TWO PHD POSITIONS – SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES

They will help us advance our Strategic Research Program by working on one of or across the following topics:

• Understanding the impacts of climate and global change on oceanic and coastal systems to develop pathways towards sustainable and equitable interactions with marine environments and their resources;
• Analyzing the combined effects of climate and other drivers of global environmental change on the sustainability of rural landscapes and livelihoods;
• Advancing actions and projects for climate-responsive, equitable, and healthy cities and urban systems;
• Examining how processes of production and consumption of goods and services result in environmental impacts and affect human wellbeing and technological transitions;
• Investigating effective and equitable cross-scale policies, institutions and social responses to address global environmental change.

Minimum required skills:

• Undergraduate and MSc degrees in a discipline of the Earth/Environmental Sciences, Technology and Engineering, or the Social Sciences;
• Proficiency in English (compulsory) and Spanish/Catalan (desirable);
• Experience in research projects and publication record (desirable).

If interested, please send the following documents (with ICTA-FPI PhD Position in your email title) to silvia.martinez.sinibaldi@uab.cat:

• Your CV;
• A research statement of 2000 characters, where you highlight what you would like your PhD research to focus on, and why;
• The names and contact details of two referees.

Applications must be sent no later than 16th October, 2 pm CET

Selected applicants will be duly informed and subsequently invited to receive a PhD grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Starting date: April 2021.