📣 OPEN CALL: PhD Fellowship
The Transnational Centre for Just Transitions in Energy, Climate and Sustainability (TRAJECTS) invites applications for nine fully funded doctoral fellowships for the period August 2026 – July 2030, at partner universities in Germany, South Africa and Colombia.
TRAJECTS supports doctoral research that promotes socially just transitions in energy, climate, and sustainability, strengthening South-South-North academic exchange and collaboration. Each selected person will be enrolled in a host institution and will have co-supervision within the TRAJECTS network.
TRAJECTS publishes a list of suggested doctoral topics within the call to which you can apply. However, candidates can also propose combinations of several topics or develop their own proposals that align with the general objectives of TRAJECTS, which are:
🟣 Mitigating climate change through the phase-out of fossil fuels (e.g. climate policies or employment effects from the energy transition).
🟣 Sustainable integration of renewable energy systems (e.g., energy access, circular economy of renewables, or hydrogen production).
🟣 Socio-ecological transitions in critical areas, with an emphasis on regions highly dependent on fossil fuels (e.g., socio-ecological considerations of renewable energy, post-carbon urban transitions, agroecological transitions, socio-environmental conflicts associated with land and energy extractive activities, and hydroclimatological perspectives).
Applicants must clearly specify the geographical focus of their proposal. This may include Colombia and/or South Africa, or a broader analysis covering neighboring regions or a global reach.
ℹ️Find the full call & application details here:
https://buff.ly/oirFZVD
‼️ Application Deadline: 10 April 2026
