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PhD position in Geosciences students’ professional identity development

Company: Universiteit Utrecht

Location: Utrecht, London

Posted: June 07, 2026

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Join a PhD project exploring how education can support geoscience students in developing confidence, motivation and a professional identity.

Join a PhD project exploring how education can support geoscience students in developing confidence, motivation and a professional identity.

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‘Who do I want to become’ is a question young people often struggle with at the start of their student career. Many students of geography are uncertain about their future career, which can affect their study success and future transition to work. Utrecht University invites applications for a PhD research position investigating Geoscience students’ sense of their future professional selves and how the faculty of Geosciences’ educational programs can help strengthen students’ professional identity development.  

Unlike medicine or law, a geography degree does not lead to a cle...