Fully Funded PhD in International Relations and Political Science on Land Ownership and Post-War Political Order in Lebanon and Syria Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland

Two PhD positions are available with Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt at the University of Zurich for a new project titled “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together” . The positions are based in the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS) and are part of an SNSF-funded research project. The project focuses on Chinese politics , party governance , and the internal organization of the Chinese Communist Party , making it especially relevant for applicants inter...

Two PhD positions are open at the University of Zurich in the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS), Chair of Modern Chinese Studies, for the SNSF-funded project “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together” . The project examines the Chinese Communist Party as an organisation, focusing on how it governs itself through institutions, routines, ideology, supervision, recruitment, training, evaluation, promotion, and organisational expansion. The team welcome...

The Australian National University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Canberra, Australia, to join the ANU Law School and contribute to the ARC Discovery Project “Becoming a ‘World Court’? Globalisation and Judicialisation at the International Court of Justice” (2026–2029). The successful researcher will undertake interdisciplinary work examining the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its evolving role as the “World Court.” Research activities will include archival research, qualitative i...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Corruption and Civil War Professor Natascha Neudorfer is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join her new DFG-funded project, “Corruption and Civil War: Buying War or Buying Peace?”, at the University of Düsseldorf in Germany. The appointment is a 36-month, full-time postdoctoral position under the EGr. 14 TV-L classification. Part-time employment is possible. The anticipated start date is 1 April 2027. The project focuses on corruption, civil war, conflict dynamic...

The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for research at the intersection of science diplomacy, peace and conflict studies, and Middle East studies . The project focuses particularly on the Palestinian territories and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The position forms part of the BMFTR-funded project “Palestinian-German Science Bridge” , led by Forschungszentrum Jülich. The postdoctoral researcher will c...