[PhD vacancy] 2 PhD (75%) positions – Université de Genève – “Vertical Africa” Project

Position-1: The Department of Political Science and International Relations offer a 75% PhD position, focusing on State reconfiguration in urban Africa. The PhD research will be conducted under the supervision of Didier Péclard, within the framework of the project “Vertical Africa: Visualising Urban Change, Negotiating Power, Designing Sustainable Cities (VERTICAF)”. [More info]

Position-2: The Geneva School of Social Science and its Institute for Environmental Governance and Territorial Development offer a 75% PhD position, focusing on urban issues in Africa. The PhD research will be conducted under the supervision of Armelle Choplin, also within the “Vertical Africa” project. [More info]

The Vertical Africa (VERTICAF) project aims to analyse the dynamics of verticalisation in African cities and their consequences for Africa’s urban future. It combines spatial data science, political science, architecture and urban studies to examine how vertical growth is transforming cities environmentally, socially and politically.

It will be carried out through three emblematic case studies – Dakar (Senegal), Kigali (Rwanda) and Luanda (Angola) – using comparative analyses of key urban areas, including historic centres, peri-urban areas and satellite towns.