PhD Opportunity in CERRADO Project at University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam in Netherlands

PhD position at the University of Amsterdam in the CERRADO Project (Conservation and Ecological Restoration for Resilient Agriculture and Development Outcomes), focused on environmental justice , agrarian justice , and sociobioeconomies in Brazil’s Cerrado , especially the MATOPIBA region. The project examines how agricultural development and biodiversity conservation can be better balanced amid agribusiness expansion, deforestation, land conflicts, and climate change. The PhD research will cont...

Amazing MA/MS and PhD opportunity in Environment & Society at Utah State University with Dr. Gina Gilson , focused on the Colorado River Basin . This opening is relevant for students interested in environmental science, geography, policy, and society-focused research around water resources, regional environmental change, and human-environment interactions. The post highlights both PhD/MS study options, making it suitable for applicants seeking graduate research training in an interdisciplinary s...

Utrecht University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the project “The Urban-Ocean Nexus: Towards Developing Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Blue Economy in Indonesia and the Netherlands” within the Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, International Development Studies (IDS) section. The postdoc will lead a work package on the social impacts of urban-blue frontier expansion , focusing on social inclusion, changing water-society relations, and...

PhD position at the University of Amsterdam on Groundwater Care and the Politics of Transformation , focused on India and grounded in political ecology , development studies , environmental humanities , human geography , anthropology , and hydrogeology . The project examines how individuals and communities in India care for, protect, rejuvenate, and recharge the groundwater they rely on for irrigating crops. It is part of the ERC Advanced Grant project Aquiverse , which studies groundwater care ...

Leiden University is recruiting a PhD candidate for the research project Entangled with Seaweed , focusing on the economization of seaweed and blue economy strategies in South Africa. The project examines how seaweed-related development affects coastal communities, especially in contexts shaped by colonial and apartheid legacies and unequal access to coastal areas. The PhD researcher will be based at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Faculty of Social and Behaviou...