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PhD scholarship: Assess city-wide socio-spatial and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles University of Manchester, UK Full details here https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/golden/melbourne/ Developing an integrated modelling framework to assess city-wide socio-spatial and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles or self-driving cars are increasingly becoming part of the portfolio of advanced technologies that will shape transport and mobility […]

Engineering and the Built Environment PhD Studentships The School of Engineering and the Built Environment is delighted to be able to offer a number of funded PhD positions under a new scholarship scheme. The scholarships will be based in one of our subject group areas: Construction and Surveying; Civil, Transport and Environmental Engineering; Mechanical Engineering […]

I am looking for up to 2 new graduate students within my field of research (Critical Urban Food Geographies) for Master and PhD level studies in the Department of Geography, University of Calgary for program start in Sept 2020. Supervision: Dr. Marit Rosol, Canada Research Chair in Global Urban Studies and Associate Professor of Geography […]

NERC-funded PhD Opportunity – “Children’s Citizen Science and the Natural Environment” Geography and Environment, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University Applications are now open for this 3.5 year funded PhD studentship via the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA2) DTP2, to begin 1st October 2020.  Full details on the below project are available […]

CRESR is delighted to announce opportunities for fully-funded PhD scholarships, across a range of themes. We are looking for outstanding applicants for ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership scholarships. We are looking for applicants across all areas of CRESR’s expertise (see: http://www4.shu.ac.uk/research/cresr), in particular in the following themes: Environmental sustainability and energy Infrastructure and cities […]

Introduction With close to 15,000 students and almost 4,000 academic staff, the University of Lausanne offers a welcoming place for the brightest minds around the world to engage in critical and innovative thought. Its scenic campus is situated right on the shore of Lake Geneva, in the heart of Europe, and is home to over […]

Project Description The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project based in the School of Management under the supervision of Professor Phil Tomlinson (https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/phil-tomlinson) and Dr Felicia Fai (https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/felicia-fai). THE PROJECT: Universities have long engaged with society and government in a range of ways giving rise to the notion of the […]

Project Description The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project based in the School of Management under the supervision of Professor Phil Tomlinson (https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/phil-tomlinson) and Dr Mariachiara Barzotto. THE PROJECT: In an era characterised by disruptive technological changes, stagnant growth and precarious self-employment, working is becoming less dependent on distance, location […]

About This PhD Project Project Description Funding Notes How good is research at Cardiff University in Architecture, Built Environment and Planning Project Description The main aim of the project is to establish a data set and form of digital tools and visualisations to help the Economic Growth Partnership and the Cardiff Capital Region Cabinet to […]

About This PhD Project Project Description Funding Notes How good is research at Cardiff University in Architecture, Built Environment and Planning Project Description The main aim of the project is to establish a robust methodology for identifying key economic sectors and consumption activity in the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR). This is intended to help the […]

The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) at Loughborough University (lboro.ac.uk/crcc) welcomes applicants for ESRC funded doctoral studentships in Communication and Media. The CRCC is a large, interdisciplinary research centre that has been at the forefront of research in the field internationally for twenty five years. The CRCC has a large, vibrant and […]

ACCs Masters in Southern Urbanism The programme is cutting edge in terms of content and mode of teaching. It provides students with critical theory and practical skills, preparing for more studies or for work in urban planning, architecture or similar. BE ONE OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFRICAN URBAN SCHOLARS It is well known that […]

Project: “Rebalancing the Enlarged Single Market (RESiM)” that is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian FWF, and conducted in cooperation with the University of Salzburg (Prof. Dr. Michael Blauberger) there is a doctoral position for a political scientist (or related) advertised. Deadline is Sept. 30, but the position can be filled […]

3 fully funded (3 year) PhD studentships are available as part of the above project to conduct case study research into the remunicipalisation phenomenon: an accelerating trend since 2000 for cities and towns to take back public assets and services from formerly privatised enterprises. The broader project is undertaking a transnational comparative study investigating remunicipalisation […]

Project title: The impact of legislative change on the Private Rented Sector: A natural experiment between Scotland & England  Type of award: Scottish Parliament Information Centre/ Scottish Graduate School of Social Science ESRC Collaborative Studentship (1+3 or +3) Eligibility:  2.1. degree or higher in the social sciences or another relevant discipline (such as statistics, geography […]

Applications are invited for 1 full-time PhD student position for joint and double PhD degree for 36 months. The position is offered within the A-WEAR European Joint Doctorate (www.a-wear.eu) action of EU-funded Marie Skłodowska Curie grants (#813278) between Finland and Italy. Topic: Energy-efficient edge computing based gateways for wearable networks The position is fully funded […]

Ph.D. course, Debating (Rural) Development and the Environment across the global North and South (5 credits) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. The entire course period will be August 19 – September 6 with actual class days in Uppsala from September 2– 6 (9:00-12:00) in Uppsala, Sweden. The rest of the time is for reading and writing […]

The Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University are advertising three competition funded PhD studentships: Basic Income in Scotland: what do the public think? ‘Alternative’ economic spaces? Exploring the alterity of microcredit in Scotland Evidencing the contribution of social innovation to the health of migrants   For more information, please see […]

Coventry University has a fully-funded* PhD position available on Dynamic Modelling of Linked Circular Economies of Food, Water and Energy.  Application deadline: 30 June 2019 Start date: September 2019 *funding eligibility: UK/EU graduates with the required entry requirements Dynamic modelling of linked circular economies Eligibility: UK/EU graduates with the required entry requirements Reason for eligibility […]

There is a vacant position at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography for a research fellow (SKO 1017) in Human Geography. The position is for a period of up to three years without compulsory work or four years with 25% compulsory work (primarily teaching). Requirements Applicants must have a master’s degree/second-level degree in Human Geography or […]

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the top higher educational institutions in the world. The Department of Management Studies (DMS) has a full-fledged MBA & PhD programmes in Management. With its liberal multidisciplinary approach, the department provides excellent ambience for research and education amidst the world class infrastructure at IIT Delhi. In a […]

The Department of Geography at the University of Zurich is advertising a Ph.D. position in Economic Geography The successful applicant will be part of the Economic Geography research group and join a dynamic, internationally oriented research team. We are looking for candidates who have an interest in critical research of global commodity chains, value chains and production networks. […]

About the position This is an educational position that shall provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a PhD. The position is connected to the PhD-program in Social Sciences. The faculty of Social and Educational Sciences will be your employer. The PhD-candidate should relate his/her research project to the Department’s […]

Tenth cohort 2020 – 2022 General Topic: “Sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities and regions” The DLGS – Dresden Leibniz Graduate School is a joint activity of the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Dresden (IÖR) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD). Beginning in April 2019, the DLGS announces: Doctoral Fellowships. The DLGS offers Doctoral […]