The Department of Human Geography at Lund University recently opened the applications for a PhD position in ‘Economic Geography’.
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The Department of Human Geography at Lund University recently opened the applications for a PhD position in ‘Economic Geography’. The position will start on 1 September 2025.
About the position:
The research will be conducted within the field of economic geography and connect to the research projects “Geography of urban infrastructure transformation – understanding the global diffusion of innovation in the sanitation sector (GEO-SAN)” and “Toward circular urban water economies – Assessing the Global Scaling Trajectories of Four Innovative Water Reuse Solutions (GLOBALWATER)”. The joint goal of these projects is to understand how innovative urban water treatment and reuse solutions are developed, scaled and diffused across different spatial contexts. The PhD candidate is expected to engage in research on the geography of socio-technical transitions and analyze global innovation trajectories related to water treatment and reuse in centralized (large-scale network based) and de-centralized (modular, small-scale) systems respectively. The projects draw on a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative in-depth case studies in lighthouse cities in high- and middle-income contexts (e.g. EU, USA, India, South Africa) with global system mapping using socio-technical configuration analysis (STCA). The position will include original data collection through fieldwork and interview campaigns in high- and middle-income cities.
The holder of a doctoral position is expected to participate actively in the research and teaching environment of the department and may have to perform departmental duties, above all teaching, amounting to about 20 percent of full time.
Access the position’ web page to learn more about the required qualifications and how to apply.