The Department of Physical Geography is searching for two PhD-candidates with the aim to improve understanding of water scarcity under present and future droughts and heatwaves, by quantifying the interactions between water quality, sectoral water use and water availability in regions worldwide. The project, funded by a NWO VIDI grant, will make use of the latest development in water resources (hydrological, water quality, sector water use) modelling and global change research, and will be executed in close collaboration with other leading research groups in the field of water scarcity research.