+49 234 32 10183
cordula.obergassel@pknrw.de
Do you have any questions about the Department or need further information? Please contact us.
Our Offer
The Department of Resources and Sustainability trains its early-career researchers within a structured doctoral program that offers a wide range of benefits.
Targeted Qualification
By participating in lectures, seminars, workshops, and colloquia offered by the department and the Doctoral School NRW, doctoral candidates expand their academic expertise and strengthen their methodological and transferable skills, equipping themselves for future careers inside or outside academia
Intensive Supervision
Doctoral candidates benefit from supervision by three professors, regular progress meetings, and a mandatory supervision agreement.
Interdisciplinary Networking
The department understands itself as a networking platform. Doctoral candidates exchange ideas within their own research communities and in inter- and transdisciplinary contexts.
Doctoral Program 'Resources and Sustainability'
Content
The doctoral program focuses on the availability, sustainable use, and management of resources, with particular attention to the interface between technical possibilities and ecological, economic, and social requirements and constraints.
Target Group
Doctoral candidates with a degree in natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, or economics, who are pursuing doctoral projects related to the topics and research questions of the program.
Doctoral Degree
Dr.-Ing.
Dr. rer. nat.
Dr. rer. pol.
Language
German
Program Duration
3 years
Admission and Enrollment
You can apply for acceptance and enrollment at any time. Please note the information on admission and enrollment as well as our dates and deadlines.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Cordula Obergassel (cordula.obergassel@pknrw.de).
Vorlage zur Erstellung des Kurzexposés
für die Annahme in der Abteilung Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit (.docx)
Vorlage zur Erstellung des Exposés
für die Annahme in der Abteilung Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit (.docx)
Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Department of Resources and Sustainability of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia from 14.04.2023 (.pdf)
Framework Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia dated 31.01.2023 in the version dated 05.05.2025 (.pdf)
