KITLV/KNAW is seeking four PhD candidates in the TRACE project, specifically working on irrigated agriculture in Indonesia.

The Project

The project Tracing Evolutionary Pathways in Climate Adaptation in Southeast Asia (TRACE), a European Research Council-funded Advance Grant (ERC Adv) led by Prof. Diana Suhardiman and hosted by the KITLV in Leiden, is looking for four PhD candidates.

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) invites anthropology undergraduate or master’s alumni who are interested in pursuing a PhD in Anthropology to join the online Briefing Sessions on

Date: Wednesday 29^th October, 2025

Time: 18:00 GMT/01:00 Jakarta Time (GMT+7)

The session will run for around 90 minutes and will cover the following points:

• Is a PhD in Anthropology the right next step for you?
• The LSE Anthropology PhD experience
• Supervisors you can work with at LSE, and our research expertise
• Funding opportunities and deadlines
• Crafting an effective research proposal
• How we assess applications

There will also be some time at the end for questions and answers.

Anyone who is potentially interested in applying to LSE for a PhD is warmly encouraged to attend.