PhD: impacts of human-induced air-water pollution on planetary health

Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Full time
Posted June 13, 2026

Job Description

Join us to quantify the impacts of human-induced nitrogen pollution on ecosystems and human well-being under the changing climate.

The Faculty of Geosciences is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate with an MSc background in Earth, Environmental, Atmospheric, Sustainability, Ecological, or Public Health Sciences, or other appropriate fields. You will work on the project ‘Past, present, and future impacts of human-induced air-water pollution on planetary health’.

Your job

Air and water are fundamental components of the Earth system and the planet’s primary life-support media. Since pre-industrial times, human-induced air and water pollution has become one of the most pervasive anthropogenic pressures. Nitrogen emissions from agriculture, fossil-fuel combustion, wastewater discharge, etc., modified by hydrological alteration and climate change, propagate through tightly coupled air-wat...