Category: Sustainable Cities
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Visiting student & Research fellow
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The MIT Senseable City Lab in Amsterdam, The Netherlands is seeking full-time visiting students, research fellows, and post-docs. The lab focuses on providing innovative research to support Amsterdam’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030, with the aim of extending insights and technologies globally. Applicants with backgrounds in mobility and transport systems, environmental engineering, climate…
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Urban Nature Intern
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C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors from leading cities worldwide, dedicated to addressing the climate crisis and fostering thriving communities. Their approach is science-based and people-focused, aiming to limit global heating to 1.5°C. The organization operates globally with over 400 staff members across various locations. C40’s Climate Solutions and Networks (CSN) team oversees…
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Urban Climate Governance Expert
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Demos Helsinki is looking for an urban climate governance expert to join the NetZeroCities project. The selected candidate will provide expertise and insights to support cities in decarbonization efforts. Responsibilities include creating support mechanisms for financial expertise and developing funding solutions for climate action. Additionally, the role contributes to the project’s goal of aiding European…
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PhD 15-Minutes-City & GIS
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Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeks candidates for a full-time PhD position in Urban Design and Planning. This position is part of an international project focused on implementing the 15-minute city concept, emphasizing green and blue infrastructure. Responsibilities include developing a GIS model for Gothenburg’s metropolitan area, tracking changes in green-blue networks since…
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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,…
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PhD “Re-valuing urban heritage to increase cities’ readiness to face climate change”
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his PhD position will revolve around urban heritage and adaptation measures for the climate-neutral, inclusive, and beautiful transformation of cities and communities, thus applying the New European Bauhaus (NEB) principles and values with specific emphasis on the neighbourhood scale. More specifically, the PhD Candidate will develop new knowledge and tools to better capture how the…
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PhD: The Role of Social Innovations in Enabling Nature-Based Solutions in Cities
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The Faculty of Geosciences at Utrecht University is seeking a PhD candidate to explore the role of social innovation in enabling nature-based solutions (NBS) in the Mediterranean region. This research aims to contribute to just and sustainable cities by investigating how social innovation initiatives and networks facilitate the implementation and mainstreaming of NBS. The candidate…
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PhD on the Role of Knowledge in Planning & Governance of Nature-Based Solutions
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A PhD researcher position is available to investigate the role of knowledge in inclusive planning and governance of nature-based solutions in the Mediterranean region. The focus is on upscaling these solutions in urban planning, emphasizing knowledge-based instruments and co-production processes. The project involves action research in real-life case studies, exploring various types of knowledge for…
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Industrial PhD on biodiversity in the urban environment
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Henning Larsen is seeking an Industrial PhD candidate specializing in biodiversity for urban environments to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and sustainable landscape architecture practice. Collaborating with the Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate will work with landscape architects and engineers to develop a methodology enhancing biodiversity…
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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…