The University of Twente (Netherlands) has announced 30+ academic and research job openings for 2026 across engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, neuroscience, energy systems, manufacturing, construction, and social sciences. The vacancies include PhD positions, postdoctoral roles, junior researchers, and industrial doctorate opportunities in areas such as AI-driven decision support, multimodal transport optimization, cybersecurity, mathematical foundations of machine learning, digital twins, biomedical engineering, energy transition, advanced materials, power electronics, and IoT systems. These full-time academic staff positions offer competitive salaries and have application deadlines ranging from early January to mid-February 2026.
- PhD Position in Real-Time Multimodal Construction Transport Optimization & AI-Driven Decision Support (MULTIPLIER Project), Academic staff, PhD, Master, BMS, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 18 Dec 2025, Deadline: 24 Jan 2026
- PhD Position in Predictive Planning & Hybrid AI for High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing (Industrial Doctorate with Thales), Academic staff, PhD, Master, BMS, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 18 Dec 2025, Deadline: 24 Jan 2026
- PhD position on Real-Time Detection of DNS Abuse, from Reactive to Proactive, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 16 Dec 2025, Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
- 2x PhD positions in the Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning on Graphs and Networks, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 16 Dec 2025, Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
- PhD position on Interaction Design of Simulation Games and Geospatial Digital Twins, Academic staff, PhD, Master, ET, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 15 Dec 2025, Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
- PhD/Postdoc positie: Inkoop in Publiek-Private Infrastructuur Ecosystemen, Academic staff, PhD/Postdoc, University education, ET, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 5,538, Published: 14 Dec 2025, Deadline: 8 Feb 2026
- 2x PhD position on the design and fabrication of MEMS flow sensors and microphones, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,381, Published: 7 Dec 2025, Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
- 2 PhD positions on Data-Efficient Foundation Models for Vision, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 7 Dec 2025, Deadline: 6 Jan 2026
- PhD-student position on mass production of pancreatic organoids using microfluidic micromaterials, Academic staff, PhD, Master, TNW, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 7 Dec 2025, Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
- PhD opening: Intra-wave modeling of coastal nourishment morphodynamics, Academic staff, PhD, University education, ET, 38 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 7 Dec 2025
- PhD Position – Project “SYNERGY: Mechanisms of Neuronal Stress and Recovery”, Academic staff, PhD, Master, TNW, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 7 Dec 2025, Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
- PhD position Social dynamics of energy communities in the Dutch energy transition, Academic staff, PhD, Master, BMS, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 1 Dec 2025, Deadline: 12 Jan 2026
- PhD Position on Neural Engineering/Computational Neuroscience/Biomedical Engineering, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 26 Nov 2025, Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
- PhD Position: Sustainable Additive Systems for Enhanced Rubber Durability, Academic staff, PhD, Master, ET, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 19 Nov 2025, Deadline: 18 Jan 2026
- PhD position on physics of tunnelling devices for ultralow-power electronics, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 29 Oct 2025, Deadline: 4 Jan 2026
- PhD position on single-molecule protein nano dielectrophoresis, Academic staff, PhD, Master, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881, Published: 28 Oct 2025, Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
- PhD position PRE-MADONA: Governance Structures for the Digital Transformation of Mass-Scale Renovation Processes, Academic staff, PhD, Master, ET, 38 hr., € 3,059 – € 3,881
- Postdoc position on Federated/Continual Learning for Time-Series IoT Data (TRUMAN Project), Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,546 – € 5,538, Published: 17 Dec 2025, Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
- Researcher (Postdoc) in Off-Road SLAM and Advanced Perception, Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, ITC, 40 hr., € 4,075 – € 5,538, Published: 16 Dec 2025, Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
- Postdoc position in microbubbles for ultrasound molecular imaging, Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,546 – € 5,538, Published: 16 Dec 2025, Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
- Postdoctoral Researcher Organizing Human-Centric Industries, Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, BMS, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,546 – € 4,901, Published: 9 Dec 2025, Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
- A Post doc position in Aluminium oxide in the PIXEurope pilot line, Academic staff, PostDoc, University education, TNW, 40 hr., € 4,241 – € 5,538, Published: 7 Dec 2025, Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
- Postdoc Position on Power Electronics for Long-Duration Energy Storage (SLDbatt Project), Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,546 – € 5,538, Published: 3 Dec 2025, Deadline: 4 Jan 2026
- PostDoc Position in Operator Theory & Complex/Numerical Analysis, Academic staff, PostDoc, Doctorate, EEMCS, 40 hr., € 3,546 – € 5,538, Published: 20 Nov 2025, Deadline: 20 Jan 2026
- Junior onderzoeker gezondheidsgedrag in Virtual Reality, Academic staff, Researcher, Master, BMS, 38 – 40 hr., € 3,546, Published: 17 Dec 2025, Deadline: 3 Jan 2026
- Postdoc Position on multiphysics modelling and electrochemical testing of Na-salt battery, Academic staff, Researcher, Doctorate, TNW, 38 – 40 hr., € 4,241 – € 5,538, Published: 17 Dec 2025, Deadline: 15 Jan 2026