Projectcontroller

Als projectcontroller maak je onderdeel uit van het team Finance & Control, één van de ondersteunende diensten van het Faculteitsbureau. Het team bestaat uit een teamlead, een business controller, financial controllers, projectcontrollers en financieel medewerkers: een hecht team waarin kennis delen en elkaar versterken vanzelfsprekend is.

In deze functie lever je een bijdrage aan de totstandkoming en uitvoering van het financieel-economische beleid rondom projecten, en zorg je voor de inhoudelijke aansturing en beoordeling van de financiële vastlegging van feiten die leiden tot de juiste informatievoorziening.

Je takenpakket bestaat onder meer uit:

• Opstellen van projectbegrotingen in overleg met de projectleider, inclusief realisatierapportages en prognoses;
• Bewaken en signaleren van afwijkingen in de realisatie van projectbudgetten;
• Voorbereiden en begeleiden van accountantscontroles;
• Inrichten en afwikkelen van projectdossiers;
• Beoordelen en toepassen van interne procedures, wet- en regelgeving en subsidievoorwaarden;
• Adviseren van projectleiders en collega's over regelingen, procedures en de inrichting van de projectadministratie;
• Verzamelen, analyseren en presenteren van stuurinformatie over de voortgang en prestaties van projecten;
• Actief meedenken over en bijdragen aan procesverbeteringen binnen het team.

Je rapporteert aan de teamlead en werkt nauw samen met de projectleiders en je collega's binnen Finance & Control.

PhD metabolic footprint in human enterovirus infections along gut-brain axis

About the project
MERIT (MEtabolic Reprogramming in viral pathogenesis: from Infection to Therapeutic innovations) is an EU-funded MSCA training programme aimed at better understanding how viruses affect the human body. Coordinated by Dr. Adithya Sridhar, Assistant Professor, and Prof. Dr. Dasja Pajkrt, Professor of Pediatric Infectious diseases, from the OrganoVIR Labs at Amsterdam UMC (location AMC), this project brings together 7 academic institutions and 12 associated partners from across Europe.

Within MERIT, researchers will take a new, holistic approach that focuses on infections and host metabolism to unravel virus-induced metabolic reprogramming and its impact on human health. The project’s objective lies in understanding the complex interplay between viruses and host cells, focusing on metabolic reprogramming, and long-term consequences of infection. This will be achieved by combining three methodological pillars: human organoids, integrative and spatial omics, and advanced microscopy.

About the role
Different enteroviruses genotypes exhibit distinct disease presentations, as demonstrated by recent studies using human brain organoids. Clinical differences are associated with differential inflammatory responses, but the underlying metabolic changes driving these varied immune responses remain unexplored. Emerging evidence suggests that enterovirus infections significantly alter the host metabolic landscape, affecting glucose, glutamine, lipid, and nucleotide metabolism. This doctoral project aims to study the hypothesis that early metabolic changes are key determinants of long-term clinical outcomes of enterovirus infections. To test this, the metabolic landscape following infections with enteroviruses belonging to different species will be investigated along the gut-brain axis, with the use of immunocompetent and immunodeficient patient-derived organoids.

At the Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands, MERIT is looking for a Doctoral Candidate (DC) to work on Work Packages 1 and 3. As DC10, your objectives are:

• to study metabolic changes during infection with enteroviruses belonging to species B and C in gut and brain organoids;
• to study differences in host responses between immunocompetent and immunodeficient patient gut organoids;
• to perform integrative omics and genome-scale metabolic modelling for EV-B and EV-C infected organoids.

You will be guided during your research project by Dr. Katja Wolthers and Dr. Adithya Sridhar. You can apply for this position until 30 October 2026. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

Profile

• master's degree in biomedical sciences, infection, immunity or related fields;
• experience working with viruses, mammalian cell culture, qPCR, and bioinformatics are preferred;
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English (minimum C1/C2 CEFR level);
• an interest in working in a multidisciplinary research group;
• have not resided/carried out work or studies in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before 1 April 2027 (transnational mobility rule).

Our offer

• A contract with the Amsterdam UMC for 36 hours per week for 4 years (probation of 6 months).
• The opportunity to work on large-scale and in-house research with motivated colleagues from all over the world.
• Planned secondments in the Justus Liebig University Giessen (Germany) and the Medical University Innsbruck (Austria),
• Training in safety and biosecurity aligned with international best practices. You will be trained in hazard identification, containment, incident reporting, and dual-use/gain-of-function issues.
• An opportunity to take part in a tailor-made pre-MBA programme to develop entrepreneurial and commercial skills and other network-wide training opportunities including conferences and courses, a Personal Development Plan, non-academic coaching, and workshops on topics including ethics and sustainability and AI/LLM.
• Classification in salary scale OIO, 10: € 3.217 to € 4.077 gross for full-time employment (depending on experience). In addition to a good basic salary, we offer 8.3% end-of-year bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
• A holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of the gross annual salary.
• 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs and, for private transport, €0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km each. Do you prefer walking or cycling? Take advantage of our good bike scheme.

About the workplace
The Amsterdam UMC houses the university hospital and the medical faculty of the University of Amsterdam, as well as several research institutes.

