Phd Position On Multi-scalar Sustainability

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Zurich, Schweiz Eawag Vollzeit

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.

The Department of Environmental Social Sciences (ESS) has a vacancy for a

PhD position on multi-scalar sustainability transitions in urban mobility

**The PhD student will work** in the Innovation Studies group (Cirus) at Eawag under the supervision of Dr Christian Binz and will also be formally enrolled at the University of Zurich’s Graduate School in Geography/Earth System Science. The position is fully funded through a Swiss National Science Foundation’s research grant for four years with a preferred start date in August 2023. The thesis project will be set up in conjunction with a second PhD student working in the urban water sector and will consist of a collection of four peer-reviewed scientific articles.



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