PhD Candidate in Organic Food Demand, Biodiversity-Friendly Choices and Sustainability Policy University of Hohenheim in Germany

PhD research in environmental economics and sustainable food systems is available at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, within the Department of Ecological-Economic Policy Modelling. The thesis will investigate organic food demand, biodiversity-friendly choices and information interventions. The project examines how consumers make food choices, how demand for organic products can be understood, and how information may encourage decisions that support biodiversity and more sustainable food s...

The School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join a research program on the economics of water and wastewater treatment in California. Working under the supervision of Principal Investigator Dr. Kurt Schwabe, the fellow will contribute to research that connects water conservation, water quality, affordability, and pricing with policy analysis. The project combines water and wastewater economics with hydro-economic modeling a...

A four-year salaried PhD position is available at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, through the VEBITA project in collaboration with Marburg University and ISOE. The research will investigate how livestock management affects wildlife movement, biodiversity footprints, and conservation outcomes. The project is suited to applicants interested in wildlife ecology, biodiversity conservation, environmental science, livestock systems, and interdisciplinary...

PhD position in Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) , Campus Weihenstephan near Munich, in the WETTER project supported by the Joachim Herz Prize 2026 (Joachim Herz Stiftung). The project studies household water conservation in Germany using large-scale randomized field experiments and high-frequency smart-meter data . The research sits at the intersection of environmental economics and behavioral economics , with a strong empirical and experimental focus. The successful candid...

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung is offering an opportunity for a PhD researcher or postdoctoral researcher within the VEBITA research project, focusing on the effects of global livestock management on wildlife movement. The project investigates how different forms of livestock farming influence the movement patterns of wild mammals. The research will explore relationships between agricultural management, wildlife ecology, land use and biodiversity conservation, with the aim of suppor...