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Overview of all open PhD projects

The following PhD projects are offered during the 31^st call for applications. Online application is possible from
July 03, 2025 through August 05, 2025. Third-party funded projects are highlighted with *.
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Constraining Terrestrial Biosphere Models Using Atmospheric CO₂, Stable Carbon Isotope (¹³C), and Radiocarbon (¹⁴C) Observations (more info)

From Sea to Land – mapping the provenience of atmospheric sulfur (more info)

Hybrid modeling of riverine carbon fluxes across scales using machine learning (more info)

Tree-Ring Signatures of CO₂ Fertilization and Altered Drought Resilience (more info)

Bioclimatic Shifts of Vegetation and Their Role in Past and Future Climate Change (more info)

Explore the potential of microorganisms to restore disturbed environment (more info)

Leveraging machine learning to refine leaf phenology representation in land surface models (more info)

Molecular Fingerprints of Ecosystems as Early Warning Systems for Climate-Induced Changes (more info)

Groundwater under pressure – exploring climate change impacts on groundwater recharge and quality and drinking water safety (more info)

Decoding Groundwater Ecosystem Functions through Multi-Omics: Impacts of Geology and Weather Extremes in the Subsurface Critical Zone (more info)

Fast Microbial Processes and the Long-Term Soil Carbon-Climate Feedback (more info)