PhD Opportunity in Geography, Law, Policy, and Population Health at University of Connecticut University of Connecticut in United States

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Canterbury in Aotearoa New Zealand on Indigenous-led coastal resilience , with a focus on the legal, policy and planning frameworks that support or undermine resilience across estuaries, wetlands, lakes, rivers, lagoons, and the ocean. The project is part of an interdisciplinary team and is described as a locally-grown PhD designed to deliver impact for local Indigenous peoples and broader communities. The research theme connects law , environmental sc...

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...

Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning is recruiting a PhD student for a fully funded graduate research assistantship on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-funded project Shadow Grids: Gas, fuel deliveries, and backup generation in an electrifying US . The project examines how natural gas, deliverable fuel, and backup generator networks persist and expand alongside efforts to decarbonize US homes. The student will conduct field-based research in Arizona and pol...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in GeoAI at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , in the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science (GIS). The Geospatial Computing and Society Lab studies how geospatial technologies are designed, deployed, and governed, with a focus on social consequences and more just futures. Research themes include spatial data science , geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) , critical GeoAI , algorithmic models, data systems, privacy, socio-spatial ...

The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs is now accepting applications for its Ph.D. in Sustainable Development for a Fall 2027 start. This STEM-designated doctoral program is designed for students interested in sustainable development , climate change mitigation and adaptation , environmental governance , and development policy . The program emphasizes interdisciplinary training, world-class mentorship, and policy-relevant research aimed at improving human well-being, espe...