The University of Groningen has an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative institution of higher education, offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage the 30,000 students and 5,500 employees to develop their own individual talents. The University of Groningen is proud to be among the global elite with a classification in the top 100 of the Shanghai ARWU, the World University Rankings, the U.S. News ‘Best Global Universities Ranking’, and the NTU Ranking. It marks the 24th place in the global ranking of Best Places to Work in Academia, scoring 3rd best in Europe and 5th non-US university. Joining forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge. The mathematics cluster at the Johann Bernoulli Institute has several working groups. The interested applicant would join the systems, control and applied analysis group which is one of the top 30 programs worldwide, according to the Shanghai ARWU. Scientific discovery is encouraged amongst the group members and the candidate would benefit from interaction with not only the PhD supervisor in question but the other faculty as well. The group runs several active seminars in conjunction with the engineering faculty, and students are actively encouraged to present their research, preparing them for their later scientific careers.