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.
- 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.
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.
Organisation/Company – University of Groningen.
Field of research – Physics, Biological sciences, Chemistry.
Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1).
Country – The Netherlands.
Application deadline – 18 Jan 2026 – 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam).
More information: Euraxess
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