PhD in Water Resources Management

Join the department of Physical Geography as a PhD candidate! You will work on a sub project of the EMBRACER project: “Feedbacks and agency in future water use”. Rising population numbers and economic growth are the cause of increased water withdrawal from rivers, lakes and groundwater. Combined with climate change, this can cause water scarcity, groundwater depletion and ecosystem deterioration. In order to assess past and future trends in water scarcity and explore possible solution pathways, hydrologists and environmental scientists have developed global hydrology and water resources models. In these models, future water use is typically based on the projections of integrated assessment models. However, it is likely that societies will formulate response strategies to imminent water scarcity. In this PhD project, we aim to include this type of adaptation agency into a new generation of water use models. A personalised training programme will be set up, reflecting your training needs and career objectives. About 20% of your time will be dedicated to this training component, which includes training on the job in assisting in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes of the department.