month for a full-time position
  • year 2: € 3,345 gross per month for a full-time position
  • year 3: € 3,502 gross per month for a full-time position
  • year 4: € 3,670 gross per month for a full-time position.

 


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
3
Company/Institute
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Country
Netherlands
Geofield


Contact
City

Groningen
Website

https://www.rug.nl
Street

Nijenbogh 4
Postal Code

9747AG

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