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Grant for a pre-doctoral contract in water management 2025

Purpose of the contract: to carry out a doctoral thesis in the Doctoral Program in Geology and Geological Engineering at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), within the framework of the Botín Foundation’s Water Observatory. The doctoral research will be oriented, as a priority, to study the implications of a resilient and sustainable energy transition on the water sector, and the implications of different aspects of water management and use for the energy sector.  The results of the thesis should allow progress towards the achievement of a water-energy nexus approach – understood as the consideration of the interdependence between water and energy systems – in national and regional strategic planning in Spain.

Contract start date: November 1, 2025

Deadline for applications: September 11, 2025 at 23:59 CET. Applications will be evaluated as they are received, even before the deadline.



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Information about the Water Observatory

Learn about the different activities that the Botin Foundation develops in this area.

International Seminars

International Seminars

Short seminars whose purpose is to debate various topics related to the research activities developed by the Water Observatory at the international level.

Coloquia

Coloquia

Debate platform from where national and international experts give presentations on current issues related to water resources.

Courses

Courses

National and international practical and theoretical courses on water resources and organised by the Water Observatory from 2010 to 2018.