Funded research positions are currently available for Masters and PhD research graduate students in Sustainability Management. Professors may have specific positions or are seeking students to fit within a research grant or research program. For more information, or if you do not see your research interest listed below, please refer to individual faculty research interests.
| Research area | Information | Professor contact | Student eligibility | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial ecology and critical minerals |
The Waterloo Industrial Ecology Group is seeking applicants to two open positions in the PhD in Sustainability Management in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), University of Waterloo. Information can be found on Waterloo Industrial Ecology Group website |
Steven Young and Komal Habib | PhD | December 15th, 2024 or until fulfilled |
| Climate mitigation & Canadian cities | The Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership needs one or two new Master’s students to support our research. The project aims to help Canadian municipalities measure, monitor and achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Ability in French is an asset. | Amelia Clarke | Masters | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Sustainable food production and technology | Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Analysis of Indoor Farming Systems (PDF) | Goretty Dias | Masters | Ongoing |
| Weight of Cities | Estimating material stocks and flows of buildings & infrastructure | Komal Habib | Masters | Ongoing |
| Phosphorus budget | Material Flow Analysis of Phosphorus | Komal Habib | Masters/PhD | Ongoing |
| Waste and Resource Management | Life cycle assessment of waste management systems | Komal Habib | Masters | Ongoing |
| Future low-carbon society | Estimating resource (abiotic) dependency of future low-carbon societies globally | Komal Habib | Masters | Ongoing |
| Climate change risk management | How do public and private institutions predict, assess, and manage climate change risk? What sources of uncertainty represent barriers to action and how do we manage them? | Jason Thistlethwaite | Masters or PhD | Ongoing |
| Socio-economic vulnerability in a changing climate | In risk assessment, how does consideration for socio-economic vulnerability influence institutional decision-making on strategy and public policy? | Jason Thistlethwaite | Masters or PhD | Ongoing |
| Climate Change Adaptation |
The RECOVER project (Resilience to Climate Vulnerability and Environmental Risk), based at the University of Waterloo, is recruiting thesis-stream Master’s students to begin in Fall 2025. Focused on climate adaptation in Asia-Pacific Small Island Developing States, RECOVER fosters inclusive, research-driven solutions, using these islands as “hubs of innovation” for scalable, transformative resilience strategies. Information regarding this position can be found on the RECOVER Graduate Information page. |
Masters | Ongoing | |
| Circular economy | A smelter database to support materials flow analysis, business analytics and metallurgical engineering knowledge to characterize global recycling capacity. | Steven Young | Masters or PhD (chinese language desirable) | Ongoing |
| Healthcare sustainability | Including institutional and technical assessment of hospital waste, medical devices and disposables – with the aim of improving the sustainability of this large impactful industry. | Steven Young | Masters | Ongoing |
Please contact professors directly for more information.