The University of Antwerp invites applications for a full-time PhD candidate to join the research project 'Unequal Numbers: The Making of Ethno-Racial Inequality in Brazil' at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB). This four-year doctoral position, starting September 2026, is embedded in an international research agenda exploring the political economy and lived practices of quantification, focusing on how ethno-racial inequality becomes 'data' through classifications, infrastructures, and ev...

The University of Cologne, one of Europe's largest and oldest universities, is offering a doctoral position within the ERC-funded project "Subalternity in Early Egypt (2700-2200 BC)" at the Institute for African Studies and Egyptology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. This position is ideal for candidates interested in the iconographic analysis of subaltern bodies in the Old Kingdom, combining Egyptology, archaeology, and cultural theory. The successful applicant will develop a research proposal ...

This fully-funded PhD scholarship at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) offers an exciting opportunity to join a pioneering research initiative focused on how personal networks influence disaster preparedness and climate resilience. The project is a collaboration between QUT's Networks, Society and Nature Lab (Dr Angela Guerrero), the Social Dynamics and Environmental Change Lab at the University of Sydney (Associate Professor Michele Barnes), and Dr Pavel Krivitsky (University of New Sou...

The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) at the University of Antwerp invites applications for a full-time PhD position on the research project "Unequal Numbers: The Making of Ethno-Racial Inequality in Brazil," led by Prof. Moisés Kopper. This four-year doctoral opportunity is embedded in an international research agenda exploring the political economy and lived practices of quantification, focusing on how ethno-racial inequality becomes 'data' through classifications, infrastructures, and eve...

The University College London, in collaboration with The Science Museum Group, offers a fully funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship titled ‘Urgent rescue curation of space heritage in a time of world crisis’. This unique PhD opportunity, starting 1st October 2026, is designed for candidates interested in the intersection of history, heritage, and space technology. The project addresses the urgent need for museums to develop frameworks for accessioning and interpreting ...

Radboud University’s Faculty of Social Sciences in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is offering a fully funded PhD position as part of the NWO-funded WECARE project, titled “Women building cities: Overcoming violence and transforming the city with communities of care.” This research opportunity is situated within the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies and focuses on how women in peripheral Latin American communities create safer, more sustainable, and democratic urban spaces through grassr...

The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland, is inviting applications for two full-time PhD positions as part of the ERC Starting Grant Project “Legal Governmentality - governing climate activism through criminal law and human rights in Europe (LeGo)” (2026–2031). The project investigates how climate activism, particularly civil disobedience, is governed through legal frameworks, criminal law, and human rights discourses in Europe, with a foc...

Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is offering a fully funded PhD position in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies. The project, titled 'Women Building Cities,' is part of the NWO-funded WECARE initiative and focuses on how women in peripheral communities in Latin America transform their urban environments to become more liveable, sustainable, safe, and democratic. The research will use qualitative, participatory, and co-production methodologies to explore grassroots ...

This PhD project, titled 'Sensing the Machine: Generative AI and the Transformation of Musical Ensemble Practice (CreativeAI Studentship)', offers a unique opportunity to investigate how generative AI is reshaping creativity, collaboration, and trust within musical performance, production, and composition. As AI systems become increasingly integrated into creative workflows—from real-time improvisation tools to AI-assisted compositional platforms—musicians are beginning to treat algorithms not o...