Leiden University is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the new COUNTERRR project led by Associate Professor Corinna Jentzsch. The position focuses on community and government responses to jihadi insurgencies in the Sahel region, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in political science, international relations, and conflict studies. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof. Jentzsch and the project team, engaging in both independent and collabo...

The Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the ENTRE research team for a three-year project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN) of Poland. The project focuses on the mechanisms of change in EU foreign and security policy, utilizing theory-driven analysis to understand how policy ideas are translated into institutional outcomes within the EU’s multilevel governance system and the broader European security architecture....

The Swedish Defence University is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position focusing on cyber defence and deterrence within the Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security in Stockholm. This internationally renowned institution specializes in defence, crisis management, and security, offering a unique environment where military and civilian researchers collaborate. The research area addresses the evolving field of cyber defence, with a particular emphasis on understanding the c...

Stockholm University is offering two ERC-funded postdoctoral fellowships in International Relations, focusing on the project “PROTECT – Protectionism in Place: Explaining How Subnational Change Affects Public Support for Protectionism.” The project investigates how local changes influence public opinion toward protectionism in trade, finance, and labor market policies, using new survey and subnational context data from various countries. The research group is based at the Department of Economic ...

Ghent University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher and manager to join the interdisciplinary UNPACK project, focusing on the asylum procedure in Belgium. The position is based in the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Department of European, Public and International Law, and is embedded within the Migration Law Research Group (MigrLaw), CESSMIR (Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees), the Human Rights Centre, and the Human Rights Research Network (HRRN). The UNPACK ...

The Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is inviting applications for one postdoctoral and one doctoral position as part of the project, “The Weaponisation of Ideas: US–China Competition in the Symbolic Field.” This research opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in political science, international relations, and the dynamics of symbolic politics between major global powers. The project explores how ideas are weaponised in the context of US–Chi...

The Swedish Defence University is offering a postdoctoral position focusing on cyber defence and deterrence at the Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security in Stockholm. This internationally renowned university specializes in defence, crisis management, and security, providing a unique academic environment where military and civilian researchers collaborate. The department conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of social sciences and engineering, examining how soci...

The University of Sussex is offering two fully-funded PhD studentships and one postdoctoral fellowship as part of the European Research Council (ERC) project NEWREPUBLIC, focusing on anti-autocratic movements in African countries. The project investigates the ideas and philosophies that animate people power movements, such as those in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, and aims to generate practitioner-oriented conclusions about democratic struggle and political ideology in Africa. PhD students will join a ...

The University of Salzburg is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in European Union (EU) Law, hosted by the Legal Theory, International and European Law unit. This opportunity is ideal for researchers with a strong background in EU Law, Legal Theory, or International and European Law. The fellowship offers a fully funded position with a competitive annual salary of 69,060.59 Euros for a duration of one year, starting in February 2026. The position is based in Austria at the Unive...