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The Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA) invites expressions of interest from outstanding prospective PhD students who would like to apply with us for an AHRC Midland 4 Cities PhD Scholarship. We welcome applications from students with innovative, interdisciplinary and internationally relevant research ideas, which intersect area-based and urban studies, humanities, arts and culture. […]

UVA’s Master of Urban Design is a post-professional educational opportunity that gives students the ability to work closely with faculty and peers across interdisciplinary expertise to address the critical real-world urban challenges through innovative research and transformative design practices. The Master of Urban Design (MUD) is a new 3-semester, 45-credit hour, post-professional non-accredited degree program […]

PhD Scholarship in Population Studies / Demography The effect of regional factors on migrant employment, family and housing We invite applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a 3-year PhD studentship to investigate the effect of regional factors on migrant employment, family, and housing trajectories. The project is part of the ERC-funded MigrantLife project […]

We are looking for highly motivated candidates from any disciplinary background who have strong quantitative skills (or would be able and willing to develop them) and/or strong qualitative skills to undertake research exploring the role of digital skills and new working spaces in supporting regional growth. Digitalisation, technological change, precarious self-employment, along with the COVID-19 […]

This scholarship is part on an exciting political economy social justice project focused on the energy affordability of vulnerable households. The 3-year scholarship is to be awarded for a PhD project working in close collaboration with an ARC Linkage Project to develop solar solutions to improve energy affordability for low-income renters. More than 1 million […]

Histories of Science, Medicine, and Environment in the Global South – PhD Opportunity Fellowship Date: December 10, 2021 The Department of History at UC Santa Cruz is recruiting two PhD students to begin in the fall of 2022 to pursue research on the histories of science, medicine, and/or the environment in the Global South. Applicants […]

The politics of inequality: Examining the dynamic trajectories of economic inequality in the UK Reference code: Inequality_PGRS_1021. Deadline for application: 12 noon 31st October 2021 Interview date: 15th November 2021 Supervisors (and can be contacted for subject specific questions): Professor Alex Nunn and Dr Emily Gray Website: https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/degrees/applicants/studentship-opportunities/mphil-phd-studentship-the-politics-of-inequality-june-2021/ Find out more about research at Derby: https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/centres-groups/social-cultural-and-legal-research-centre/ The University of […]

Here is an exciting new PhD position at NTNU in Norway where the focus is on the role of oil and gas companies in the Norwegian sustainability transition: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/212541/stipendiat-i-sts-med-fokus-paa-omstilling-i-olje-og-gassektoren. The PhD is part of the RCN funded project “At the Crossroad between Green and Black: The role of Oil & Gas in Norwegian Sustainability Transition […]

The Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University is now accepting applications for its MS, MS/PhD, and PhD Industrial Heritage and Archaeology programs. Our department is exceptionally interdisciplinary with core strengths in studying the processes, impacts, and heritage of industrial communities, deindustrialization and postindustrial landscapes. We draw from mixed-methods including landscape, ethnographic, heritage and […]

PhD Project: Urban planning for sustainable communities Socially inclusive, environmentally healthy, and economically resilient places and spaces If you are seeking to advance your career in sustainable urban development, the University of South Australia – Australia’s University of Enterprise – is offering a high-profile opportunity to apply for a PhD project at our Australian Housing and […]