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10 PhD Positions in Urban Future and Blue Cities at the University of Bonn Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in Germany

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Environmental Science

Funding

Successful applicants receive a 4-year doctoral support contract with remuneration at TV-L pay grade 13 (65%) according to the German public salary scale. Employment will be at the University of Bonn or the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

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Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

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Keywords

Environmental Science
Sociology
Agriculture
Biology
Political Science
Geography
Urban Planning
Social Justice
Medical Science
Salud Pública
Environmental Sustainability
Governance
Urban Ecology
Disease Ecology
Systems Thinking
Economics
Transdisciplinarity

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Call for applications for 10 PhD positions in the new DFG Research Training Group “Urban Future – managing transformations for a better health in blue cities” (RTG 3204/1).

The program is hosted by the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in cooperation with the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and partner universities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Research focuses on urban health, blue cities, urban planning, ecological sustainability, social justice, urban disease ecology, governance, institutional change, and adaptive urban ecosystems. The structured interdisciplinary training program emphasizes systems thinking, transdisciplinary research, and meta-competencies for complex urban systems.

Successful applicants will receive a 4-year doctoral support contract with remuneration at TV-L E13 (65%). Employment will be at the University of Bonn or the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

The post states that degrees may be obtained from the medical, mathematical-natural science, philosophical, agricultural, nutritional, or engineering sciences faculties, depending on disciplinary background and research focus.

The RTG starts on 1 April 2027. For full details and application instructions, use the information link and the application link provided in the post.

Funding details

Successful applicants receive a 4-year doctoral support contract with remuneration at TV-L pay grade 13 (65%) according to the German public salary scale. Employment will be at the University of Bonn or the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

What's required

Applicants should hold or be close to completing a relevant degree that qualifies for doctoral study in the medical, mathematical-natural science, philosophical, agricultural, nutritional, or engineering sciences, depending on disciplinary background and research focus. The program emphasizes systems thinking, transdisciplinary research, and meta-competencies for interdisciplinary urban health research.

How to apply

Read the further information page for full details, then submit an application through the linked application portal. Use the official apply link provided in the post.

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