Open Call: Doctoral Research Assistants in Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias at Universidad Nacional de Colombia
The Universidad Nacional de Colombia, within the SDGnexus Network project, awards, for four years starting March 1st, 2025, Three Ph.D. Research Assistants in Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias in the field of Land Use and/or Water for Studying Sustainable Development Goal Interactions.
Based at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) – Sede Bogotá –, you will conduct research focused on addressing key research questions about Land Use Change and/or Integrated River Basin Management in the Colombian Orinoquía.
Applications Requirements
- Applicants must have a citizenship of an ODA recipient country
- Applicants should hold a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree as well as a M.Sc. degree in a topic related to SDGs whose research outcomes are relevant to Land Use and/or Water Science.
- Applicants should be familiar with the SDG framework and with the methods, indicators, metrics for monitoring progress and solving trade-offs between them.
- Applicants should have advanced communication skills in spoken and written English and Spanish as well as good scientific writing skills. A minimum B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for the second language is required.
Application process
Please send your application via e-mail to the UNAL’s SDGNN Selection Committee (frleivab@unal.edu.co) stating the reference code SDGNN/PhDCall until 31st January 2025. Applications must be submitted in English language as a single PDF file. Only complete applications, with documents in the order listed here, will be accepted.