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PhD position in landscape governance and management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
Doctoral employment for 4 years with salary according to local collective agreement and fixed salary steps.
Deadline
Nov 16, 2026
Country
Sweden
University
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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About this position
This PhD project is hosted by the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and is linked to the doctoral subject Landscape Architecture.
The research focuses on governance and organizational adaptation in relation to the operation and maintenance of urban drainage infrastructure. The project addresses a major sustainability challenge: stormwater transports pollutants from urban areas into receiving waters, creating pressure on surface waters and coastal ecosystems. Urban drainage assets such as channels and stormwater ponds are important for trapping sediments and associated contaminants, but their performance depends on maintenance practices that are often reactive or based on fixed intervals rather than changing spatial and temporal conditions.
The doctoral student will work within a larger interdisciplinary research initiative aimed at enabling a more data-driven and environmentally responsible approach to maintaining city drainage infrastructure. A key aim is to reduce pollutant loads to coastal and marine environments while supporting sustainable urban water management.
The project is especially concerned with how long-term organizational structures can support coherent maintenance practices. It examines how stakeholder discourses, rules, and resources shape the feasibility of different operation and maintenance systems developed in the wider project. The analysis will draw on legal, policy, and economic frameworks identified with project partners, and will use perspectives from programmatic alignment, long-term strategic management, and nature-based thinking to understand the interdependencies between organizational, ecological, and social systems.
The student will collaborate with stakeholders from both the water and wastewater sector and the green sector, and will communicate results to industry as well as to international researchers. The research environment is described as strong in urban landscapes and their management, with a particular focus on urban water systems and stormwater.
As part of the doctoral studies, the student will carry out both empirical and theoretical work, learn to collect and analyze data, and disseminate findings through conferences and scientific publications. The position also includes teaching and/or assistance in other research projects, alongside the student’s own research studies.
Funding details
Doctoral employment for 4 years with salary according to local collective agreement and fixed salary steps.
What's required
Applicants must have a master's degree (or equivalent) in natural resource engineering, civil engineering, landscape architecture (planning/management), organizational/governance theory, or a related field. They must have excellent written and spoken English and the ability to work independently, take initiative, and engage with new research areas. General eligibility requires an advanced degree with at least 240 credits including at least 60 credits at advanced level or equivalent, and specific eligibility for Landscape Architecture requires knowledge corresponding to at least 90 credits in relevant subjects including an independent project, of which at least 30 credits must be at advanced level. English proficiency equivalent to Swedish upper secondary school English B/6 is required. Preferred qualifications include good written and spoken Swedish or another Scandinavian language and a valid Swedish car driving licence.
How to apply
Apply through the application button no later than 2026-11-16. Read the listed instructions carefully about the attachments that must be included with the application. Selection is based on the submitted application documents and the ability to complete the programme within the allotted time.
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