The OrganoVIR Labs is uniquely embedded within both the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention (MMI) and the Department of Pediatrics and is affiliated with the Amsterdam Immunity and Infection Institute (AIII), Amsterdam Reproduction and Development (AR&D), and Emma Centre for Personalized Medicine (Emma CPM). This multidisciplinary positioning fosters close collaboration between fundamental, translational, and clinical research.

OrganoVIR Labs has access to various advanced facilities including level 3, state-of-the-art molecular biology and culture facilities and access to high-throughput sequencing. Through its integration with the Department of Pediatrics, OrganoVIR Labs also benefits from extensive clinical expertise in the care of children with a broad spectrum of acute and chronic conditions. The department’s multidisciplinary approach and extensive clinical expertise support the translation of research findings into improved outcomes for pediatric patients.

Let's meet
Please apply via the MERIT website: Doctoral Candidate 10 Vacancy — MERIT.

Postdoc In assessing the structural performance of polymers in an alkaline electrolyzer

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and hydrogen, is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. One promising technology in this transition is alkaline electrolysis, a method used to produce hydrogen gas from water using electricity. In this process, water is split into hydrogen and oxygen in an alkaline solution, typically potassium hydroxide (KOH). The hydrogen produced can be stored, transported, and used as a clean fuel in various sectors, including industry, transportation, and power generation. Alkaline electrolysis is one of the most mature and cost-effective electrolysis technologies, making it a very likely key player in the development of a green hydrogen economy.

Electrolysis is carried out at elevated temperatures and under pressurized conditions. To contain this pressure, circular cell frames, typically made of metal, are stacked and clamped together with endplates to form the reactor. Metals are commonly used for their strength and durability. Alternatively, polymers can be employed, offering advantages as reduced weight and suitability for large-scale production through injection moulding. However, these materials face significant challenges, including exposure to high temperatures, sustained mechanical stress, and chemical degradation caused by the alkaline environment of potassium hydroxide (KOH).

For an alkaline electrolyser system that is being developed by Alquion (www.alquion.com), polymers and their mechanical lifetime play a major role. It is of essence to understand their behaviour over the full lifetime (10-20 yrs), including potential failure modes.

In this project we will investigate the long-term performance of selected polymers and develop accurate models to predict their mechanical performance . The project is run in close collaboration with our industrial partner, has a strong experimental character, and is aimed at establishing reliable lifetime predictions for the polymers employed.

PhD Position Systematic Derivation of Formal Languages and Their Correctness

Job description

Formal languages, such as type theories and program logics, let us state and prove precisely what software should do. Today, each new language is designed by hand: experts invent the syntax, then check that it really means what it should. This is slow, and it has to be redone for every new problem. This project explores a different approach: start from the mathematical meaning of a language and derive the language itself from it, together with a proof that the two match. Several recent type theories were built this way, but each one with its own ad hoc techniques. Together, we want to find out whether there is one general recipe behind them. You will develop this theory using tools from category theory and type theory, and check your results in the Agda proof assistant. You will be supervised by Dr. Benedikt Ahrens in the Department of Software Technology at TU Delft.

Your responsibilities will include:

• conducting this research, both individually and as part of a team;
• participating in scientific life at TU Delft and in the Netherlands, for example by attending and organizing seminars;
• participating in scientific life more globally, including publishing papers and attending workshops and conferences;
• contributing to teaching in computer science, providing the opportunity to gain teaching experience.

Job requirements
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Masters degree in mathematics, computer science, or a related field
• Experience in both category theory and theoretical computer science (e.g., type theory, logic or programming language semantics), or a strong motivation and ability to learn them.
• Experience with a proof assistant (e.g., Agda, Rocq or Lean) is a plus, but not required.
• Enjoyment of precise mathematical reasoning,
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate across the maths/CS boundary;
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Willingness to contribute to, and possibly experience in, student supervision and teaching    

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

Managementassistent Radboud Radio Lab

Als managementassistent ondersteun je het team van het Radboud Radio Lab bij de uitvoering van de Afrika Millimeter Telescoop (AMT), die momenteel in Namibië wordt gerealiseerd. Dit is een van de grootste projecten binnen het Radboud Radio Lab én de Radboud Universiteit.

Je ondersteunt het team van het Radboud Radio Lab en in het bijzonder directeur dr. Marc Klein Wolt. Je beheert zijn agenda en binnenkomende e-mails, stelt prioriteiten en handelt de daaruit voortkomende acties waar mogelijk zelfstandig af. Daarnaast organiseer en faciliteer je vergaderingen voor het AMT-project en werk je hierbij nauw samen met de projectmanager. Je stelt agenda’s op, notuleert vergaderingen en andere bijeenkomsten, plaatst bestellingen en verzorgt reisaanvragen en declaraties in het financiële systeem. Ook plan en boek je reizen en verricht je andere ondersteunende werkzaamheden. Daarnaast neem je deel aan werkoverleggen, zodat je op de hoogte bent en blijft van alle ontwikkelingen binnen het AMT-project.

Voor het Radboud Radio Lab ben je het eerste aanspreekpunt voor interne en externe relaties en gasten. Je draagt bij aan de continuïteit van de werkzaamheden, ook tijdens de periodes waarin de directeur voor de realisatie van de telescoop in Afrika verblijft.