Malmö University is recruiting a doctoral candidate in Global Politics as part of the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network project 'SOCIAL – Sociology of Authoritarian Law: Insights from Central Asia.' The program brings together 14 leading universities across Europe and Canada to train 17 doctoral candidates in the sociology of authoritarian law, focusing on administrative legislative reforms and authoritarian legitimation in Central Asia. The doctoral project will examine how legal frameworks, judicial practices, and institutional cultures shape public perceptions of legal responsibility and legitimacy in authoritarian political systems. The position is based at the Faculty of Culture and Society, Department of Global Political Studies, Malmö University, Sweden. The doctoral candidate will benefit from joint supervision, interdisciplinary training, and international networking, including mandatory academic and non-academic secondments abroad and fieldwork in Central Asia. Applicants must have a relevant master's degree, strong research orientation, excellent English skills, and meet Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility requirements. The position is fully funded for four years, including salary, mobility allowances, and tuition coverage. The application deadline is January 18, 2026, and the program starts in September 2026. For more information, contact Professor Bo Petersson ([email protected]), Docent Sayaka Osanami Törngren, or Professor Mona Lilja. Apply through Malmö University's recruitment portal with all required documents.

Malmö University’s Malmö Institute for Migration Studies is recruiting a doctoral student for a fully funded PhD position in International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) as part of the ERC Starting Grant project GIVE RIGHTS. The position is based in the Department of Global Political Studies and involves comparative research on undocumented migrants’ rights across Europe, with a particular focus on fieldwork in the Netherlands and collaboration with a multidisciplinary project team. The doctoral programme is four years full-time (240 credits) and includes coursework and an independent research project culminating in a doctoral thesis. The research environment is highly international and interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, political science, anthropology, and related fields. The GIVE RIGHTS project investigates the politics of undocumented migrants’ rights, focusing on the interplay between migrants’ rights-claims and welfare professionals’ attitudes and practices. The project uses mixed methods, including surveys, policy mapping, qualitative media analysis, participant observation, focus groups, and expert interviews, to compare experiences in Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent (240 credits, with 60 at advanced level) in IMER or a relevant discipline, and demonstrate independent analytical skills, methodological maturity, and problem formulation in previous work. Project-specific expertise in undocumented migration, sanctuary cities, migrant rights, welfare/social rights, activism, human rights, unions, or social movements is required. Ability to conduct research interviews is essential, and proficiency in Dutch is an advantage. The successful candidate will be expected to participate actively in the research centre MIM, attend seminars, and collaborate with other researchers in the GIVE RIGHTS project. The position is fully funded, with salary according to Malmö University regulations, and is supported by an ERC Starting Grant. The application deadline is 18 January 2026, and the start date is 1 September 2026. Applications must be submitted via Malmö University’s recruitment system, with all required documents prepared according to the job advertisement. For further information, contact Principal Investigator Jacob Lind ([email protected]), Professor Maja Povrzanovic Frykman ([email protected]), or Professor Mona Lilja ([email protected]). More details about the project and doctoral studies at Malmö University are available through the provided links.