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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Sustainability, Climate Resilience, Water-Land-Energy Nexus, and Environmental Sciences (TERRA-MED) Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Environmental Science

Funding

33 fully funded doctoral contracts under the MSCA COFUND Horizon Europe programme, with a total budget of €8.1 million including €4.36 million from the European Union. Positions are fully funded PhD contracts.

Deadline

Dec 31, 2026

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Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion

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Keywords

Environmental Science
Agriculture
Chemical Engineering
Biology
Power Generation
Earth Science
Environmental Sustainability
Climate Resilience
Physics

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About this position

📢 33 Fully Funded PhD Positions are available in the TERRA-MED Programme, an MSCA COFUND Interregional Doctoral Program coordinated by the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion.

The programme supports doctoral research on sustainability and climate resilience across Occitania, the Balearic Islands, and Catalonia. Research themes include the water-land-energy nexus, water management and treatment, environment and biodiversity, food and agriculture, and energy, hydrogen, and decarbonization.

This is a fully funded doctoral opportunity with 33 doctoral contracts distributed across Catalonia (15), Occitania (14), and the Balearic Islands (4). Funding comes through Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA COFUND).

Key conditions include dual international supervision (France-Spain), structured mobility between the two countries, interdisciplinary doctoral training, and possible secondments in non-academic environments. Applicants must not already hold a PhD, must satisfy the mobility rule (not have resided or worked in France for more than 12 months in the 36 months before recruitment), and must have at least B2 English.

Applications open on 2026-10-15 and the deadline is 2026-12-31. Interested candidates should consult the official programme website for the detailed topics, host institutions, supervisors, and discipline-specific requirements before applying.

Funding details

33 fully funded doctoral contracts under the MSCA COFUND Horizon Europe programme, with a total budget of €8.1 million including €4.36 million from the European Union. Positions are fully funded PhD contracts.

What's required

Applicants must not already hold a PhD. Mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or worked in France for more than 12 months during the 36 months preceding recruitment. Minimum English level required is B2. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary doctoral training and dual international supervision between France and Spain.

How to apply

Visit the official TERRA-MED program website and review the 33 published doctoral offers. Check the detailed topics, host institutions, thesis supervisors, and disciplines, then apply through the program website when applications open.

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