PhD positions
Status: PhD candidate; employed researchers paid a salary
Application: Academic Transfer website or with the faculty, research school or institute
PhD positions are paid research positions within the university, with research conducted in conjunction with a faculty, research institute or research school. Many students find PhD positions through research intensive master’s programmes at Maastricht University or through a professional network. Potential researchers can contact individual faculties to ask about opportunities within a given department, school or institute.
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- School of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
- Department of Knowledge Engineering
- International Centre for Integrated assessment & Sustainable development
- Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
- Faculty of Law
You must qualify either for employment in the Netherlands or as a Knowledge Worker to apply for PhD positions. For more information, see the pages of Maastricht University’s Knowledge Centre for International Staff.
The most up-to-date list of PhD positions currently available at Maastricht University and throughout the Netherlands is available on the Academic Transfer website.

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