PhD in Urban Economics

This PhD project is a part of the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (CDP), an initiative by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to train a new generation of doctoral graduates on the science-policy interface. For this joint project with the JRC of the European Commission we are looking for a Phd candidate to analyze urban trends. Using detailed spatial data, you will analyze changes in the physical manifestation of cities. You will study these recent urban development trends at three scale levels: global, continental and national. Research will be carried out at the Department of Spatial Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The second and third year, you will be based at the JRC office in Ispra, Italy. The first and fourth year, you will work in Amsterdam at VU’s Spatial Information Laboratory (SPINlab).