Opportunities Categories: PHD

The positions are part of the Research Council of Norway TOPPFORSK project FEASIBILITY: The socio-political and techno-economic craft of enabling twin transitions. The project studies how societies make large-scale transformations towards climate neutrality and digitalization appear feasible, legitimate and actionable, with a particular focus on the role of knowledge, expertise, valuation, future-making and decision-making. The […]

I’m happy to invite applications for a PhD position in Human Geography at the University of Zurich to contribute to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project ‘Institutional conditions for racially and/or socio-economically minoritized students at highly selective secondary schools in Switzerland’ (10/26-9/30). The post is for a fixed term of four years, with an initial appointment of three years […]

The Department of Human Geography at Lund University is hiring 1-2 PhD students in human/economic geography. The students will be employed in the DECENT project (Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure), financed by the ERC: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101219042. The students will also be affiliated with CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation Research). The positions are suitable for candidates with […]

Are you passionate about understanding the growing politicization of science and how to address these topics in university education? Then this four-year PhD research project is for you! Original listing and to apply Your job University science and education are in the midst of a storm: political developments and new, more confrontational forms of knowledge […]

We are offering a fully funded PhD scholarship in the Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment for one UK candidate starting in October 2026.   Political Economy of Production and Consumption Transformations | Project Opportunities | PhD | University of Leeds Full description This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate […]

The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is the birthplace of the world-leading Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network and home to the multi-million pound Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) and Cities research group. Placed in the Top 50 in the latest QS World Rankings, the Department of Geography and […]