PhD in Economics

The University of Bonn/nThe Collaborative Research Center CRC-TRR 228 "Future Rural Africa. Future-making and social-ecological transformation" combines expertise from the two Universities of Bonn and Cologne./nProject B01 "Invasive Futures: Land-use transitions" invites applications for a PhD Position (70%) (f/m/d) to start from April 2026 limited to 3 years and 9 months according to gem. § 2 (1) WissZeitVG./nInstitute for Food and Resource Economics/nThe research aims to causally identify how livelihood choices affect the resilience of households’ welfare, how this differs depending on household characteristics and external conditions, and what role aspirations play in making such choices.