Doctoral Position: City-University Twin Transition Partnerships for Urban Sustainability KU Leuven in Belgium

Postdoctoral opening in Urban Planning , Geography , Economics , and Political Science at the Transport Urban Planning and Economics Laboratory (LAET), ENTPE, in the Lyon Metropolitan Area, France. The role is part of the SmartUrbanity project, a citizen-centric digital framework for accessible, inclusive, and sustainable urban planning and decision-making. The project is piloted across Rome, Karlsruhe, İzmir, the Lyon Metropolitan Area, and the Greater Zurich Area. The postdoc will analyse urba...

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 , ecolog...

Open Topic Call for six PhD positions as Academic Staff (m/f/x) at Zeppelin University in Germany , starting 01/2027 . The positions are embedded in the Graduate School and connected to the Open Government Institute (TOGI) . Research is especially welcome in the area of digitalisation of the public sector , with strong alignment to the broader themes of Digitalisation , Sustainability , and/or Global Networks . The post highlights a structured doctoral environment with interdisciplinary exchange...

Rutgers University is inviting applications for its PhD in Global Urban Studies . This opportunity is aimed at students interested in interdisciplinary research with a multiscale and multicultural perspective, making it a strong fit for applicants whose interests connect urban systems, society, governance, and spatial change. The post notes that applications are reviewed as they arrive, with December 1 as the deadline for full consideration. Admitted students receive a 5-year funding package , w...

PHAETHON Centre of Excellence is offering five PhD positions (R1) in Sociotechnical Embedding of Energy Technologies at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus. The positions sit within the Energy Geopolitics and Governance, Socioeconomics and Environmental Sustainability Research Unit and are aimed at highly motivated early-stage researchers interested in how energy technologies are embedded in society. The project focuses on energy communities and related themes such as citizen perceptions...