PhD Position: Urban Design, Mental Health, and Maternal Wellbeing

A PhD position is available at the Geography Department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology. The research focuses on investigating how the built environment and urban design influence the mental health and wellbeing of pregnant women, as well as the impact on birth outcomes. The study will integrate data from the Barcelona Life Study Cohort (BISC) with high-resolution urban analytics to uncover how daily environments affect maternal mental health, stress, sleep quality, and birth outcomes.