C-NEWTRAL – 2024 Call for PhD Applicants

The call:

The C-NEWTRAL Doctoral Network (funded by the prestigious Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions) is currently seeking applicants from highly ambitious candidates. The research aims to advance towards achieving climate-neutral cities from different dimensions (Urban Nature, Urban Mobility, Built Form, Energy, Circularity) through citizen engagement and decision-making support.

Overview:

10+2 Doctoral Candidates will be overall employed to conduct research on how to advance towards achieving climate-neutral cities on different dimensions through citizen engagement and decision-making support.

There is a great team of academics and experts involved in supervision and training, and the consortium is now inviting applications for 10+2 doctoral candidates (Researchers) for these fully-funded positions. The Researchers will be employed on a full-time basis for 36 months and based at one of the six host institutions (University College Dublin – the coordinating institution, University of Bologna, University of Girona, Heidelberg University, University of Helsinki, Queen's University Belfast). They will also spend time on secondment at non-academic partners, thereby ensuring that all Researchers will spend time in both academia and industry.

10+2 Doctoral Candidates will benefit from a competitive salary, social security, a monthly mobility allowance, and a family allowance, if applicable.

Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the date of recruitment.

Key dates:

The call for applicants to the 10+2 Doctoral Candidate posts is now open. Each of these posts is for a period of 36 months, with the first candidates commencing in August 2024.

The submitted contributions must highlight how they are linked to inclusion, integration, connection or cohesion and what effects they expect to produce. To these topics, other related topics can be proposed for special sessions in order to wide or further focus the general theme of inclusion.

Key dates:

Deadline for Abstract submission: JANUARY 15TH 2024
Communication of acceptance: JANUARY 30ST 2024
Deadline fo submission of extended abstracts: FEBRUARY 29TH 2024

Visit www.c-newtral.eu for further details on the C-NEWTRAL Network and instructions on How to Apply, Salary and Benefits, Eligibility Criteria, and Application Requirements. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact coordinator@c-newtral.eu