PHD Position

Page contents 17 Jul 2026 Wageningen University & Research Research Field Engineering » Water resources engineering Environmental science » Water science Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 10 Aug :59 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 38.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Are you a highly motivated researcher passionate about urban hydrometeorology, climate modelling, heat-health interactions, and water-sensitive urban design? Do you want to work on a high-impact, international project that translates urban hydrometeorological science into real-world solutions protecting human health from extreme heat? We are seeking a talented PhD candidate to join the Horizon Europe Innovation Action Project EUROASIS ( EUROpean Adaptive, Systemic and Inclusive Solutions for heat resilience ). This PhD position focuses on assessing whether innovative cooling interventions piloted in EUROASIS pilot cities will also perform in the project's replicator cities and regions across Europe's diverse hydroclimates. As our PhD candidate, you will model the urban water-energy balance underlying (evapotranspirative) cooling-e.g., how greening and water features impact hydrometeorological conditions and translate into reduced heat-health risk based on temperature- and humidity-based heat indices. You will simulate these effects in the replicator cities against field measurements in a subset of them, and quantify the water demand of sustaining this cooling under extreme heat conditions. Your work will directly culminate in international peer-reviewed journal papers and foundational project deliverables. You will work here The Hydrology and Environment Hydraulics (HWM) chair group, led ...