The University of Salzburg (Austria) invites applications for *10 PhD positions within the interdisciplinary research training program "Alpine geo- and biodiversity during environmental changes (AlpsChange)". We are looking for students interested in bridging disciplinary gaps between geo- and biosciences and in establishing links to social sciences - skills that are essential to address the challenges caused by the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises. The students will be based in the FWF-funded doctoral program AlpsChange, which is integrated into the Doctoral School "Dynamic Mountain Environments and Society" at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg and offers an interdisciplinary research and training agenda. The students will be part of an active and interdisciplinary consortium, conduct research at the interface between geo- and biosciences and apply state-of-the-art approaches and methods of both disciplines and of history (e.g. remote sensing, field and laboratory experiments and analyses, numerical and analogue modelling), benefiting from the wide range of expertise available in the AlpsChange consortium. Each student will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. The University of Salzburg offers excellent research facilities, and a very pleasant working and living environment in a beautiful landscape with numerous lakes and mountains. Applications for one or more of the 10 projects (see below) are welcome. Please indicate your preference if you are applying for more than one of the projects. A successful applicant will be highly motivated, proficient in spoken and written English, and willing to work in an interdisciplinary context. A Master-level degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, preferably in the field of bio- or geosciences, is required. Please send your application stating your project preference and including a letter of motivation, CV, certificates and contact details of two potential referees in electronic form as a single pdf file latest by April 13th 2025 to AlpsChange@plus.ac.at. Please contact AlpsChange@plus.ac.at in case you have any questions. Start dates are flexible between October 2025 and January 2026. All projects will be fully funded for 3.5 years and students will receive a monthly salary based on currently euro 2786 before tax. Further information and details of the single projects can be found at https://www.plus.ac.at/doctorate-school-plus/doctorate-school-plus-2/kollegs-der-doctorate-school-plus-2022-2025/dynamic-mountain-environments-society-vol-2/doc-funds/. Overview of the projects: *Project 1: Edaphic properties as drivers of plant diversification with feedbacks on soil chemistry *Project 2: The impact of metallophyte vegetation on weathering rates and soil formation *Project 3: Hydrogeological patterns and alpine spring metacommunities *Project 4: Shelter under Shards - habitat changes quantify growth of dilatant rock fracture networks in mountain belts *Project 5: Significance of cool scree slopes for biodiversity in a warming climate *Project 6: Landscape response to a changing climate in the Eastern Alps: Analysing Big Data for past, present, and future conditions *Project 7: Climate change effects on habitat distribution and plant-animal interactions *Project 8: Effects of rapid climate and land-use change on species diversity across a mountain front *Project 9: Past and future warming induced community dynamics of Alpine vegetation *Project 10: The Return of the Trees - post disturbance landscape stabilisation due to a changing energy economy from wood to fossil fuels "anja.hoerger@plus.ac.at" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)