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.
At a glance
- Opportunity
- PhD position
- Location
- Wageningen, Netherlands
- Funding / pay
- Paid
- Application source
- AcademicTransfer
Project summary
- 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.
Before you apply
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How to apply
Apply via AcademicTransfer before 2 Nov 2026. Confirm the current requirements there.
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