Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands invites online application for multiple fully funded PhD Programs in various research areas. The gross salary for the first year is € 2.541,- per month rising to € 3.247,- in the fourth year in according to the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale P). Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible.
1. PhD Programs in Artificial intelligence
Summary of PhD Positions:
A highly motivated PhD student on the interface of artificial intelligence and climate action. Keen to further develop artificial intelligence approaches to enhance climate action? Always wondered why governments are typically reluctant to track their implementation of climate action? Curious about the political dynamics that shape how governments around the globe are (not) adapting to climate change?
Then this PhD project on using artificial intelligence methods for analyzing the politics of tracking climate change adaptation could be a great fit! This PhD position is part of the NWO-VIDI project led by Dr. Robbert Biesbroek (Public Administration and Policy group) entitled “High ambitions, (s)low implementation? The politics of tracking adaptation to climate change (2023-2027).
Application Deadlines: 29 March 2023
2. 02 PhD Programs in The politics of tracking climate change adaptation
Summary of PhD Positions:
There are two PhD positions in this NWO-VIDI program. The position in this call will focus on conceptualizing and empirically investigating the politics of adaptation tracking using a primarily a qualitative approach. The other PhD position uses Artificial intelligence methods to track the politics of climate change adaptation.
Application Deadlines: 12 March 2023
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3. PhD Programs in Operations Research and Logistics
Summary of PhD Positions:
The Operations Research and Logistics group of Wageningen University is hiring a PhD candidate (4 years, full-time employment) to become part of a multi-disciplinary project funded by the Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics (TKI Dinalog). The project aims to identify and address the logistics challenges in reuse and recycle operations, focused on both the design of logistics networks in a circular economy as well as the planning of logistics operations in these networks. The project builds on a Living Lab consisting of different field labs in the Netherlands that are expected to be used as case studies during the project. These field labs consider amongst others single-use plastics, matrasses, solar panels, and organic waste.
Application Deadlines: 28th of February 2023
4. PhD Programs in Weed Ecology
Summary of PhD Positions:
Are you interested in understanding of how crop diversity can be used to manage size and composition of the weed flora? Then we might have the perfect opportunity for you at Wageningen University & Research to start your PhD research. You will contribute to finding more ecological alternatives for the currently chemical control of weeds of which is known to have serious negative environmental and health effects.
Application Deadlines: 6 February 2023
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5. PhD Programs in Digital Twin of circular plastics to evaluate urban waste collection policies
Summary of PhD Positions:
Are you interested in better understanding socio-technical systems in the context of plastic waste recycling? Are you not afraid of systems thinking, for example related to how behavior of consumers and firms is influenced by the environment and vice versa? Then join our Urban Economics group for a 4-year PhD position focused on the development of a Digital Twin! In this position, you will be part of a collaborative team of enthusiastic researchers, waste treatment professionals and key societal organizations dedicated to solving environmental sustainability challenges.
Application Deadlines: January 31st. 2023
6. PhD Programs in Behavioral aspects of improving plastic waste recycling
Summary of PhD Positions:
This PhD position is part of the NWO Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) MUNITION project that involves a broad consortium of Wageningen University, Radboud University, various waste treatment and plastic sorting companies as well as local governments. The overall aim of MUNITION is to quantify the effects of alternative Dutch national plastic household waste sorting policies on the recycling potential and corresponding environmental impacts (including climate change and resource use) of resulting plastic recycling systems.
Application Deadlines: January 31st. 2023
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7. PhD Programs in Predicting past and future Dutch dairy farmer mitigation strategies
Summary of PhD Positions:
We invite applications for the PhD position entitled: ‘Predicting past and future Dutch dairy farmer mitigation strategies’. This research will be carried out in an ongoing research program between the Business economics group (BEC) of Wageningen university and the Wageningen Economic Research (WEcR) institute on the integration of the farm accountancy data network (FADN) with sustainability indicators and farm behaviour data.
Application Deadlines: 26 January 2023
8. PhD Programs in Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation
Summary of PhD Positions:
Are you a highly motivated researcher who is excited by an interdisciplinary project on emerging zoonotic diseases? Are you interested in innovative and applied research to test the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation and participatory surveillance in reducing zoonotic disease risk? Then we invite you to apply for this exciting PhD position in our team! Biodiversity loss and emerging zoonotic diseases are two global crises that are both related to human disturbance of natural systems. Loss of biodiversity disrupts complex ecological interactions that could potentially trigger pathogen spillover from wildlife reservoir hosts to livestock and humans.
Application Deadlines: January 23th 2023
