Opportunities Categories: PHD

The Division of Public Policy (PPOL) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is inviting applications for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) 2027/28. https://ppol.hkust.edu.hk/ https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/hkpfs/ Our research activities focus on three areas: 1. Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy; 2. Energy, Environmental, and Sustainability Policy; and 3. Social and Urban Policy. […]

The Department of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University is excited to welcome applicants to its MA and PhD programs with an expected matriculation of Fall 2027. Our faculty’s expertise spans the breadth of the discipline, including Cultural Geography and the Environmental Humanities, Environment-Society, GISciences and Geospatial Technologies, Physical Geography, Political Geography and Political […]

The Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University is opening a call for new MEXT scholarship PhD students. https://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/schedule-and-guide Our team, Team Sustainability Transition at Kyoto University, welcomes prominent PhD students who work on the research project “Multiple and Just NetZero Transitions throughout International Supply Chains.” Scholarship period: Up to 3 years from October 2027 It is […]

 1. CoSS PhD Scholarship – Energy Divides in Europe: identifying data injustices for transformative alleviation of energy policy Project details Soaring energy prices, exacerbated by COVID-19 and recent wars, have made energy poverty one of the biggest European policy challenges, and a key barrier to achieving the widely stated goal of just and sustainable energy […]

Call for Applications: 10 PhD positions in the new DFG Research Training Group „Urban Future – managing transformations for a better health in blue cities“ (RTG 3204/1)  The Research Training Group „Urban Future – managing transformations for a better health in blue cities“ examines how urban spaces along rivers and coastlines can be designed and […]

We are recruiting a fully funded doctoral student at the Division of Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, for the project “Quantity or quality? A Blind Spot for Carbon Footprint Analysis and Demand-Side Policy” (2026–2030).   Consumption-based carbon footprint accounting for households assumes that emissions scale with spending: €100 on clothing counts […]

PhD Student Position on Data Centers and Energy Development in the Southeast The Geography Department at the University of Tennessee is recruiting a PhD student to work as a graduate research assistant (GRA) on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-funded project, “Data Centers and the Southern Energy Buildout: Implications for Electricity Cost, Energy Transition, and Energy […]

A PhD position is open in the Department of Geography at the University of Bergen, hosted by the Human Geography and Sustainable Development Research Group. Candidates with interests in political ecology, environmental/conservation social science, or critical development studies are very much welcome to apply. Starting salary: 593,700 NOK, before tax. Norwegian health coverage, 25 paid […]

University of Gothenburg is now hiring a PhD candidate in practical philosophy, with a focus on economic ethics and/or environmental ethics. Economic ethics is the application of moral or political philosophy to critical issues in business organizations or the economic system. Environmental ethics is the application of moral or political philosophy to critical issues in […]

Opportunity: PhD researcher for the CIVIC-4CE project on circular consumption Do you know anyone who is interested in a fascinating PhD position on the transition to circular consumption, with a focus on e-bikes and electronics, using stakeholder workshops, scenarios, and pathways, and delving into circular consumption ecosystems and innovation niches? PhD Position Transition Pathways and […]

Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited for a PhD position on ‘Community engagement and Australia’s post-political urban planning systems’. The EOI process will close on 30 September 2026. For the full application subsequently, we will be asking for a research proposal (and there will be flexibility and room for innovation by the applicant on the approach to be taken […]

SRTSR0225 Advancing Whyalla’s Sustainable Green Transition: Housing Solutions for the new Regional Workforce Expressions of interest are invited for an important new project which will address the bottleneck in housing supply holding back Whyalla’s sustainable green transition in steel making and related industries. Housing shortages are evident across regional Australia, made worse by under-investment in […]

Call for Submissions: 2026 FinGeo Doctoral Dissertation Prize (Deadline: 30 September 2026) We are delighted to open submissions for the 2026 FinGeo Doctoral Dissertation Prize, celebrating outstanding early-career research at the intersection of finance and space. If your dissertation makes a compelling contribution to financial geography, we would love to hear from you. Eligibility: Dissertations […]