Fully Funded PhD Positions in Social Anthropology on Energy Futures in Southeast Asia at University of Zurich University of Zurich in Switzerland

An exciting PhD opportunity is available at the University of Vienna for the Cycling Together/Bersepeda Bersama project led by Sanderien Verstappen . The project focuses on everyday cycling in Yogyakarta and is looking for a candidate with training in social and cultural anthropology , ethnographic research experience, and excellent Indonesian and English . This is advertised as a scientific project assistant predoctoral position, making it a strong fit for applicants interested in anthropology,...

The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki is recruiting a Doctoral Researcher in Global Development Studies for a fixed-term appointment of at least three years, starting on 1 March 2027 (or as agreed). The project is Forests At Tipping points in the Era of Post-truth and Polycrisis: Insights from Brazil and Finland (FATE) , funded by the Research Council of Finland (2024–2030). The project examines deforestation and clearcutting in Brazil and Finland as contributors to climat...

Leiden University is recruiting a PhD candidate for the research project Entangled with Seaweed , focusing on the economization of seaweed and blue economy strategies in South Africa. The project examines how seaweed-related development affects coastal communities, especially in contexts shaped by colonial and apartheid legacies and unequal access to coastal areas. The PhD researcher will be based at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Faculty of Social and Behaviou...

PhD opportunity at the University of Amsterdam in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, within the GID group and the broader Aquiverse project on groundwater care and governance. This project sits at the intersection of political ecology , development studies , environmental humanities , anthropology , geography , and earth science . It examines how irrigators and communities in Peru care for, protect, rejuvenate, and recharge groundwater, and how these practices relate to agrarian cha...

Utrecht University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the project “The Urban-Ocean Nexus: Towards Developing Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Blue Economy in Indonesia and the Netherlands” within the Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, International Development Studies (IDS) section. The postdoc will lead a work package on the social impacts of urban-blue frontier expansion , focusing on social inclusion, changing water-society relations, and...