Tag: #phd

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

    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.…

  • Sunset Project: 10 Doctoral Canditates

    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 Critical Studies in Architecture and Urbanism

    UMA seeks a PhD student in Architecture focusing on Critical Studies in Architecture and Urbanism by April 28, 2024. The project explores how societal issues like inequalities, ageing population, and mental health are spatially translated and theorizes architectural agency. The research group, “Infrastructures of care: architecture, liveable lives and just environments,” investigates the spatial, social,…

  • 13 PhD positions “CoDesign4Transitions”

    Sustainable Transitions through Democratic Design CoDesign4Transitions is a four-year doctoral network in which the DCs carry out original research in relation to three research objectives, at the intersection of co-design, design for sustainability, service and systems design, democratic innovation and climate transitions. CoDesign4Transitions brings together eight universities in seven countries who will recruit and supervise…

  • PhD “Reconstruction for a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment”

    This research project focuses on the crucial aspects of post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction, emphasizing the significance of resilient and sustainable built environments. The aim is to conduct a systematic literature review, develop a conceptual framework, and explore case studies to understand the state of the art in reconstruction. The research will address key questions, including…

  • PhD on ‘Planning HER City’

    The Institute is seeking a PhD candidate to lead a project focused on implementing gender-sensitive urban planning practices in the Netherlands. The research aims to understand how gender differences manifest in Dutch urban planning and its impact, exploring planning techniques to enhance the participation of young women and spatial interventions to reclaim their right to…

  • Industrial PhD on biodiversity in the urban environment

    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…

  • Fully funded PhD: human factors on carbon emissions in sustainable buildings

    Northumbria University is inviting applications from enthusiastic individuals interested in pursuing a fully-funded PhD project titled “Examining the impacts of human factors on carbon emissions in sustainable buildings.” Supervised by Dr. Cheng Siew Goh and Professor Richard Laing, the project aims to investigate the influence of key human factors on the performance of sustainable buildings…