The Wageningen University & Research is inviting talented and enthusiastic young researchers to apply for the International PhD Position in Scaling Circular Consumption Sharing and Repairing in Everyday Urban Life for the academic session 2024/2025.
The PhD positions in Scaling Circular Consumption at Wageningen University & Research aim to lead innovative social science research contributing to circular society transitions in the Netherlands. The program is designed to explore how social contexts can support repairing and sharing practices in diverse urban settings. Through the ShaRepair project, funded by NWO, the program seeks to embed sustainable sharing and repairing practices into daily urban life, addressing challenges in participation and scaling across communities.The Wageningen University & Research is a public university in Wageningen, Netherlands, established in 1876. It focuses on agriculture, technical, and engineering subjects and is one of the world’s top universities ranking 124th in QS World University Rankings 2023. It is ranked as one of the best 150 universities in the world.
Founded in 1918, Wageningen Universiteit (Wageningen University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized town of Wageningen (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Gelderland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederland (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands), Wageningen Universiteit (WU) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 9,000-9,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Wageningen Universiteit (WU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.