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Overview

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a broad, inclusive university in the Netherlands with faculties including the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. It advertises PhD positions and assistant professorships in fields such as communication science, cognitive neuroscience and microscopy. The university is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

News

News VU Amsterdam 10 months ago
AI's hidden carbon and water footprint
By 2025, AI could be responsible for as much CO₂ as New York CIty and consume the same amount of water as all bottled water drunk worldwide each year.
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News VU Amsterdam 10 months ago
Observational study of a lidocaine-based treatment for Long COVID
An observational study of 103 patients suggests that an innovative, lidocaine-based treatment reduced Long COVID symptoms.
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Award VU Amsterdam 2 years ago
Andrew S. Tanenbaum receives ACM Software System Award
Professor emeritus' operating system influenced multiple generations of students and inspired Linux
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News Software and Sustainability 4 years ago
CO2 and The Internet, a quantitative study on the environmental impact of the top Web sites in the world
This article is a heavily abbreviated version of the following thesis. For more information, please refer to it. Data and source code for verifying/replicating the study are available in this GitHub repository. Reading time: 16 minutes Introduction Awaren
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
53/100
Languages
Python
MATLAB
Cloud & platforms
Erwin
Practices & domains
Machine Learning
EU AI Act
Explainable AI
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$54k
Typical range
$54k – $55k
Open positions
6
1 Jobs
Intern 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 1 $55k $55k
Highest paying role PhD-student in cellular neuroscience $55k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam By role, level and city, against the market · 6 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
82/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
6
4 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
26 days
faster than 48% of the market
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Early Careers
89% ▲
Science & Research
11% ▼
Actively hiring for Early Careers (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Explainable AI to stack Oct 2026
Added EU AI Act to stack Oct 2026
Added MATLAB to stack Oct 2026
Added Erwin to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Netherlands
HQ
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 200-500 est. staff $62k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, Science & Research
seen since Aug 2026 company site, job postings