PhD in Applied Mathematics

Help build the next generation of models for rapid climate action without division. In the NWO Vidi-funded project ROOTS (Resilient Outcomes from Organic Transitions in Society), you will develop mechanistic, data-driven models to understand when sustainable behaviours (like adoption of sustainable technologies or daily behavioural choices) can spread rapidly through society and when interventions risk triggering backlash or polarization. You will join an interdisciplinary team at the University of Amsterdam working at the interface of complexity science, behavioural science, and policy./nAs a PhD candidate, you will develop quantitative mathematical and computational models that connect individual attitudes and decision-making to collective behaviour change. Your work will focus on identifying conditions under which small interventions can scale into large, self-sustaining transitions (social tipping dynamics), and when such dynamics may stall or reverse. You will connect qualitative to quantitative theories by working closely with the ROOTS team and collaborating with societal partners to keep the research policy-relevant and grounded in real-world constraints./nLocation: Amsterdam, Netherlands.