University of Freiburg – PhD position on pathways of forest social-ecological systems

The University of Freiburg

The University of Freiburg was founded in 1457 and is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Germany. With eleven faculties, around 240 degree programmes, and 440 full professorships as well as 32 junior professorships, it covers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum with high-quality research and teaching. The University of Freiburg regularly takes top positions in prestigious rankings. In the Shanghai Ranking, for example, it comes in at fifth place in nationwide comparison and is listed among the 101–150 best universities worldwide.

The University currently has around 24,500 students, 4,985 doctoral candidates, and a total of 8,200 employees, 5,800 of them in academic positions. Twenty-three Nobel laureates are associated with the University of Freiburg. The University secured 219 million euros in third-party funding in 2023 and received 16 ERC Grants between 2019 and 2023. Two Clusters of Excellence are currently being funded at the University of Freiburg.

The University of Freiburg has submitted two applications for new Clusters of Excellence and two renewal applications for the two existing Clusters of Excellence for the current Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, funding line Clusters of Excellence – embedded in the overall strategy process “University of Freiburg 2030”.