About TU Eindhoven

TU/e is a research university of international standing with a strong engineering focus, comprised of 9 departments that together host over 10,000 BSc- and MSc-students, almost 1,500 PhD students, and more than 2,000 academic staff. TU/e distinguishes itself through its collaboration with advanced industries, prominently situated at the heart of one of the world's most influential technology hubs, the Brainport Eindhoven. This strategic location highlights TU/e's reputation for fostering close and strong connections with key industrial partners in the region. TU/e has also invested in building strategic partnerships to foster sustainable, long-term collaborations, exemplified by the international Eurotech alliance, the national Eindhoven-Utrecht-Wageningen alliance, and the 4TU initiative together with the technological universities Twente, Wageningen and TUDelft. TU/e ranks 84 worldwide on the QS World University Rankings 2024 in the field of Engineering and Technology, and 14 worldwide on the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 collaborative publications with industry. TU/e is committed to principles of The European Charter for Researchers and The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.

The Doctoral Candidate will be a member of the Soft Matter and Biological Physics (SMB) unit, headed by Liesbeth Janssen. This is a vibrant and collaborative research unit that consists of six independent research group. It is embedded in the Department of Applied Physics and Science Education, but also has close collaborative ties with the TUE's Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering departments, as well as the multidisciplinary ICMS. All SMB members have direct access to a state-of-the-art departmental computing cluster and a rich variety of regular departmental and cross-departmental (Overbeek, ICMS) colloquia. Doctoral Candidates also have free access to TUE's large portfolio of personal development trainings.