Overview

A PhD position in Social Sciences, Humanities at Wageningen University & Research, based in Wageningen, Netherlands. Applications close on 2 Nov 2026. The listing states that the position is paid.

Key facts

Opportunity type: PhD position
Organization: Wageningen University & Research
Location: Wageningen, Netherlands
Field / discipline: Social Sciences, Humanities
Application deadline: 2 Nov 2026
Funding / compensation: Paid
Duration: See source description
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Project description

Original title: PhD – Resilience against disaster and war in the Netherlands

You carry out a literature review to identify which characteristics make communities resilient against disasters and war and/or how resilience initiatives contribute to resilience.
You study the implementation and impact of resilience measures from the government as well as spontaneous resilience projects from communities.
You analyze who begin resilience initiatives, who participates in them, who takes decisions, and who benefits from them.
You collect data in different municipalities and/or Safety Regions in the Netherlands to formulate new theory and contribute with scientific insights to disaster sociology, for example through developing new knowledge on community resilience, disaster vulnerability, and emergent organizing.
You support in formulating recommendations to administrators and policymakers who deal with resilience and present your research results.

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What type of opportunity is this and where is it based?: This is a PhD position at Wageningen University & Research, based in Wageningen, Netherlands.
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PhD in Resilience against disaster and war in the Netherlands