Category: Sustainable Cities

  • Doctoral candidate on feminist perspectives on housing, gender, and everyday life (ENG & ESP)

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    A doctoral candidate position in Social Geography and Urban Studies at the University of Zurich is open for applications, focusing on the project “The Home-Debt Nexus: Feminist perspectives on housing, gender, and everyday life.” This project investigates women’s challenges at the intersection of housing, indebtedness, and homemaking, exploring their responses and the geographical/material conditions involved.…

  • Ph.D. Position/Assistantship in Urban Studies

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    The University of Basel is looking for candidates passionate about Urban Studies in Basel, where interdisciplinary approaches in architecture, geography, anthropology, social and political theory, and history converge to address global Southern and postcolonial questions. With a focus on Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, research extends beyond academia, engaging with public discourse and collaboration.…

  • Sunset Project: 10 Doctoral Canditates

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    SUNSET is a European Doctoral Network aiming to develop innovative research and training capacity around city-university interactions driving the EU’s twin green and digital transition. SUNSET brings together a diverse network of esteemed researchers from leading universities worldwide, along with partners from city governments, innovation companies, research institutes, and civil society organizations. Together, we aim…

  • PhD position in Climate-Resilient Strategies for Cities

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    The University of Louvain (UCLouvain) offers a dynamic PhD opportunity within the interdisciplinary project CHIASMUS, focused on climate-resilient strategies in cities. Collaborating with institutions including the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), this 4-year scholarship aims to develop locally-informed mitigation and adaptation strategies for urban building…

  • Trainee for digital transformation

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    Eurocities, representing major European cities, is recruiting a trainee for its digital policies team. Responsibilities include organizing meetings, drafting articles, supporting policy activities, and assisting in project development. The responsibilities of this role encompass assisting in the organization of digital forums and task force meetings, drafting articles for newsletters, supporting policy-related activities, monitoring EU-level developments,…

  • Trainee for culture

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    Eurocities is a prominent network encompassing over 200 major European cities, focusing on various thematic areas reflecting urban priorities. It operates with a dynamic and international team culture, emphasizing trust, collaboration, and work-life balance. Eurocities seeks a trainee for a one-year term, primarily addressing topics related to culture and cultural heritage, with responsibilities including policy…

  • PhD “The Responsible City”

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    The research team is currently seeking a doctoral candidate to make valuable contributions to their Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funded initiative, titled “The Responsible City: Swiss Responses to Housing in Socio-ecological Crises.” The selected candidate will be stationed at the Social Geography and Urban Studies research group. This collaborative project spans 48 months and…

  • 12 Doctoral Candidates “Climate-neutral cities through citizen engagement”

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    10+2 Doctoral Candidates will be overall employed to conduct research on how to advance towards achieving climate-neutral cities on different dimensions through citizen engagement and decision-making support. There is a great team of academics and experts involved in supervision and training, and the consortium is now inviting applications for 10+2 doctoral candidates (Researchers) for these…