Faculty of Science
The
University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.
The
Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.
The
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) is one of the Faculty of Science’s largest institutes. Its approximately 240 scientists and staff members work in 17 research groups that perform excellent research centered on four themes: Neurosciences, Cell & Systems Biology, Microbiology and Green Life Sciences.
Within the
Brain Plasticity group we study structural and functional plasticity of the brain in relation to stress and diseases, such as dementia. Aside from the birth of new cells in the adult brain, a process called "adult neurogenesis," we focus on the role of stress on neural plasticity, especially when it occurs during vulnerable periods of early and adolescent life. We try to understand how plasticity is 'programmed' for life, and how external factors (like stress, disease, nutrition, drugs, exercise and enriched environment) influence plasticity, and what (functional) role such plasticity plays in cognition and behavior, and in (the possible treatment of) disorders like depression, dementia, anxiety and PTSD.
Application Do you recognize yourself in the job profile? Then we look forward to receiving your application by
4 March 2024. You can apply online by using the link below.
Applications in .pdf should include:
- a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
- a letter of motivation;
- the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.
A knowledge security check can be part of the selection procedure.
(for details:
National knowledge security guidelines)
We will invite potential candidates for interviews in the second half of March 2024.